Simon Page’s Astronomy

Simon Page has some fantastic posters for the International Year of Astronomy 2009. These prints are available to purchase, here.
“The International Year of Astronomy 2009 is a global effort initiated by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) and UNESCO to help the citizens of the world rediscover their place in the Universe through the day and [...]

15 Uses for Newsprint

The Pencil Factory have created a, “promotional newsprint poster zine by the illustrators and designers in The Pencil Factory, Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Includes Kim Bost, Josh Cochran, Jennifer Daniel, Gilbert Ford, Jessica Hische, Grady McFerrin, Ted McGrath, Alex Eben Meyer, Chris Silas Neal, Zacharia O’Hora, Leif Parsons, Rachel Salomon, Joel Speasmaker, Jillian Tamaki, and Sam Weber.” [...]

Helveticons

Helvetica is of course the typeface of choice for so many designers. If this is the case with you, you may be interested in these icons based on Helvetica bold (or 65 as it is also known).

CleanUp

While Kathryn and I were in New York we went to a harrowing exhibition at the United Nations raising awareness of the damage done by landmines. CleanUp is a project designed by Parsons graduate Hideaki Matsui and is bar soap shaped like a landmine and sold to raise money to support landmine removal, survivor assistance [...]

Good Advice Sticks

Here is an alternative for packing tape with good advice on it, available from Blanka and designed by James Greenfield.

[via CR]

3 Minutes

3 Minutes is the second publication from non-profit organisation Designers Against Human Rights Abuse (DAHRA) and the second collaboration between DAHRA and Tibet Relief Fund.
The premise of the book is to show the full extent of the Tibetan conflict through 10 diverse and extremely powerful 3-minute interviews, each describing the 3 minutes that changed their [...]

Flick the Rainbow

Flick book meets cutesy illustration? This is some quite cool work from Masashi Kawamura. Check out more info here where you can buy one if you want.

Calendar Pencils

A bit late in the year to mention this perhaps, however designers seem to love creating diverse and interesting calendars, Mytton Williams is no exception. They have made a lovely calendar out of pencils, sharpening off the dates. You can buy the set for £12.

Lebedev Studio

If you haven’t been introduced to Lebedev Studio it’s a haven full of slightly geeky but cool concepts and some gadgets for sale. These got my attention, cursor shaped mice and square traffic lights which would be a lot easier to see.