“In Caffeine We Trust Poster” by Column Five

As a year-end appreciation for their clients, the amazing talents at Column Five, a design firm specializing in data-visualizations based in Newport Beach, CA, put together the “In Caffeine We Trust” poster. This beautiful poster tracks the caffeine consumption over the period of month and is meant to be filled in using the very drink it tracks.

Users track their intake for the month then fill the poster out using coffee as paint. They gave one to each of their partners & clients and have produced a limited run that’s available for only $29.95 on their website.

— Via SwissMiss

MacHook by Workerman

This is a really brilliant & simple solution to an annoying problem, how to store your headphones neatly at your computer. If you have an iMac, and a spare $15 ($20 for the decoupaged version), the MacHook by Adam Brackney of Workerman is just what you need.

Sure, you could make one yourself, but you haven’t and I’m pretty sure your wouldn’t have the “nano-suction technology” that the MacHook uses to adhere, and cleanly remove, to your Mac.

— Via The Fox is Black

This Weeks Posts 12/17/11 — 12/23/11

1. The Moses Bridge by RO&AD Architecten

The The Moses Bridge, by RO & AD Architecten, challenges our perception of what a bridge really is. The bridge, which leads across the moat at a 17th Century Dutch fort, actually goes down through the water to preserve the historic view of the fort. Pretty brilliant if you ask me. The project is a finalist in the 2011 Dutch Design Awards.

2. Urban Wineworks Branding & Collateral
by Foundry Collective

Usually when I shop for wine, I stay safe and pick the wines I know, but this eye-catching branding for Urban Wineworks, by Dallas, Texas based Foundry Collective, would definitely pull me into buying.

3. Type Love: Paris by Moshik Nadav

Paris is an amazing new typeface by Israeli designer Moskik Nadav. This amazingly ornate typeface includes some of the most beautiful and creative ligatures I’ve seen this years. The typeface works best at Title size and pairs beautifully with more traditional slab-serifs & includes 9 weights

4. The Amazing “Little Shining Man Kite”

The amazing Little Shining Man Kite was thought up by Heather and Ivan Morison & designed by Sash Reading and engineered by the folks at Queen & Crawford. Not only is this kite beautiful, its a work of engineering art. Its made up of 1700 3D printed parts, carbon fiber rods, and cuben fiber aerospace fabric.

5. Bravais Desk by Dana Cannam

Dana Cannam continues his amazing work with the Bravais Desk, a modular solid wood desk that can be arranged & customized to fit any need. What’s amazing about the Bravais Desk is that it is all done with no hardware, much like the Clamp Lamp Cannam designed for Pablo earlier this year.

Bravais Desk by Dana Cannam

Dana Cannam continues his amazing work with the Bravais Desk, a modular solid wood desk that can be arranged and customized to fit any working environment. What’s really amazing about the Bravais Desk is that it is all done with no hardware, much like the Clamp Lamp Cannam designed for Pablo earlier this year.

The Amazing “Little Shining Man Kite”

The amazing Little Shining Man Kite was thought up by Heather and Ivan Morison & designed by Sash Reading and engineered by the folks at Queen & Crawford. Not only is this kite beautiful, its a work of engineering art. Its made up of 1700 3D printed parts, carbon fiber rods, and cuben fiber aerospace fabric.

— Via Today & Tomorrow

Type Love: Paris by Moshik Nadav

Paris is an amazing new typeface by Israeli designer Moskik Nadav. This amazingly ornate typeface includes some of the most beautiful and creative ligatures I’ve seen this years.

The typeface works best at Title size and pairs beautifully with more traditional slab-serifs. Paris includes 9 weights and is available on the Moshik Nadav Typography website for $400.

Urban Wineworks Branding & Collateral by Foundry Collective

Usually when I shop for wine, I stay safe and pick the wines I know, but this eye-catching branding for Urban Wineworks, by Dallas, Texas based Foundry Collective, would definitely pull me into buying. The bright, bold type & pattern of this label strays from the typical “french looking” copy labels or yet worse, funny animal labels and includes additional information, like pairings, that most people are clueless about.

Now if only I didn’t live in Pennsylvania, a state with draconian state-store laws.

— Via Campsite

The Moses Bridge by RO&AD Architecten

The The Moses Bridge, by RO & AD Architecten, challenges our perception of what a bridge really is. The bridge, which leads across the moat at a 17th Century Dutch fort, actually goes down through the water to preserve the historic view of the fort. Pretty brilliant if you ask me. The project is a finalist in the 2011 Dutch Design Awards.

— Via The Fox is Black

This Weeks Posts 12/10/11 — 12/16/11

1. Quote Notebooks, Ogami Collection by
Officemilano & Paolo Frello

These beautiful notebooks, designed by Officemilano in partnership with Paolo Frello for Ogami, are printed in primary colors with heavy black text, reminiscent of graphic design from the 70′s.

2. Type Love: Altis by Typolar

The typeface Altis, by Helsinki, Finland based type foundry Typolar, balances geometric regularity with a touch of soulfulness. Altis comes in 10 weights, from an airy light, to a masculine bold, all are rendered for readability for both print and modern digital publishing.

3. Mantis desk by Samuel Wilkinson for Case

Samuel Wilkinson, the designer behind the Plumen bulb & Brit Insurance Design of the Year Award winner, has just released his newest project, Mantis, a modular desk system designed for London furniture manufacturer Case.

4. Tomorrowland, Paintings by Micah Ganske

Tomorrow Land, a series of giant paintings by Hawaiian born, New York based artist Micah Ganske, highlights America’s strive for technology and its casualties. The paintings, with their shadows of planes, telescopes, satellites and other unknown devices hovering above, depict the tragedies of America’s toxic and abandoned landscapes.

5. Cheeseburger Wrapping Paper set by Gift Couture

This is by far the best wrapping paper idea I have ever seen! The Cheeseburger Wrapping Paper set by Gift Couture, $20 for a complete set of 27″x 40″ wrapping paper that looks like the parts of a cheeseburger!

Cheeseburger Wrapping Paper set by Gift Couture

This is by far the best wrapping paper idea I have ever seen. The Cheeseburger Wrapping Paper set by Sarah Fay & Justin Colt of Gift Couture, is currently being funded through Kickstarter and for a gift of $20 or more you get a complete set of 27″x 40″ wrapping paper.

That’s 2 buns, a hamburger, a slice of cheese, lettuce, and tomatoes, all of the components of a Cheeseburger, minus the bacon, which you can get for a gift of $1,00o or more.

I can’t wait to see what the rest of the Gift Couture themed lines are going to be in the future! Be sure to visit the Gift Couture Kickstarter page!