I recall someone saying the sole purpose of a designer is to make use of something, preferably with a pleasing aesthetic, that serves a function which has never existed before.  When I came across Stuart Haygarth, I immediately felt he well-deserved that title.  Utilizing discarded prescription glasses, Stuart creates luminous chandelier, all the while recycling [...]

Extracting ‘beauty from evil’ JMF Casey as an artist makes a return to the traditional craftsmanship of art, as he labours for hours in his bedroom over minutely thought-out, technically and thematically complex pieces. Working on scratchboard and canvas, but also in performance, installation and bookmaking, he has been producing art for over 10 years. [...]

Who are they? Currently based out of New Delhi, Shivan & Narresh have integrated their distinctly bold, confidant & sophisticated signature style with an undisputed eye for detail and an urban savoir faire. They launched the brand Shivan & Narres in Cannes at ‘Mare di Moda’ with their 100% stitch free line called Insectoid, after graduating from National [...]

Hin is a 29 year old  artist whose work is on display in several stores and streets across London. Born in Hong Kong, he has been living in London for 17 years. I discovered that there is room for sharing and respect but there is no room for giving up integrity. My passion for art [...]

Villa Vals project represents the perfect example of environmental design/architecture. The dutch house was designed by Bjarne Mastenbroek and Christian Müller, respectively of the architectural offices SeARCH and CMA. Thumbs up for these guys!

Ladies and gents, for you, Bruno Bisang!

Ooo..kay, so, I know we’ve already featured these guys on CD, but I can’t stop at one post..they’re just to damn good! So, to speare you the details, here are some of GILLES ET DADA latest releases and an invite to see their page! Not to forget the man behind the show, Federico Cabrera: man, [...]

The Main Purpose:Environmentally Education About the concept: That’s a typical molopoly game but adding new elements .The theme is “Doomsday Countdown”.Besides losing of time(hourglass), land, houses and trees may be destroyed in each new round, (the black clock) ,The participant will also face of natural disasters irregularly, so they must pay the expense of water [...]

The shape and texture of the Doritos chips are used as the base for this packaging concept. The packaging’s triangular structure can keep the chips closed after opening. Petar Pavlov invites every designer interested in a collaboration to create illustrations of his own. He has prepared a template which you can download here.

DesignersCouch is hosting its very first contest for members of the community to mark the formal launch of the community. The website is a heaven for designers who search showcasing their portfolio, networking and inspire/get inspired. The DC Community Participation Contest runs through September 20th, 2009 to October 20th, 2009 and is open to all [...]

Stereo imaged, psychedelic, high paced, electronic instrumental beat music on Tuncak A new format, the Albumsite – the site is the album, merging the music, the player, the album art, and the distribution into one entity, one packaging: the internet. Listen online, download album, post widgets of songs to any site, and remix any song [...]

Buamai is an image bookmarking website where the curators post interesting images they have found from various sources online. Buamai is currently a closed collective of artists, graphic designers, programmers, architects and fashion designers based in various cities around the world. They typically post images based around these same professions but also feature other strange [...]

First NNSS Graphic Campaign to Export design. Taking this particular and world wide crisis moment we decided to make a campaign to capture new posibilities in Europe, Asia and North America, giving us as a high quality profitable opportunity in front off the crisis.

I have no idea who this kid is, but I sure like his work. So, here’s his homepage…so you can judge for yourself: Sean Marsh design!

SawDust is a U.K based graphic design studio. Launched in 2006, among its clients you’ll find brands from fashion, music or industries. They offer professional services in print design, corporate identity, branding, retail, POS, illustration and digital. (E.l.e) I’ve captured some of their latest works. Nice ones…if you ask me!

For all you newsreaders out there..this stuff rocks! An msnbcmedia application, Spectra was launched May 08 and today you can get the best of it’s Beta version. Last update made, december 2008, the Audio sensor is …simply…stunning. What to do with this app.? Test it, taste it…grab it and make your newsreading a funny interactive [...]

I love what these guys did with their work! True inspiation for all the creative minds out there! Great collection of fonts, symbols, cards and t-shirts with a unique touch and attitude: Subtitude style!

Ten years ago Carl Lindgren set out to create a magazine that encouraged people to chase their dreams in life. Long before being socially conscious was cool. map started its slow journey towards creatng a magazine that would survive in the over commercialised world of celebrity noise and publishing mediocrity. Ten years on, map magazine [...]

Capanueva e-zine. Free graphic design magazine from Chile, for Mac and PC. Many interviews, articles and showcases. The second issue is now online! with 5 very special interviews: Christopher Peters, Sara Rojas, Paulina Díaz, José Quintela and Jorge Roa! More about the e-zine here!

Morera Design is a Barcelona based international design agency specialized in the creation of Strategic Identity for projects of Branding, Packaging and Company Image. Presenting you some of their lates work – great work I might add – two of their projects for luxury brands Roberto Verino and Mascaró.