iTypewriter

Longing for the nostalgic clickity clack sound of typing keys on a typewriter? The concept of the iTypewriter accessory by industrial designer Austin Yang, tries to mix the clunkiness and noise of a retro-style typewriter with the new technology and sleek design of Apple’s iPad tablet.

The designer explains the concept for the iTypewriter prototype in his own words:

“It is a typewriter for the ipad. Users can enjoy the old feeling of typing and also the lastest technology…People could be able to recollect old experience and memory by familiar appearance and haptic feedback. Instead of stroking on the screen with no feedback…User can experience the physical strength transfer from the keypad and the movement of each key.”

—Austin Yang, on the iTypewriter

(discovered via mashable, hear the slow typing via youtube)

Pantone Skin Color Spectrum portraits

The HUMANAE project is a color focused photography series by Angélica Dass.

“…Brazilian artist Angélica Dass (Pantone 7522 C) undertook her Humanae project as a means of discussing cultural and racial identifiers… The result isn’t a complete depiction of each subject’s skin color and isn’t nearly the “scientific measurement” Dass claims it is, but when the images are seen together, it’s interesting to see the shifts and changes in skin color…” —io9

“…The project applies the alphanumerical classification of the Pantone coloring system to human skin tone, communicated through a photographed portraiture series. The background of each piece is dyed the exact shade extracted from a sample of 11 x 11 pixels from the very face of the people depicted…” —designboom

(first discovered via flavorwire via designboom)

Secret Identity of superheroes

Secret Identity by Simon Monk “is an ongoing series of paintings each representing a plastic model of a famous superhero contained in a clear polythene carrier bag…”

(above ‘Peter Parker’ as Spiderman via It’s Nice That)

“Living Typography,” wooden birdhouses designed by Nishant Jethi

(first discovered via designboom)

The Origami Handset concept designed by Chengyuan Wei of Weii Design
(via inventor spot)

The Edible Pen designed by Dave Hakkens

“Flutter In Pinhole,” a fold-out camera postcard concept designed by Yoo Geun-hyuk & Yoon Bo-jung. There’s a video promo for a better explanation about the inspiration and bonus intended purpose. (first discovered via Yanko Design)

“4th Amendment Underclothes: Now there’s a way to protest those intrusive TSA X-ray scanners without saying a word. 4th Amendment Metallic ink-printed undershirts and underwear…” (more about concept)

redesignrelated:

Dowling Duncan submits a unique currency redesign concept for Richard Smith’s Dollar ReDe$ign Project.

“…We have kept the width the same as the existing dollars. However we have changed the size of the note so that the one dollar is shorter and the 100 dollar is the longest. When stacked on top of each other it is easy to see how much money you have. It also makes it easier for the visually impaired to distinguish between notes…”
—Dowling Duncan on the proposed redesign for US bank notes

“My Phone Is Off For You” campaign by Ingrid Zweifel
(first discovered via NOTCOT)

Land Peel Furniture concept design by Shin Yamashita
(first discovered via Fubiz)

the simple “Paper Chaser” bookmark designed by Lee Hyeon-Joo
(see diagrams via Yanko design) 

redesignrelated:

“Extreme Makeover, Weiner Edition: RKS Redesigns the Deadly Hot Dog”
(via Fast Company)

Ideo Reimagines the Lowly Thermostat

“What happens when a couple of designers from one of the most influential design firms on earth take a break from working for clients like Kraft Foods and Samsung to experiment in pure future gazing? You get a concept product like Blow, a minimalist thermostat that you control with your lungs…” —via Fast Company