Product Design I like.

This Danish company, Bythreads, has come out with a rather sleek and utilitarian line of bags, for carrying your laptop. Their factory is based in Vietnam, "staffed with young skilled artisans who have learned the art they employ under some of the great artisans of asia."

These bags are pretty much just going to fit your computer, but at least you'll look good and professional, with clean lines and high quality materials.

So this is what I think is awesome.

I was perusing one of my favorite design network sites and I came across this:

http://www.behance.net/gallery/LCSS-SUMMER-CAMP/707453



And I thought it was absolutely fantastic. This is Le Creativ Sweatshop. I've seen them in publications before and on other blogs, but every time I am just amazed at how simple and complex the imagery is. They use a lot of paper; creating 3-D sculptures. This agency is a combined effort of Ndeur(Mathieu Missiaen) and Make a Paper World(Julien Morin). Their website says," a conceptual agency based of modern communication means and mediums, through the lens of the DIY culture, working on volume and space scenography."

Both designers come from France and work with not only design and sculpture, but fashion and DIY culture.

Check out Le Creativ Sweatshop here!

Look Back and Use Now.

"Keep Calm and Carry On" was a conceived poster used in British war time propaganda during WWII and the what seemed to be an impending invasion by German forces. Unfortunately it wasn't actually widely distributed. 2.5 million copies were made but never made it out of storage.

An article by the BBC entitled "The greatest motivational poster ever?" explains in 1939 the British government had three posters designed with the purpose of "steadying the the public's resolve and maintaining moral." The only guidelines were that it have a bold red background and image of the crown of King George the VI. The other slogans were "Freedom is in Peril" and "Your Courage, Your Cheerfulness, Your Resolution Will Bring Us Victory".

The poster was only recently found in 2000, discovered in a box bought at auction by a man named Stuart Manley. This man was a bookseller and liked the poster so much he had it framed and displayed in his shop. After that, the slogan became a phenomena of its own.

Today, this poster is subject to as many imitations and variations as such iconic logos as Milton Glaser's "I (HEART) NY".

SOURCE: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7869458.stm