July 2011 ~ liberal sprinkles

July 28, 2011

CITRUS⁴ and other animations by Claire Fauché

Claire Fauché animations

Some lovely animations by French graphic designer Claire Fauché to tease your senses. First up, CITRUS⁴.

CITRUS⁴ from Claire Fauché on Vimeo
Music: We all want to see the sky from MightyMaya

[synopsis]
CITRUS⁴ by Claire Fauché illustrates four citrus fruits (orange, bergamot, mandarin orange and lemon) and the fragrances they spread.

It was presented in an exhibition of perfume Zestes de Soleil (Zests of the Sun), directed by Polygraphik workshop at the Musée International de la Parfumerie de Grasse in southern France from June to September 2010.

The display was a polysensory experience; perfume-diffusing machines were installed and citrus sweets were distributed in the screening room, encouraging visitors to use all their senses.

I would love to have been in the screening room! I also love another idea the creator had of scenting flip books. The two animated videos below illustrate this. The first one shows how the flip book works ...

stop motion flip book from Claire Fauché on Vimeo

Colors for the scents from Claire Fauché on Vimeo
in association with Aglaé Nicolas who created the scents
Music: Magic Spells by Crystal Castles

[synopsis]
Based on the seven colors, the animation shows the change of a scent to an other like in a perfume. Printed and bound as a flip book, scents are sprayed on it... and the flip book is presented as a part of the perfum.It illustrates in picture what the perfumer creates.

more Claire Fauché animations here and some of her other works here and here (thanks for the update, Claire). There's an old deleted blog at claire-fauche-portfolio.blogspot.com , I'll leave the link in case Claire puts it back up!

other cool stuff

:: DIY paper snowflakes: great tutorial! and so easy. I've tried it, it's fantastic. I don't have a photo, maybe will post some later...

:: Aesop's skin-care kiosk at Grand Central, NYC, made of 1,800 copies of New York Times

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July 26, 2011

Leaf-it sticky memo pads, WRAP magazine

nature-inspired memo pads and other goodies...

Leaf-it by Appree

These Leaf-it maple leaf-shaped memo pads by Korean designer Sangwoo Nam of Appree are now on sale at designboom. $28 ($19 + 9 shipping) for a set of three. Very pretty!

I also love these other stationery products from Appree:

Leaf-it Gingko by Appree

forest book end by Appree

waterdrop magnets by Appree

More Appree creations here and a list of shops where Appree products are available.

read, tear, wrap

WRAP magazine | £9.50

WRAP back cover, can be torn into 8 cards

Wrap, a magazine focused on illustrations, aims to be art on its own. Each copy can be taken apart once it has been read and re-used as wrapping paper; the back cover is perforated and can be torn into 8 notecards. Clever and innovative!

[ via designsponge ]

other things I like today

:: the Do Good Bus: If you board the bus, it takes you to secret locations to do good at volunteer events. If you're in LA this weekend, the bus is ready for boarding on Saturday July 30. The bus schedule is at the Do Good Tour website.

:: DIY pinwheels: not to late to make some for garden parties. all you need are some paper and buttons.

:: Jakub Szczęsny’s Keret House, being built in Warsaw, Poland. It is 4 feet wide and just 28 inches at its narrowest. Read about it at Co.Design and Arch Daily.

:: this gorgeous house in south Tyrol, Italy: especially love the door with Pantone reference panels.

:: my latest Pinterest pins.

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July 23, 2011

coffee table at LA bus stop

Coffee break

What happens when you put a coffee table at a bus stop in LA?

This...

Hammock Coffee Table in the City from Danny Kim on Vimeo

The coffee table was placed on the sidewalk at the busy intersection of Vermont and 6th Street in Koreatown, Los Angeles. People take the bus in LA? Nice experiment by architectural and urban designer Julie Kim to beat the myth that people don't walk or take public transport in LA.

[ via GOOD ]

more stuff...

:: visit Ladurée: pretty, cute website

:: create your own Japanese pattern background for your blog or Twitter with Japonizer.

:: fluid type, a 3D font by Skyrill Design

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Budget Hero: balance the budget game

Balancing act

Be a Budget Hero. Try your hand at balancing the U.S. Budget. Not as easy as we'd like, obviously. Would taxes have to go up? What programs would you cut?

