elizabeth’s posterous

I think a lot of typography is really beautiful so here is a round up of some of my favorites I've seen over the past year or so:

Oded Ezer http://www.designrelated.com/inspiration/view/designenthusiast/page/1/entry/238

   

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Typography.zip (386 KB)

http://www.lilypiyathaisere.com/

Jeremypettis http://www.jeremypettis.com/

http://www.hellowman.nl/portfolio/fingertype

http://www.veer.com/products/vendor.aspx?vendor=umt

http://www.designrelated.com/inspiration/view/designnomad/entry/2617

Samso, a Danish island of only 4000 inhabitants, has virtually eliminated their carbon footprint. All electricity is derived from wind turbines, most energy is derived from solar energy and the island is in the process of making several other lifestyle changes to do their part to save the world as part of their '100% in 10 Years' project. Pretty amazing stuff and cool mysterious picture.

http://www.veo.dk/front_uk.asp?id=55
http://greenupgrader.com/3798/samso-the-100-sustainable-carbon-neutral-island/

So beautiful--sometimes we all need to just slow down:


reminds me of a few of my favorite Sony Bravia ads:


(worth seeing at better res. here http://adsoftheworld.com/media/tv/sony_bravia_balls)

A few music videos--all very different and all with a really interesting look:


My Drive Thru- N.E.R.D


Coffee & TV- Blur


Breathe Me- Sia

I think non-permanent graffiti is pretty cool and some of the most original projects I've seen use light graffiti. It's a project I've wanted to try out for a while and haven't had the time to set it up properly. Here are some of my favorite photos and a sweet little video showing how it's done--enjoy!



http://www.flickr.com/photos/lichtfaktor/show/

I've seen a few of these cute little ads recently promoting recycling. Here are a few of my favorites:

NATGEO campaign by National Geographic, see video at http://amautalab.com/works/broadcast/organics.html
also check out some other cool advertisements by the same studio at http://amautalab.com/works/index.html




from http://www.project10tothe100.com/index.html

Caught this one on Notcot- gorgeous and whimsical take on outdoor tents. Sounds like it's just a concept right now but it's so beautiful that I wanted to share!

more info at http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/la/look/look-steal-this-idea-from-the-venice-biennale-063682

So my friend Joelle showed this to me--everything we both love about hip hop and proton acceleration in one sweet package. Prepare to have your mind blown!

This story was out a few weeks ago but I wanted to share it anyways. A huge mechanical spider is roaming the streets of Liverpool! And no one is scared. Partially, I think the spider is really beautiful. Partially, I love how dramatic this BBC reporter tries to make her story. Overall, great little video.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7600126.stm

image from:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:La_Princesse_on_move1_2.jpg

This little guy will do. My nephew laughing at a cat. I've watched it more times than I can count and it still always makes me smile.