design
Ersinhan Ersin’s Tapeography
I have an extensive cassette tape collection (Chicago house music) so naturally I was stoked to see that Designboom featured the awesome typography of Turkish designer Ersinhan Ersin. Ersin made all the letters and designs from deconstructed cassette tapes, and aptly calls it Tapeography. More pics on Ersin’s Behance Network page. Here’s hoping no good mixes were harmed in the making of his creation.
James Dyson Award entries
The James Dyson Awards have a simple brief: “Design something that solves a problem.” The top video is for a conductive body paint (not sure what problem that solves, but still cool), the second is for a kind of fastener technology for consumer electronics that would make post-consumer disassembly much faster and cheaper (looks like […]
Cross-stitch Printables & Stitched Typefaces
These cross-stitch printables are available from Wedding Style Guide but you could use it for any kind of party or crafty event in my book! The templates are for an invitation, monogram letter, drawstring bag pattern, cross-stitch booklet, and booklet cover. [ via iDiY ] I’m always on the lookout for new fonts and love […]
Book Excerpt: Digital Textile Design by Melanie Bowles and Ceri Isaac
Last week I reviewed a new primer for design, Digital Textile Design, written by Melanie Bowles and Ceri Isaac (Laurence King Publishers). This week we have an excerpt to share: a tutorial on making custom plaid.
How-To: 3D Plush From Drawing To Reality
Lauren Venell of Sweet Meats fame has just published an epic tutorial on 3D plush. She takes you from idea to finished toy, and this isn’t your childhood pudgy fabric sandwich, we’re talking true 3D with features and draping, seaming and everything. Fantastic work!
Capillary Calendar
I’m really digging this ink calendar by Oscar Diaz: Spanish designer Oscar Diaz has designed a calendar that uses the capillary action of ink spreading across paper to display the date. Each month, a bottle of coloured ink spreads across a sheet of paper embossed with numbers, colouring them in as it goes. (Thanks, Lauren […]
