Are Taglines Important?
POINT: PAUL WILLIAMSBack in the days when there were three or four channels on TV and nearly every product had a jingle, taglines were the norm. phrase paired with a simple, catchy jingle we’d end up...
View ArticleFor Tech Geeks, A ‘QWERTY’ Keyboard Sofa Bed
Italian design and architecture firm Zo_loft has designed a sofa bed that pokes fun at the idea of falling asleep on your keyboard.Called ‘QWERTY’, the customizable sofa bed is designed in the shape of...
View ArticlePentagram-Designed Robotic Barmen Serve Up Infinite Cocktail Combinations
[Click here to view the video in this article] A robotic bar, named ‘Makr Shakr’, is currently being tested at the Milan Design Week—amazingly, it is “capable of preparing approximately one googol...
View ArticleWhat Happens When Astronauts Cry In Space
[Click here to view the video in this article] Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield recently uploaded a video on YouTube that shows what happens to tears when astronauts ‘cry’ in space. In a zero gravity...
View ArticleGive Us Your Best Caption: Death Awaits...For His Laundry
Today’s ‘Image of the Day’ belongs to Chris Clor. Congratulations!To help you get off on the right foot every morning, DesignTAXI will be featuring an image everyday from its social network for...
View ArticleCharming, Fairytales-Inspired Illustrations Painted On The Palm Of A Hand
Russian musician and painter Svetlana Kolosova has created a series of beautiful “hand paintings”, where she uses her left palm as her canvas and paints on it. Inspired by the timeless fairytales of...
View ArticleA Beautiful Floor-To-Ceiling Chandelier Made Of Transparent LEGO Bricks
Copenhagen-based industrial designer Tobias Tøstesen has created a stunning floor-to-ceiling chandelier that is made completely out of transparent LEGO bricks.The impressive lighting installation was...
View ArticleArtist Fills The Sky With Fun, Whimsical Doodles
They say the “sky’s the”, but for French artist Thomas Lamadieu, the sky is his canvas.In his series called ‘SkyArt’, Lamadieu takes photographs of the sky and fills the empty spaces with fun,...
View ArticleHand-Held Portable Coffee Machine Lets You Be A Barista, Make Coffee On-The-Go
Taking portable coffee machines to new heights, Handpresso has created yet another device for those who love their joe. With the ‘Handpresso Wild Hybrid Coffee Machine’, users can create espresso...
View Article‘Star Wars’ Vehicles Reimagined As Public Transportation
Sweden-based illustrator Mattias Adolfsson has taken iconic ‘Star Wars’ vehicles and reimagined them as public transportation. In the series called ‘High Imperial Transportation’, Adolfsson turned an...
View ArticleInfographic: So, You Wanna Be A Photographer?
Photography website Fotoseeds has created an interesting and useful infographic that all hobbyist photographers who are thinking about going professional should read.Showing the transition process from...
View ArticleIn Japan, A Robotic Coat That Hugs You Like A Real Girlfriend
[Click here to view the video in this article] Japanese students from the Tsukuba University has developed an intriguing robotic coat that is designed to hug its wearer like a real,...
View ArticleIn Paris, Sheep Are Used To Mow Lawns
[Click here to view the video in this article] The Paris City Council has enlisted sheep as lawnmowers, as part of its pilot project. Four sheep from Ouessent Island, off the coast of Brittany, were...
View ArticlePhilippe Starck Designs Stylish, Minimalist Versions Of Vintage Furniture
[Click here to view the video in this article] Famous French designer Philippe Starck has created a collection of stylish, minimalist indoor and outdoor furniture for Italian furniture company...
View ArticleA Behind-The-Scenes Look At The Making Of A Disney Logo
The final 8-bit logoGraphic designer Michael Doret was tasked with the creation of the logo for Disney’s recent animated feature, Wreck-It Ralph—and he gives us a behind-the-scenes perspective on the...
View ArticleStreet Artist Turns Roads And Pavements Into Visual Playgrounds
To encourage the city of Montreal to build more bike lanes, street artist Peter Gibson aka ‘Roadsworth’ started a guerrilla street art campaign, in which he transforms roads and pavements into works of...
View ArticleDry-Clean Only: Vintage-Inspired Dresses Made Entirely From Paper
Bilbao, Spain-based photographer Iban Montero’s recent set of photographs, entitled ‘Limited Paper’, would remind you of Richard Avedon’s famous fashion portraits done in the ‘50s—however, the...
View ArticleAmazingly Realistic Miniature Replicas Of Real Houses From The 1930s
Even after staring at these beautiful interiors photographs for some time, we still find it a little hard to believe that they are not pictures of real, life-sized houses, but of their miniature...
View ArticleInspirational Typographic Quotes, Created With Only Five Words
‘Five Words’ is a typography website established by Skye Dwyer and Melissa Lee that displays inspiring typographic quotes. Using only five words (thus the name of the website), Dwyer and Lee create...
View ArticleSocial Media Can’t Help You Sell Crappy Soap
The New York Times published an article a few months ago asking a simple question: "Can social media sell soap?" While it is a basic question, it’s also a provocative one. This question has plagued...
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