Kipp Wettstein makes his own large format cameras as part of what he calls The Camera Project.
The cameras are designed to suit Kipp’s “operational tendencies for the singular application of mobility”, and make a “simple, elegant and accurate method to connect the lens and film planes”.
The beauty of the design is that it is built around the elegant form of the image cone produced by the lens. Not only does this design yield an attractive camera but it is extremely accurate. The lens and film planes have a parallel accuracy within the fractions of a millimeter. These designs have no perspective-controlling movements. They are small, lightweight and extremely precise.
His latest, called the 8×10 Carbon/Aluminum, is a beautiful “portable, wide-angle camera using a molded carbon fiber cone attached to a body plate machined from a solid block of 7075-T651 aircraft aluminum”. The lens is a Schneider 165mm Super Angulon, and “at four pounds, its weight nearly matches that of the camera body”.
Want one?
He’ll make one for you (or at least take your inquiry about one), but keep in mind that “ultimately, large-format photography is a costly process”.
[Kipp Wettstein - The Camera Project]
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Burton’s Jeremy Jones Snowboard is a fantastic example of off the wall thinking that works well in the snowboard design environment.
Rewrite the laws of shredology.
Jeremy doesn’t let laws like physics, gravity, or city ordinances get in his way. The ultimate set of tools for the all-around freestyle specialist, Jeremy’s series gives him the power to step to any feature. His NEW 159 is a little wider, a bit stiffer, and more stable for those faster run-outs and bigger cliffs and kickers. The NEW Infinite Channel System™ offers unlimited stance options so Jeremy can easily switch it up in seconds.
If the board’s performace matches the looks, this is going to be one tough board to beat.
[Burton - Jeremy Jones Snowboard]
MOO StickerBooks are small books filled with tear-out sheets of stickers that you can customize.
Each book contains up to 90 full color photos or designs, and there are six designs per sheet. The stickers are made of scratchproof vinyl, with a glossy finish for lasting fun. They’re also acid and lignin-free for use with scrapbooking, gift wrapping, and more.
If you’re ready to order a book of your own, then be sure to use the code “moostickersfree” during the month of April for a three books for the price of two deal.
[MOO - StickerBooks]
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To make your bling a little more modest, check out Diamond Inside, a seal-ring that keeps the good stuff for your eyes only.
[Open! Design & Concepts - Diamond Inside]
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For stylish shirts that won’t break the bank, check out Ten Bills, where all t-shirts are, you guessed it, just $10.
Keeping the prices low hasn’t diminished the quality of the designs however, as these are top notch t-shirts that look good too. Plus, at just $10 each, you can buy a bunch and spice up your wardrobe without emptying out your wallet.
[Ten Bills]
CommandShift3 is “like Hot or Not for web design”.
(In case you’re wondering, the name comes from the keyboard shortcut to take a screenshot on an Apple.)
On CommandShift3, you are presented with the screenshots of two websites side by side. If you click the screenshot of the site you think looks best, the page reloads and you start all over again. It never ends.
There’s a best & worst page where the winners and losers are gathered up, and you can browse winners by tag, week, or month, so there are plenty of options if you just want to look around for some inspiration.
(And if you’d like to check out and hopefully vote for DidntYouHear.com on CommandShift3, go here.)
[CommandShift3]
Threadcakes is a site filled with the results of the Loves Threadless Cake Contest.
The premise of the concept was pretty simple: Bake a cake and decorate it to match your favorite Threadless shirt design.
With over 900 cake pics received, the results speak for themselves, and dough masters showed what was possible with a little bit of patience and a lot of inspiration.
[Threadcakes]
Show off your love of design with an Icon Watch from the MoMA Store.
The shape is supposed to look like a computer icon, and the dot matrix/8-bit look will definitely get some attention, so it’s an easy way to label yourself a designer.
[MoMA Store - Icon Watch]
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Designgive’s Cause For Design is a site for socially conscious clothing where designers can submit designs, and a portion of the proceeds form each item sold are donated to a charity of the buyer’s choosing.
Their current offering is a beautiful tee called “Industrial Re-pollution” by Maciej Rakowski, and only 200 of them will be printed and are being sold on a pre-order basis.
Already their product line is impressive, and their charities are best of breed, so it’s a win-win all around.
[Designgive - Cause For Design]
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Except for a lack of loud, the Aliph Jawbone has always been the best Bluetooth headset around.
So how do you make the best even better?
Simple: Release a beautifully themed line of limited edtions.
Called Sweet Talk, Dirty Talk, and Trash Talk (gold, black and white respectively) they each have a design that smoothes out the usual Jawbone dimples, and features ‘hieroglyphics’ to match the description.
Which one are you?
[Aliph - Jawbone]
