Some nice pieces via Anthony Roussel via a+. I wonder if you can get splinters from them.
More after the jump.
The brand strategists and designers at BMW are in top form. Ever since GINA we’ve been in love. While many car companies issue sketches and one-offs of their concept vehicles, BMW does it in a way that builds interest, suspense and kid-like excitement. Their latest project, Vision EfficientDynamics, is a fine example of bold design meeting environmental responsibility. Per their site, “EfficientDynamics combines the performance of a BMW M model with the fuel consumption and emissions of a modern small car. It’s a near-production-ready vehicle whose integrated engineering concept features Active-Hybrid technology and takes BMW to the next level. The result is a fuel consumption of just 3.76 liters / 100 km and CO2 emissions of 99g/km (50 g/km in electric only operation based on EU electricity mix).” Click Read More for additional information and photos. [From PLANES, TRAINS & AUTOS: BMW'S CONCEPTUAL COOL]
These are pretty dope and they’re as usable as they are fresh looking. My only concern would be the cost to print them, er well to get them made because they look like they’re made out of rubber or something like that.
Nonetheless pretty cool.
PVC business card made for self promo activities by BLACKVER. It can also be used as a perfect example of different advantages of PVC material and technology. This one of a kind unique business card can also double as a mobile phone holder, anti stress toy, tray for hot cups, badge, key ring, trinket, etc. and because of its striped raised edge along the border and back surface it has the ability to be placed on any vertical plane surfaces (mirror, metal board, refrigerator, glass) even without magnet. Time, water and temperature proof, durable. Fascinating. By Alexey Kondratiev For Alexey Kondratiev [From PVC Business Card]
Zimtstern “Leaves” from Zimtstern Snowboarding on Vimeo.
A great juxtaposition of elements otherwise unrelated. Next I want to see them shoot a spot with people skiing through a volcano. That’d be pretty hot :p
I can remember the old yard sales that my mother would talk about having. Both of my parents were pack rats, and I remember a lot of old stuff from the 60s and 70s downstairs in the basement or in the attic. Mostly I can remember the smell of slight mold and dust over the pages of the record jackets and other things that I would find. Other than the smell and textures of the pages, I can remember thinking that the things came from an alien world. I was too young to really have a concept of time and different genres, but I was aware enough to sense that the combination of colors that I saw in these pieces were of a different visual language.
I’ve always loved how design and colors can transport the viewer through time. I couldn’t help remembering those old feelings when browsing around at wemadethis.
We nipped over to the latest Ephemera Society Fair on Sunday, and picked up a couple of tasty bits of print.First up is this Raleigh bikes brochure – no idea what year this might be – with a page detailing their bikes’ features picked out in cyan, magenta and yellow. As Dave in the studio might say, how fresh is that?Seems like all their bikes at the time had names that began with an ‘R’. You could choose from the Record (for the man who MUST lead the rest); the Rapide (for quality looks and value); the Rapier (as light and as sharp as a fencing blade); or the Royale (a whirlwind flyer with regal grace)! Loving the Raleigh logo – how bonkers is that G? Check out the full set of images on this Flickr set.More bike related ephemera following soon. And if you want to grab some for yourself, the next fair is Sunday 4 October. [From Raleigh ]
Matt Laminate with UV Spot Varnish Business card / flyer to promote myspace design and band art services of graphic design agency Zaum & Brown. The card dimensions are 125mm squared to fit a CD jewel case. By Richard Brown For Zaum & Brown [From Cool Zaum Business Card]
