Archive for July, 2010
“It is the calculator app for those of us who believe calculators should work the way we do.” Shift. The truth is there are many calculators out there. But let’s face it most of them are not great looking neither do things the way we like them. They are good if you don’t need to email [ READ MORE ]
Amphibian Productions was our very first client. True to their mission they were not afraid to take risks as they hired us immediately after we opened our doors. It’s been such a synergetic and terrific relationship. During the last 6 years we have created hundreds of pieces of work, including their new branding, website and over [ READ MORE ]
I was recently introduced to a Tetris-like masterpiece– Eliss, an award winning gaming app for the iPhone, iPod, and now the iPad. For someone who grew up playing on the Atari and Nintendo consoles, finding the perfect game for the touch interface was like childhood all over again. Thank you Steph Thirion! Eliss – trailer from Steph [ READ MORE ]
Here at alfalfa studio, we love technology as much as we love design. We are constantly scouting for new experiments in design and technology. Andrey Yazev is an ultra-talented designer/programmer from Russia who, by experimenting, has been pushing the boundaries of user interface. This fluid scrollbars, for example, was created in 2009. Go check it [ READ MORE ]
We all have heard the expression “Great things come in small packages.” This has certainly been true not only for objects but people. Think Napoleon Bonaparte, a worldwide cultural icon who symbolizes military genius and political power or Brazilian icon Carmen Miranda that at only 5 feet tall was Hollywood’s highest-paid entertainer and top female [ READ MORE ]
Recognize the poster above? It’s one of Béatrice Coron’s many paper cuts, this specific one being the backdrop of your subway ride around New York City. With every intricate paper cut Béatrice tells a story. On a visit to the Museum of Arts and Design last year, we were lucky to watch her cutting away her [ READ MORE ]
We continue working on ideas for alfalfa seeds upcoming collection 7 Days of the Week. This is an interesting challenge. How do you capture the essence of one day of the week using only typography or lettering and color as your main design element. For Tuesday, we invited our friends at MyOrgangeBox to contribute. [ READ MORE ]
Take New York city’s mix of yellow cabs, varied cultures, its pedestrians, and park a brightly painted piano in the middle of a traffic island in the Meatpacking District. This was only one of 60 locations in New York’s 5 boroughs, that housed the “Play me, I’m yours” pianos, an art installation by British artist, [ READ MORE ]
David Stephenson is an associate professor at the School of Art, University of Tasmania, Hobart. In his new book Heavenly Vault, he pays tribute to the breath-taking grandeur of intricate beauty European church vaulted ceilings from the 12th through the 16th centuries. David showcases more than 80 vaulted ceilings, charting the history of their vaults, [ READ MORE ]