Trillium Absinthe is one of the first legally produced absinthes in the United States. Its from Integrity Spirits in Portland Oregon and was designed by ID Branding, the same agency who did the amazing 12 Bridges Gin and Lovejoy Vodka.
“The bottle has a distinct shape that communicates the elegance and ritual of absinthe. The botanicals used to make the absinthe are represented on the outside of the bottle in the label design. The bottle itself, is sealed with a wax cap. The layers of the design echo the complexity of the absinthe within. Review their’s and other great work here!
The Anonymous Hugging Wall in London as part of Keetra Dean Dixon ongoing series METHODS & APPARATI for Social Facilitation and Mood Elevation. MORE
From Lucas’s movie THX1138, here’s a video that shows great ideas without big budget and high-end technology. Enjoy!
Designed by Studio Bomba | Country: Australia
“My, how we love this brand. Rewind and Bomba go together like Paris and the springtime, like Charles and Ray Eames, like coffee and cream, even. When Rewind came to us with thoughts of bringing together premium coffee and a shared love of mid-century design, we were pretty damn quick to hop on the brand-wagon.
Designed for maximum retro-kitsch kitchen appeal whilst providing optimum storage conditions, Rewind is the result of months of design development. The canisters are food-safe, light-safe, steady-stackable in mix’n’match vintage colours, with a clever tightly-sealing lid that allows the coffee to breathe but not sweat and won’t dislodge during the thermal shrink-wrapping process or transit. Quite the design feat, really.” READ MORE
Architect Donald MacDondald’s “Refined” Cable Stay design, up for review today
Once again, discussion of the Willamette river transit bridge has heated up in anticipation of today’s meeting for the final choice of bridge type. In my opinion it isn’t bridge type that matters… it is the detailing of whatever design chosen that will determine how usable, environmentally sensitive, pride inducing, and ultimately successful the design will be. To bring everyone up to speed… PORT pretty much started the civic discussion over this bridge with our totally unofficial design competition, later we broke the images of the rather nice hybrid design that now seems out of favor with the committees. Frankly, I like pure cable stayed designs, they have generally cleaner lines and can span longer distances which can make for a smaller environmentally footprint… but the details have to be good and the discussion around them needs to be relevant to produce sensitive designs.
The stakes for this project are huge. In many ways Trimet and Portland’s alt-city reputation as a green, civically progressive oasis in America is on the line. It’s understandable but should Trimet really try to come in way under budget on what will likely be their most visible project ever?… Found via portlandart
My buddy Max is entering the Murphy-Goode competition and I think he stands a good chance of winning. So, if you have 5 seconds to spare, go to the site, check out his video and give the guy some support. Max even set up a website so you can join his campaign. VOTE HERE. Good luck Max!
Fiona showed this to me last night and it instantly reminded me of an installation Ben Fogarty (and friends) did for POP ART. Ben’s video here.
Karl Bean’s matrioshke-style nesting phones of bygone eras. Link
Designed by Voicebox Creative | Country: United States
“A circular, ceramic crock, in a natural cream-color with a matching “Clover Farmstead” embossed lid was selected for its old-world appeal. Adhesive labels were designed for the first two butter products. The front label, a proprietary shape with an embellished border, contains a woodcut-like sketch with “Artisan” and “Product” on either side with scroll-like details. As a finishing touch, Voicebox sourced a vendor to create a custom-dyed brown ribbon to tie around the crock lid for a compelling and distinctive shelf presentation.”
