N O U N : A design blog by Oliver Oike

My wife has become a huge Etsy fan over the last few months, and has discovered many unique,  smart artists & jewelers who combine intelligence with skill. One such example is I Am Star Stuff:
Of course the starstuff idea comes from the famous Carl Sagan statements: that we are composed of the stuff stars [...]

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Fun, fun, fun Japanese goods shop… sections include Art, Fashion, Interior & Toys.
“Tokyocube was founded in 2005, initially with the launch of the Tokyocube Magazine, which was designed to provide people throughout the world with a place to find features, articles and reviews on all the latest to come out of Japan, as well as [...]

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Sneaker fetishist/designer Jeff Staple describes the buzz and atmosphere at the day-long Nike + Apple launch of the Nike+ iPod integration kit. Too much fun. I can’t wait to try these out. I think it’s a great idea, done the right way by two smart companies.
-photo courtesy of Jeff’s site.

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This article discusses the use of scent to build brands. Not neccesarily a new concept, but maybe not quite as obviously focused as it is now. Two companies, Scent Air and International Flavors & Fragrance are quite refined in their service. Interesting ideas… what’s your brand’s scent?
From: The Weekly Wire

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Lovely kit! Wooster Collective notes the difference between this new Adidas campaign and the prior Sony PSP campaign here. The accompanying website is beautifully-executed, with a fun Shockwave-based design tool.
Via Newstoday

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Don’t know why I didn’t link this earlier, but I just noticed that they recently released some fun old-school items and so deserved a link.
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