The people at HandMadeFont.com combine photography and typography to create custom font sets. They take everyday objects, like toast, rose pedals, oil, grass, and even cheese to construct unique letters, then photograph them to transfer the font sets in to a digital format. The result is not your dad's Helvetica. These real life fonts are [...]
The Home & Design Idea Center is a great resource when designing, planning, and shopping for your next home improvement project. The facility in North Scottsdale features 40,000 square feet of showroom space where companies can offer their home-related products and services. Designers and consumers alike can use this one-stop daily expo center to view [...]
This psychedelic wallpaper may seem dizzying, but there is a method to the madness. Designer Carnovsky created these overlapping patterns and shapes to work as one or when viewed with a red, green, or blue filter or light to respond to that specific light wave and reveal just one of the layers of the design. [...]
There are many products on the market inspired by Pantone's color matching system. These items would make a color perfect addition to your home, as a fashion accessory, or gift for any designer or color fanatic. Some are produced by Pantone themselves, like these birch veneer stools. The first twenty orders of their limited edition [...]
This is an ingenious idea. It could be fun with an image put in the mix too along with the solid colors. You can change the wall to fit your mood, the time of day, or spell out a message. Found [Via] Change It! Wall Concept Amirkhan Abdurakhmanov’s Change It! wall concept; allows you to [...]
Our Zund G3 digital router can do some amazing things. It is able to cut through a variety of materials, from BioBoard to even leather. Of course, the best results are achieved when the print and cut files are set up correctly. It does take a little knowledge of Illustrator to do it right. This [...]
Online stock image agencies are a great resource for designers when creating large format signage, advertisements, and displays. Getting the right image can be as easy as the click of a button. Finding an image that is appropriate for large format output can be more challenging. There are several sites that have 'large' or even [...]
It's amazing when you start thinking about a subject how many things seem to pop up. I've run across a couple of blog articles posted this week that focus on color theory in design, and wanted to share them. Smashing Magazine today posted the first in a 3 part series entitled 'Color Theory for Designers'. [...]
Perhaps you are living in tight quarters with limited space, or would just like the convenience of being able to tuck away your table when not in use. This innovative table from Ivydesign doubles as wall art and a table. Mounted to the wall, when not being used as your eating area, it folds up [...]
Much like fashion, interior design trends tend to go in cycles. Many designers are re-discovering the possibilities with wallpaper. It can be used as an accent wall or, as described in this article, use a vertical pattern to help lift and visually make a small room look larger. With the UV Curable printing process on [...]
