In the world of creativity, if you're not starting a fire, then what's the point? So, we've created a portal to celebrate the most revolutionary and thought-provoking ideas we're seeing in the world today. Some are ideas we've recognized from others and we're tipping our hats to, and others are ones we thought of (go figure). Either way you cut it, you won't find a dull moment here, and hopefully we've inspired you to start your own fire.
In a time where practically everything is mass-produced, we tend to forget the simple joys of handcrafted products. In Stockholm, this candy shop takes great pride in handcrafted sweets. The candy shop embraces the traditional procedure of making candy from recipes from the 30s and 40s; concentrating on quality versus quantity.
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In Michael Andrews’ new single, ‘Bubbles in Space,’ 100 high school students from San Diego’s High Tech High International’s class of 2013 were selected to hand draw 3000+ frames to create this beautiful animation. In this video, you get glimpses and flickers of various styles and talents to create one cohesive video. When looked at by each frame, you can see the various differences, but when in motion, the animation becomes a visual treat. Also check out the video below to see how it was made.
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This project by Tiago Pinto created a series of fun portraits made up of various typefaces. “For me every Font has a Face,” explains the designer,“So Bodoni is the Italian with a moustache, Futura is the stylish and good looking mid-life man, Times New Roman… well you got the point.” Good point! Each typeface has a personality, so why not personify them?
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Stanley is a self-playing piano created by Digital Kitchen that takes song requests via Twitter. This interactive piano loves to play indie music, and will play songs requested through its Twitter handle @stanleypiano. Stanley is a custom moderation tool that filters the requests into a song queue. You can tweet to Stanley and see him perform live in Seattle at Capitol Hill Block Party (or on a livestream if you are not in the Seattle area) from July 20-22.
Watch Stanley in action!
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Check out this visual bit of artwork & street campaign created by Mark Jenkins to promote the new perfume, Eau de Lacoste. The statue was made completely out of Lacoste’s box sealing tape, with various colored bottles of perfume inside of the statue.
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