TZ's Christmas post - Minimal Design

Friends, havent posted anything for a while. I am just enjoying my break from work.
I have finished a little holiday project just today. Will post it in a few days.

But meanwhile, I have seen a very cool thing on the web.
Simplified and minimalised product packaging from Antrepo. The projects name is “Minimalist effect in the maximalist market”.

Which one is your favorite and would you even prefer compared to the original design?

seen on gadgetcloud

Felix de Passe Coat Rack - Notch

Simple solution and great design. It is simple, it is good!

via Stilsucht

The safest bike lock, by Conrad

Some of you Germans might have seen the new commercial from the electronic shop Conrad, where this guy lets a robotic bike lock pull his bike up a street light..?!
Here is the making of, of the bike lock! So cool! I'd love to have that for my bike. For your interest, at the end of the video is the real commercial, which is on German TV!



thx Eric for forwarding the link to me!!

TZ likes Retail Store Interior

This might be a topic for a series here on my blog. Because on a small place like a retail store you can do so much to address and strike the customer. The is post NO. 1 of the topic.
I hope you like it and want to have some cool stores as this one around your place.

Store number one uses paper planes on the whole ceiling as a decoration or art, however you want to see it. You want to guess how many planes they used?!...around 5000. Unbelievable.

Well, I just remembered that this post is actually NR.2, since the post about the NY coffe shop might be NR.1 and has been picked up with good feedback by some of you.

PS: Daniel, I really want to have some life pictures from NY :)

 

And dont think that they have bought all those paper planes as you can see in the video below:


Raleigh Denim: Paper Planes from Nick Pironio on Vimeo.

For more pictures and more information KLICK HERE to be forwarded to Free/Man

How news would look like, if invented today...

Imagine a world without newspapers till NOW. Year 2010. Dezember. And now imagine some people invented the newspaper, just now. 3 days ago lets say instead of 150 years ago. Can you imagine how it would look like?

The guys from Bonnier thought about that. Here is the result:


News+ concept live from Bonnier from Bonnier on Vimeo.

via the great donutproject

Jay-Z's "Decoded" Promotion

Jay-Z's new book "Decoded" is out and available since this November.
Well, to reach all those people out there who have not heard of it, the agency droga5 has come up with some great marketing ways.
They basically printed passages or sentences from the book on the bottom of a pool, on a car or on a table-cloth in a restaurant.

In my opinion, this is a great way to adress the target group not just visually, but also emotionally. I hope some other authors or companys will pick this idea up and maybe even develop it further.

via ignant where I also got the pictures from

Magazine Cover Art by John Paul Thurlow

I found these pieces last week on a blog,which I will follow constantly now: bumbumbum. John Paul Thurlow is responsible for the beautiful pencil drawings below.

Read more and get to know the artist a little better HERE...

Type Artist Jessica Hirsch

I LOVE her work. That stuff is soo good. Visit her website HERE. I just wanted to share the little poster below, where she teaches type. It is hanging right behind my computer. Just as an inspiration.

Great Video Animation adressing US issues

Great video animation. The animation is for a documentary called "Waiting for Superman" which adresses some issues in America! Really good stuff!


TakePart: Participant Media - Waiting For 'Superman' - Infographic from Jr.canest on Vimeo.

via bettertastethansorry

TZ loves Slow Motion Videos

Thanks Steffen for this one:



I also love this one, puddle jumping in HD slow motion:

More Super Slow Motion [Water] - 550D from Rickard Bengtsson on Vimeo.

Tattoo Artist Alvin Chong

The artis, Alvin Chong, himself (PS: I so want a tattoo):

All pictures taken from inkbutter.

via whudat

May be typography with you...

This is closely linked to my newest passion, typography, and the recent post about the type map USA. Love this kind of stuff!

Couldnt find the artist, but saw it on swissmiss.

Smart Design: Tie Tea Cup

Tie Tea Cup by George Lee. Via

TZ likes USA Type Map

I am back from a little study break. Exams for college are finally over and I can relax now. SOOO GOOD. Just found this and loved it immetiatelly. A map made with type, the citys and states names. So cool and a lot of work. How would that look with a map from Germany??

The print is 61 $, but I am much more interested and making my own type map.
Available boldandnoble.

via coolmaterial

D’ESPRESSO Cafe Bar in New York

This is where I wanna sip my Latte or my Espresso regularly, like daily.
Probably one of the cooles coffee bars I have seen:

D'Espresso Cafe Bar in NY City!!

Responsible for this are the architects and designer from Nema Workshop.

The interiour design is just incredible. They just turned the world upside down. Applying a library concept in a perverse point of view to a bar, brilliant.

Close to the bar, which is located on Madison Avenue, is the Bryant Park Library where the architects got some inspiration from.
The wooden floor on the left wall and the bookshelves of the library on the floor in a sepia colored tone. Even the lamps come out the right wall. I just love it.

What about you?

All pictures belong to © David Joseph.
via studio5555

Keith’s Console

Wow, simple but so cool. It is as if the little table blends into your wall. More information: Keith’s Console.

via

Cassius - I love u so Video

EdBanger Production:


Cassius - I Love U So
Hochgeladen von edbangerrecords. - Sieh mehr Musikvideos, in HD!

WTF Minimal Poster

These illustrations I have just seen on whudat are hilarous! It is minimal art from the design studio “Estudio Minga”.
Enjoy more pictures on whudat!

Who has some more ideas for posters like this? I could make some in photoshop!!

Jawbobe Products - Headset + Speaker

I just stumbled over these two products from Jawbone, and think they are pretty pretty cool/awesome/great!
The Bluetooth headset has an automatic build in Noise Killer and the Jambox is designwise as well as functionwise a hit! Love those products and since I never use a headset, I want the Jambox for Christmas :)

Alphabetic Bookshelf

This piece was made to be blogged about on my blog. No just kidding, but I love it. You can't really store much, but it just looks cool!
An Alphabetic Bookshelf

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Buy things you'll love forever

Love the text on the towel!! Available at etsy for 11$.

Great AXE Guerilla Marketing

Thanks Philipp for showing me this picture!!

Swizz Beatz featuring Pusha T & Pharrell – Bang Bang

This is for my music friends out there. N.E.R.D.'s Pharrell, Swiss Beatz and Pusha through out this song for free. Just click the arrow in the media player.

Niels, Philipp and others enjoy TZ's free music post!!







Swizz Beatz featuring Pusha T & Pharrell – Bang Bang! by Hypetrak

Plus another Pharrell Song : Hoppin' Over Fences

Pharrell Williams - Hoppin' Over Fences by Hypetrak

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Lettering plus Study Break

That is procrastination! I guess I just needed a little break from studying for my exams in stat and financial accounting!

Kinda new little hobby and interest, lettering and type! I recommend checking out Jon Contino's portfolio if you are into type as well!

But, I gotta go back to work!

Lamp Post Nr2

Big Bird by Tom Foulsham, a self-balancing book-rack-lamp.
The height and angle of the light can be changed by rearranging the books on the shelf.
12V halogen bulb.

Minimalist LED Lamp

My friend rico asked for some lamp designs, because he basically needs a lamp, or two. This is a lamp I would def. put on my desk.

Do you know any more good lamp designs?

This PRATT LED Table Lamp is available for 129 and darn good looking!

TZ likes Harvest Single Speed Bike

Philip Stolte is the maker, owner and mastermind behind the Harvest store in Munich, which opened in 2009. It is ranked amongst the top 50 men clothing stores in Germany. By the pictures ( I have not been there yet) I would say, they have deserved it.

He has made a bike collabo with Geheimrad, a German manufacturer. It is a beauty.

via ignant