Thoughts on Design…among other things

For packaging inspiration visit http://www.toxel.com and http://www.thedieline.com.

Tall polyhedral infuser tea packs by Peter Hewitt

via Toxel.com > Clever and Creative Tea Packaging.

There is an interesting dialogue about the role of design on the 5D website. Thinking about how design can ‘change the world’  reevaluates the relationship between form and function; transforming the art form into a necessary and relevant factor in shaping the way we live. Design has the potential to depart from the commercial application we think of by default to something much larger and more important in the big scheme of things.

via: http://www.5dconference.com

The next 5D conference will be held on the campus of California State University, Long Beach in October 2010.

Digital technologies are blurring the boundaries between the passive and interactive experience of visual art, entertainment, environmental design and the built environment. For all those engaged in the creative process of world-building and storytelling in narrative media, 5D: The Immersive Design Conference is the platform for exploring the present and future of immersive design, and its impact on all aspects of the creative media space. Our goal is to unite a vital community of designers and image-makers and to serve as a catalyst for innovation.

Coca-Cola “Happiness Machine”

via YouTube – Coca-Cola “Happiness Machine”.

Thinking outside the box…literally.

Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona

The messages on the wall  represent thoughts of modernity beyond what the art within the space is currently accomplishing.

Barcelona

Just returned from a quick trip to Barcelona. The attention to detail within every inch of Gaudi’s work is inspiring! I had the opportunity to see Casa Milà, Casa Batlló, La Sagrada Família, and Park Güell.

Sliced Bread Notebook on the Behance Network

Burak Kaynak has several non-traditional and very interesting projects. I need some sliced bread!

by Burak Kaynak

via Graphic Design and Typography – Swiss Legacy » Good advice sticky tape – Blanka.

Visit some awesome Italian design studios…yes I am bias.

Louise Fili, Louise Fili Ltd. (louisefili.com)
Francesco Cavalli, LeftLoft (leftloft.com)
Massimo Vignelli, Vignelli Associates (vignelli.com)
Matteo Bologna, Mucca Design (mucca.com)

Enjoy the beautiful work of Portuguese design studio Atelier Martino &Jaña.