Dieter Rams & Hans Gugelot’s landmark design — the first hi-fi with a clear plexiglas lid — is an update of the original SK 4.
Introduced in 1956, the series was known as the “Schneewitchensarg” — translated directly: “Snow White’s Coffin”. As an avid collector of vinyl, I can really appreciate the timeless beauty of this record player.
Have a look at the entire Flickr set by Michael Dent.
Be passionate about what you do. If you’re not passionate about design, or development, do us all a favor and start doing something else. Passion can lead to greatness.
Noah Stokes writing about The State of the Web Design Profession. (via matthewb)
Dame Dash has a new project in the works called Blakroc that mixes guitar heavy tracks by The Black Keys with some of hip-hop’s best and brightest.
The album features 11 artists on 11 tracks recorded in just 11 days. The album is due out on Black Friday, November 27th, 2009 with appearances by Mos Def, Q-Tip, RZA, Raekwon and more.
To get more info or to pre-order the album check out the Blakroc site for details.
Smart, tough, and sexy. Hello Tungsten.
Hoefler & Frere-Jones have done it again with their incredible new sans serif. Tungsten is “a compact and sporty sans serif that’s disarming instead of pushy — not just loud, but persuasive”.
I tend to agree and cannot wait to find a great use for this font.
Little Friends of Printmaking have created this beautiful Sonic Youth poster from a summer show in Milwaukee.
The poster is a hand made 3 color silkscreen print that measures 19” x 25”. It is a signed and numbered limited edition print that can be purchased at Poster Cabaret.
I just picked one up for my office and can’t wait to get it framed.
The city of Melbourne, Australia re-branded this summer. Lovely.
According to the conversation over at Brand New many people seem to think that the logo captures the essence of the city well.
The identity design was developed by the Sydney office of Landor and the City of Melbourne paid $A91,000 (US$74,000) in “preliminary research for the new brand” and $A148,000 (US$120,000) for the design itself. A bit on the expensive side, but very versatile and well-researched it appears.
This beautiful modern home located in Southern California is designed by Mark Kirkhart.
Not only is this house located in one of the most sought after regions of the United States, but the clean, bold lines make it a dream home for any fan of modern architecture. Simply stunning.
A beautiful representation of The Fray’s Heartless cover.
There’s a lot of detail in this, make sure to watch it all the way through so you don’t miss anything.
via Vimeo
Wow. I would like to go to there. The clean lines of the architecture mixed with the rustic landscape environment makes for a fantastic setting.
Via architectureblog
Today Jay-Z revealed the cover of his forthcoming album, The Blueprint 3.
I’m not sure what to expect musically, but I’m really liking the art direction of this cover. The pile of all white audio equipment/accessories/ephemera almost seems to float in the corner, while three simple red stripes across the front signify the third Blueprint album. Very clean, not overproduced, and definitely not this. Well done, I’m looking forward to hearing the album.
