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Hello Inspiration is a collection of daily internet links. No text, no opinionated rants just image links to the best of web. The blog is open to the public, simply email Helloinspiration@gmail.com for an invite. Check it out at Hello Inspiration

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Andrew Sloat

Money

N.A.S.A.'s "Money" featuring David Byrne, Chuck D, Ras Congo, Seu Jorge, Z-Trip and the iconic artwork of Shepard Fairey.

The Mysterious Dinner Napkin

I found a photograph of this brilliant little napkin on the contents page of The Dinner Jacket Magazine. A request to The Dinner Jacket for Art/Writer credits for the piece have not yet been returned but I will post them here as soon as I find out. If you know anything about the piece please email me!

Spacey On: The Economy

Sure, the economy is in the tank, job markets are dry but somehow hearing it from Kevin Spacey makes it a little more palatable. An amusing typographic take on the film American Beauty from Jessica London. Frankly, I wouldn't mind watching the entire movie this way.

via Scene 360.

Theo Jansen

Theo Jansen's amazingly creepy mechanical creatures were unveiled at last year's Ted conference in Monterey California.

"Since 1990 I have been occupied creating new forms of life. Not pollen or seeds but plastic yellow tubes are used as the basic material of this new nature. I make skeletons that are able to walk on the wind, so they don’t have to eat." Over time, these skeletons have become increasingly better at surviving the elements such as storms and water and eventually I want to put these animals out in herds on the beaches, so they will live their own lives.
-Theo Jansen

via Wooster Collective.

Unbranding 101

Burger King Studio: Wicker Park, Chicago


Quarter Pounder: Shibuya, Tokyo

On oct. 12 BK Studio opened in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood at 1904 W. North Ave. A kind of artist's loft/think tank/art space blah blah etc. packed with things the kids are supposed to be into these days like DJ's, silk screen T-shirts, and sneakers. Noticeably absent, were actual Burger King burgers. Now comes word that McDonald's, not to be outdone, has opened "Quarter Pounder," in Tokyo's Shibuya neighborhood. The ultra modern eatery is almost entirely devoid of McDonald's branding even going as far as serving traditional McMeals in unbranded packages. The whole thing smacks of a "Denny's All Nighter" debacle. More information on Mcdonald's Quarter Pounder can be found courtesy of Neil Duckett in Tokyo.

Operation Homecoming

An animated sequence based on U.S. Army Specialist Colby Buzzell's story, part of the film Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience. Animation by Christopher Koelle, Portland Studios, Inc. Operation Homecoming is a unique documentary that explores the firsthand accounts of American soldiers through their own words and is part of PBS's America at a Crossroads series.

Thanks Andrew!

Edit and Forget it

2008 Before/After reel from myaka on Vimeo.

Ah, the magic of editing. I always wondered how they got those air plane shots.

Via Design You Trust

Sagmeister Talks to TED

The art of Phil Hansen

In probably the best viral in a very long time, artist Phil Hansen demonstrates his creative talents over the last year.

Designers for Obama

www.designforobama.com allows users to Rate Obama
inspired designs or submit their very own Obama art.


With the goal of supporting Barack Obama’s campaign for presidency, Design/ers for Obama will introduce new tools and opportunities to web-powered grass roots organizing that has already revolutionized campaigning. Design/ers for Obama is a community for Obama supporters, whether visually inclined or not, to aggregate and rate Obama poster art that is available for download in a variety of sizes that can be easily printed by any and everyone. At such a turbulent (yet exciting) time in our nation’s history, collaboration has never been more important.

via Design You Trust.

New Meaning to Environmental Design

via MAKE:Blog.

[city of others] mini docs

[mini-doc] Nick & Nick from [city of others] on Vimeo.


[city of others]

Really digging the new mini docs from [city of others] currently running on vimeo. More specificlly the episodes dealing with small business owners giving insight into what they do and why they do it. Check them out here.

Inspirational Design

Inspirational design posters via make make make.

Good Advice

Anthony Burrill Print 1: Concrete Hermit

The First Rule of Compfight...

Anyone who has wasted hours searching for watermark-free images for comps can attest that any search word will inevitably produce more images of cats than what you are really searching for. Compfight searches through thousands of Flikr accounts to deliver high-quality, relevant images for creative purposes. Even better, the creative commons function will search for images available for commercial use.

via threeminds

S.W.A.T. Team

Summer is here and we have a serious fruit fly problem in the office. Could use some of these from WorldWideFred

Design: Ralf Webermann, Carsten Schelling, & Sven Rudolph, ding3000

Green Screen

Emily Grobeille & Theodore Watson

Debuted at the Cinekid festival in the Netherlands, "Funky Forest" is a green inspired interactive exhibit that allows users to experience how their actions affect a digital Forest. Add trees to the Forest and divert river water to nourish them and the Forest and it's inhabitants thrive, misuse the resources and the Forest declines. The brain child of designers Emily Grobeille and Theodore Watson, the installation was created with OpenFrameworks.