The Madrid-based advertising and industrial photographer Miguel Vallinas has done a wonderful job on matching the animals to their attire. You may thing well it's just animals in clothes but if you look closer you will see more than that. Aside from the solid retouching, lighting and overall execution, Vallinas took this anthropomorphic project a bit further and imagined what the fully-realized wardrobe of each animal might look like if it were wearing human clothes.

Titled Segundas Pieles (Second Skins), the ongoing series includes some 50+ animals whose personalities seem to be perfectly amplified by their pitch-perfect attire, making the portraits just a bit more human than animal. Picked out a couple of my favorites but feel free to check them all out here.



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Looking for the buttons on the side of the phone?  Flip the phone over - the LG G2 Smartphone ($TBA) changes things up a bit by moving them to the back of the device, making the phone more ergonomic so you're less likely to drop it. They've also upped the ante with a 5.2-inch full-HD display (the largest of any smartphone in its class), a 13 megapixel rear-facing camera, and a 2.26GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor. It sports some exciting user experience features like a pared-down guest mode, a programmable remote that can operate devices in your home, and a phone that answers automatically when you raise it to your ear. It also uses Graphic RAM (GRAM) technology. GRAM reduces the display’s energy use by up to 26 percent on a still frame and increases overall usage time on the device by approximately 10 percent. And with a generous 3,000mAh battery that is thoughtfully designed to take maximum advantage of the interior space, the LG G2 is more than ready for a full day’s work or play.

Key Specifications:
- Processor: 2.26GHz Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 800 featuring quad Krait CPU
- Display: 5.2-inch Full HD IPS (1080 x 1920 pixels / 423 ppi)
- Memory: 32GB / 16GB
- RAM: 2GB LPDDR3 800MHz
- Camera: Rear 13.0MP with OIS / Front 2.1MP
- Battery: 3,000mAh
- Operating System: Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2
- Size: 138.5 x 70.9 x 8.9mm
- Colors: Black / White

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Amy Hamilton is a graphic design student from Ontario, Canada that has a special talent of making beautiful illustrations. It has been a while since I have seen such good work that I wanted to own a whole bunch of it. Her inspiration comes from nature and the belief that beauty can be found in the least likely of places.  So check out her work and help support this talented artist.

So in this day and age we have wood, plastic and now we have vinyl glasses. Vinylize wants to revive vinyl and the way they are doing it is by designing designer glasses and sunglasses out of recyclable vinyl records. The idea spun off from the simple idea of creating eye-wear from recycled materials. Vinyl works great for this because its both a suitable material and there is sufficient quantities available.  Prices for these styles can very but just like any designer glass be expected to pay a higher cost. Check out all the styles on Vinylize.



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Welcome to this month's Playlist-52. In this month's installment is an upbeat playlist to end the summer of 2013.  We have some new music by Smallpools, Grouplove and Parade of Lights. Check it out!

If you want to check out any of the other Playlist then click on Archived Playlist in this post or on the right hand side of this blog or in the menu.

Tracklist

French designers Zébra3/Buy-­Sellf have designed a prefabricated holiday home in the shape of a cloud that sits next to a lake in south-west France. It was originally designed as an art installation and is now used as a rural shelter for holidaymakers. "Sleeping in a comic-­style hut is a unique urban experience," said Zebra3.

The cabin is made from softwood, plywood, plexiglass and glass‐fiber reinforced plastic. It is painted white to look like a fluffy cloud and has thin slanted windows that offer views across the countryside. The only downside is that the cabin doesn't provide any electricity or water.  Just the bare essentials.



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Thomas Pomarelle and Romain Bourdieux showcased some beautiful illustrations of different bicycles that describe the types of people who usually ride them.

“You are what you ride” illustrations are a part of the Cyclemon project."

Does your bicycle match your personality? Not sure I think I'm a Grandpa but it's a mix of Hipster and Grandpa.



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For those of you that are always on the go and need a desk or a place to sit for work, then this suitcase is for you. Boxed is a piece of multi-functional furniture that fits in a suitcase. The pieces can transform into at least four types of furniture. It can be a coffee table, a desk, two stools and a lamp. All of these elements can be extended by the simple introduction of another part to suit the user's need. These parts then all collapse back down to their most basic form, allowing them to be returned to the case that they are stored inside. The design was created by Scottish designer Tyrone Stoddart. If you want to know more about this product check out his site.




Boxed from Tyrone Stoddart on Vimeo.

This "Growler" concept city commuter is just a working sketch prototype in a series of thoughts on what we carry around with us and the importance of those items.  They took a  Growler from a local pub and set off to design a bike around it. Awesome! With or without the beer, this changed how we view typical beach/city cruisers.

29er fat wheel set, monarch springer front end, 2 speed internal kickback hub, disc brakes.



photos: dean van dis