There is something about Illustrations that always find a spot of interest in my love for art. The rich dark color tones and the imagination of others.

UK based illustrator Luke Twyman has sparked my interest with the release of some of his new illustrations that I like to think have a winter/snow midnight type feel to them. These icy landscapes have a texture to them that gives an almost calming and silent feel and I look forward to seeing more work by Twyman.



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I was strolling around on iso50 blog when I came across a short interview by Milton Glaser. In his interview he talks about slowing down and focusing on the finishing line on your own personal work. He also talks about the role of art, which I found to be very interesting.  If you're looking for a little bit of creativity, watch the interview below.

Proof Eyewear has some slick wood style glasses and sunglasses to fit your sustainable wood needs. Each are hand crafted from sustainable source wood. My favorite style so far is the Boise ($90), a slim, sleek and traditional style frame. The wood used in these frames are sustainably sourced making them environmentally friendly. Each frame is polished and coated with a water/sweat protective layer.

Proof not only strives to give back to the environment, they also strive to help those in need. A portion of each sale goes to non profit charities Proof believes in. Proof works with nonprofits in India that provide sight giving surgeries to people with cataracts.

(Proof RX frames are prescription ready, meaning you can use them with the clear lens they come with or take them to a local eye care professional to have your prescription filled.)

Check out there other wood style glasses and sunglasses.

In Wadi Rum, Jordan will be a hotel that will be carved into the desert mountain providing a primitive but high-tech luxury hotel. It's designed to satisfy a traveler's interest and to explore the comforts of what the desert has to offer. The creator of this resort is a Florida-based company Oppenheim architecture + design who have recently won two International Design awards.

The construction of this hotel is expected to be finished in 2014 and will consist of a rock lodge, spa lodge, tent lodge and reserve villa providing guest with a variety of accommodations. Each cave styled rooms will include a large window to offer breathtaking views and give a sense of emerging in the elegants that can be the desert.

We all know and love Pringles, but we also know those cylindrical canisters can be a hassle.  You never  get a handful of chips every time you put your hand down the tube or you end up with chip fragments at the very end.  Who likes chip fragments?

Young designers Dohyuk Kwon, Kim Seok-woo, Seo Dong-Han, In Sung-hoonm, and Lee Bum-ho didn't like the current packaging, so they came up with there conceptual Bloom Chip potato chip container.  It may look like a regular old Pringles can, but when the paper band is removed; it blooms into a shape that makes a chip bowl.  This conceptual idea though only makes this bloom practical for a single-serving can since you can not close up the bloom container. The design though was so clever that it ended up winning the Red Dot Design Award.

So how practical do find this design?

Check out the Premium Pringles Concept.



Source: Fast Codesign