Graphic design legend David Carson—who says he makes a living off his hobby—is heading our way in February. Better yet, thanks to the Image College, you have the chance to get up close and personal with the man ... More …
After a bulldozer yesterday began to tear down the cottage located at number 10 Turua street—one of the three Art Deco houses in St Heliers facing demolition—came news 15 minutes later that the Environment Court has granted an ... More …
We absolutely love this animated map of Auckland’s public transport network. It’s the clever creation of Chris McDowall, who describes it as “...the map I used to daydream about”. As a child sitting on the bus, McDowall says ... More …
It’s crunch time in Turua Street as protestors today make a final stand to save three Spanish style Art Deco cottages in Auckland’s St Heliers suburb. Awaiting the arrival of bulldozers, protestors picketed through the night following an ... More …
Every city contains up to 32 percent of unused landscape in the form of roofspace. Currently, there is a global experiment underway which hopes to utilise the roofspace to create biodiverse spaces that can solve city problems naturally. Simon Todd ... More …
Thinking outside the box, or rather outside the country, has seen Christchurch design company Redesign catapult itself onto the global stage. And global expansion seems to have treated the company well, with business opportunities opening up in South East Asia ... More …
If you don’t like being jolted from your sleep by a regular annoying alarm clock, then perhaps this alternative alarm clock creation, allowing you to be awoken by the wafting smell of sizzling bacon, might appeal more to your ... More …
No, it's not a giant slinky, though the comparison seems inevitable. Russian architect Alexander Remizov has released his design for what he calls ‘The Ark’, a building he says attempts to answer the “challenges of our time”, like extreme ... More …
David Engwicht is one of the world’s most innovative thinkers on creating vibrant public spaces, and now the founder of Creative Communities International is heading our way in March to hold workshops across the country. Here are the details. More …
Starbucks has unveiled its brand spanking new logo and the biggest surprise looks to be the decision to entirely remove the ‘Starbucks coffee’ wording. While the words may have vanished, the logo retains its mermaid centrepiece, or as Starbucks chief ... More …
Taking stock of the evolution of its brand was the main instigator behind Media Design School’s bright and explosive logo makeover—making for quite the departure from its former black and white identity. With the old logo remaining unchanged ... More …
Ever think no good could come out of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill? Well, some could, perhaps. Rather than spending hundreds of years in a landfill slowly breaking down, General Motors has found a creative way to utilise 160 ... More …
You might have spotted this cute and very stylish caravan on your recent summer travels. Part of a fundraising effort for the Breast Cancer Research Trust, fashion designer Trelise Cooper, who is the Trust’s Patron, has given the classic ... More …
Polaroid has just unveiled its original, rather nifty and innovative new product line called Polaroid Grey Label, enlisting the help of none other than Lady Gaga who, as “creative director”, helped to create sunglasses that act as both a Polaroid ... More …
Advertising is famously populated with characters. The cliche is that of the ruthless, dashing fellow, characterised by Don Draper in the TV show Mad Men. There are the Machiavellian, the tortured and insecure, the banal and phantasmagoric; the attention seekers ... More …