posts tagged with green

Come on, don’t lose heart

June 1st, 2008 | illustration

1600×1200 version here.

[ shotopop via phirebrush ]

I, for one, welcome the space invader overlords…

May 23rd, 2008 | misc

That phrase/meme, the images and the blog post are all about 2-3 years old, which is like prehistoric time in internet time. Still cool though.

[ lucy pringle via re-retro ]

Would anyone think of the penguins?

March 4th, 2008 | installation, sculpture

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We all know about global warming, and many of us are working together to remedy the situation. 50graus’ installation is simple and to the point, which is elegant in its execution.

However, it is somewhat baffling to me that people need to see how climate change can affect penguins, whereas all the reports on how climate change can affect human lives fall on deaf ears. This is by no means criticizing 50graus’ artistic choice, but a commentary to what seems to be effective to gather people’s attention. (sort of reminds me of the public outrage towards the puppy-throwing soldier, while there are much bigger problems on hand… ) But I digress, photos and links after jump.

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If it jumps, it can really make jumpy people jump

March 1st, 2008 | designer toy

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I doubt seeing brains jump is anyone’s secret fantasy. It, however, doesn’t mean that the jumping brains, made by Spanish designer Emilio Garcia, is not high on my list of to-buy designer toys. If you are interested, you really have to hurry since the first production run is only 120 pieces for each colour according to plastic and plush. One more image and link after the jump (… hey that’s neat.)

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