A cookbook from the German design agency Korefe, with pages made from fresh pasta- the pages can be opened, filled with ingredients, and baked into lasagna!
(Extra smiles because it reminds me of “The Monster Book of Monsters” & “The Invisible Book of Invisibility”)
Posters by Amy Rodchester for the Newcastle Festival of Dance. The dancing shoes framed within repeating 3-D shapes really gets a visual rhythm going. Simple & effective!
pronunciation | “sO-bRe-‘mA-sa
note | the word is different in Spanish than in Portuguese, where it usually just means ‘dessert’.
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NYC Will Turn 12,000 Old Parking Meters Into Bike Racks
- Adele Peters wrote in Cities, New York City and SustainabilityTwo years ago, New York City’s Department of Transportation decided to transform some of the city’s decommissioned parking meter poles into bike racks. In part, it was a way to help fix a new problem: when the city installed an electronic multi-meter parking system for cars, and took out the tops of the old parking meters, cyclists suddenly had fewer places to lock their bikes. Of course, those were never official bike racks, and weren’t ideally suited for the task. By retrofitting the poles with new circular loops, the city created many more options for bike parking, helping solve the problem of one spot for every 30 cyclists.
After the initial trial of 200 meters was deemed a success, the city has decided to continue to retrofit the rest of the poles—12,000 in total. It’s a smart idea. The city saves money on new bike racks, and makes use of something that otherwise might be torn up and thrown out. And every small step that makes biking easier, whether it’s a better light or somewhere to park, helps get more bikes on the road. Other cities, from Boulder to Sacramento, are using similar designs.
Photo via (cc) Flickr user nycstreets
“The use of old fashioned wallpaper textures mixed with old style illustrations make this restaurant’s brand jump out. Patterns are super hard to work with with identities. It’s easy to go overboard and make things too messy, but the people at Meter Industries nail it perfectly by melding simplicity with the patterns.”
“It was important that the brand distil the essence of trips to Rio and Tokyo, as well as a little of London. Pursuing a robust brand strategy, we identified values that capture the energy of South America, the contemporary artistic flair of London, and the respect of Japanese culture. These values inform every expression of the brand, starting with the name: Yoobi derives from the Japanese word for fingers, yubi – totally apt for food made for eating with the hands.
The angular form of temaki and the three points of its gastronomic journey inspired a bold and playful graphic language that runs throughout all touch points of the brand from a pre-launch hoarding, printed menus and packaging, to all digital material. The visual treatment has a striking presence in store across bespoke-made stools and tables and most impressively a pristine white counter designed by interior architects Grundy and Ducker.”
“A Recipe book with illustrative handmade food typography that follows the story of Marcelle, a Patisserie Chef who falls in love with typography.”
Super idea, super design, and superb usability!
(Source: vimeo.com)
Rocks painted as strawberries used as a pest repellent! Don’t know how effective it actually is, but it sure is cute.
Illustration for Nylon Guys Magazine for a little thing on food in London.
AD Chris Segedy
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Geometry Set Jotters and other neat paper goods from Present&Correct.
(via kristinatofu)
