The Inverted Bike Shop -> Show Love

I like the personal approach to this Brooklyn based bike shop called 718c Cyclery, and the overall in-store presentation, especially the exploded view of the bicycle hung on the wall towards the beginning of the video. Pretty fresh. Nice documentary coming from the story tellers at showloveworld.com.

Notes from Vimeo:

“Amongst the multitude of bike shops across Manhattan and [...]

Grove Made -> iPhone 4 Case Design (update)

Along with the news of the iPhone 4 release on June 24th, Grove Made is taking pre-orders on their new laser engraved iPhone case specifically designed for the new model. I wondered how the bamboo case would look given that the new iPhone design has some sharper edges to it… still looks very nice.

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Friends of Type -> Typography Sketchbook

‘Friends of Type’ is a group of typography loving friends who decided to share their creative passion and exploration with the rest of the world, via their website. Aaron Carambula, Erik Marinovich, Dennis Payongayong and Jason Wong all contribute their designs to the site where you can browse, comment, rate and even purchase a [...]

Three Potato Four -> Online Antique Shop

The above images are from the online antique storefront called ‘Three Potato Four’ created by husband/wife team Janet Morales & Stu Eli. With a strong passion for collecting and curating lost objects they moved from their loft in NYC to Reston, Virginia in order to be closer to their family and better afford and maintain [...]

The Pop-up Book of Phobias -> Don Vanone

If you like pop-up books and horror stories, or just horrific things in general you’ll enjoy this quirky pop-up design by  Don Vanone. The above vimeo video gives you a nice page by page preview of the book. You may want to turn off the volume or listen to some music while viewing b/c the [...]

Uniqlo -> Heattech/Down Storefronts

Urban clothing company Uniqlo always delivers a little more that expected when it comes to displaying their online collections on what they call ‘special sites’, this season is no exception. Uniqlo has two really interesting ‘special sites’ sites up for the upcoming holiday season that you should check out. One featuring their cool weather clothing [...]

Maxalot -> Wallpaper Collection

I’m not even sure where or how I found this site last weekend, but I saved it in my delicious bookmarks and discovered it today while browsing ideas for a good Friday post. Must have been a late find last Saturday evening… Regardless, Amsterdam based curator Max Akkerman founded ‘Maxalot Gallery’ and their web presence [...]

Eighthourday -> Etsy Shop Launch

Spread the word! Super talented design duo Katie Kirk and Nathan Strandberg of Minneapolis based design studio ‘eighthourday’ have opened their Etsy storefront. They’ve gone and hooked themselves up with some kind of high-tech screen printing gadgetry and are most likely squidgy’ing out some sweet design madness at this very moment. Katie and Nate have [...]

Nonsensical Infographic No. 1 -> Chad Hagen

It’s pretty safe to say that in these sorry economic times when business’s rely more and more on data driven tactics that infographics in general have become a part of our everyday lives. I’m posting this ‘Nonsensical Infographic No. 1′ to remind us that our charts, graphs and diagrams can be well designed, even if [...]

Bandito Design -> Prints

We all know how mundane the design “day job” can become at times. The Bandito Design Co. was started as a “healthy design side project” for designers based out of Columbus Ohio. Their prints display a ton of character and sometimes veer a bit on the retro/campy side of the fence. Their work is available [...]

Pantone -> Messenger Bags

I came across these nice Pantone Messenger Bags on http://www.fubiz.net yesterday. If you are a designer of any kind these bags should resonate with you right away. Pantone was founded in 1962, when the company—at the time a small business that manufactured color cards for cosmetics companies. Today it is the designer’s trusted source for [...]