Copyright and game creator: American Public Media

Read more about about Budget Hero at GOOD.

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July 20, 2011

sweet music: chocolate vinyl records

edible, playable vinyl record

This is the coolest thing: A chocolate vinyl record. Scottish band Found released a 7" single as a limited edition, edible and playable record. The yummy records was the idea of baker Ben Milne of Fisher & Donaldson.

chocolate record featuring Anti Climb Paint by Found

Too bad you can only get about 10 plays before the record wears off, if it's not been eaten by people or bugs first that is... The record features the track Anti Climb Paint from the album factorycraft. Watch the video about the chocolatey goodness..

Fife baker creates vinyl record out of chocolate (stv)

Found's is obviously not the first chocolate record. Take a look at this video:

man makes chocolate records (youtube)

other nice finds

:: illustrated carpets by artist Jonathan Bréchignac: paper creations made with Bic pens. Incredible!

:: interesting Paris shops (via MyBlackBook)

:: nice post on paper shops to visit if you're ever in Kyoto, Japan (via Upon a Fold)

:: how to make a leather-looking bag with crayons and cardstock (Mel Stamp)

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July 18, 2011

great discoveries

today i'm loving...

I'm in love with these jewelry pieces from Il Gatto Selvatico. The works are by New York-based artist and jewelry designer Penelope Reichley.

map of America necklace | $64

She customs makes necklaces (states, hometowns, countries) so you could get something like these pieces:

Paris, Texas necklace | $48

map of Italy necklace | $44

You'll also find some brass jewelry items and embroidery works in the shop. More from the artist at her blog Tooth and Claw.

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some interesting Kickstarter projects requiring funding

:: One Day on Earth: a global film project to create a picture of one day on Earth. The movie will be made from over 3,000 hours of footage filmed by thousands of people across the world on 10.10.10.

:: ArtBloc: to create an art gallery and performance venue from two 20ft shipping containers

:: Hartford Museum Passport: an attempt to create a passport for public school children in Hartford, Connecticut, that is designed to be stamped by the city's museums

other things i like today

:: doors, doors and more door: a post at Aftonbladet's blog (you can Google Translate it from Swedish if you wish)

:: my Pinterest pins: I've added a few in the past week

:: party invites: free downloads from HGTV

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July 17, 2011

The Ultimate Hitch Cookbook on Hitchcock recipes

This super cool video is on The Ultimate Hitch Cookbook, an imaginary animated book containing the winning recipes for Alfred Hitchcock’s classic movies. Among them: cooking times of “108 minutes” and ingredients like "fear" and "dry wit". The very clever video was the graduation project of Felix Meyer, Pascal Monaco and Torsten Strer, students at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Hannover, Germany.

Hitch from Pascal Monaco on Vimeo

Concept: Felix Meyer, Pascal Monaco, Torsten Strer
Layout / Animation: Pascal Monaco, Felix Meyer
Sound Design: Torsten Strer
Sound Technician: Dirk Austen / Paul Productions
Voice: Peter Bennett

more cool stuff

:: 100+ ways to creatively reuse old magazines: fantastic list!

:: how to make your own scratch offs (martha stewart)

:: DIY polymer clay bangles (good to wear in 20 minutes!)

:: Los Angeles fabric district - Lil Blue Boo's where-to-shop list

:: nice roundup of jewelry storage and display ideas

:: Data Flow: Visualising Information in Graphic Design

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paper art: Zim and Zou's Back to Basics

Playing with paper: Zim and Zou

The paper creations Back to Basics by Zim and Zou are beautiful, but the making of them requires tons of patience I wish I had. Click the link to see the colorful cameras, radio, cassette player, tape, film, floppy disk made with paper. The video below shows the process

Back to Basics - Behind the scene from Zim and Zou on Vimeo

:: More paper art: Sarah Mitchell's paper creations

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July 10, 2011

augustina woodgate poetry tags

poetry in motion

This is lovely. Artist Augustina Woodgate secretly tagging clothes with poetry in a thrift store. Wouldn't you love to find one of those poems?

Poetry Bombing with Augustina Woodgate for O, Miami (youtube)

Here's a longer video with more thoughts and clandestine sewing from Woodgate. Worth a second watch, no?

Poetry tags (miami herald on youtube)

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