marc jacobs, libertine, temperley london

It was that time again in New York…

Marc Jacobs

Libertine

Temperley London

common and micro soft wear

Common and Microsoft have collaborated on some interesting retro designs. These remind of the days of only working in command prompts.  I think my favorites are the Bill Gates mug shots and the DOS logo. I might have to get one of these for my Dad. As an engineer from the school of slide rules, he’d appreciate these especially.

nokia morph concept uses nanotechnology

nokia morph

Morph is a concept demonstrating some of the possibilities nanotechnologies might enable in future communication devices. Morph can sense its environment, is energy harvesting and self cleaning .

Morph is a flexible two-piece device that can adapt its shape to different use modes. Nanotechnology enables to have adaptive materials yet rigid forms on demand.

It is also featured in the MoMA online exhibition “Design and the Elastic Mind“.

It has been a collaboration project of Nokia Research Center and Cambridge Nanoscience Center.

Click here to find out more
Click here see a video demonstrating the morph concept in action

gareth pugh, louise goldin, maison martin margiela

More character design inspiration.

One of the best lessons I learned in character design from my teacher in college, Mike Genz, was that everything in the world was made up of a combination of 3 shapes: circles, squares, and triangles.

Gareth Pugh

gareth pugh

Louise Goldin

louise goldin

Maison Martin Margiela

maison martin margiela

rodarte, herve leger, catherine malandrino

Something I like to do for reference and inspiration for new character designs is pay attention to what fashion designers are developing. I often find the designers who are turning heads are simultaneously pushing the mold and innovating a style like a well-drawn image. To keep myself from settling too much into a certain way of drawing things, it’s refreshing to see what kind of stuff is going on in that world and apply that in my own art. Here’s a few shots from 3 design projects that I found interesting.

Rodarte

rodarte

Herve Leger

herve leger

Catherine Malandrino

catherine malandrino

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