Category: Curiosities

Shirts of the Day: League of cliched comic characters

Two shirts today folks. Variations on a theme if you will. A comic book theme. Featuring every single type of comic book character known to man. An encyclopedia of comic book media…

The good guys

and the bad guys

Both from Threadless.

This runner up (also from Threadless) features famous authors. 20 of them. Can you name any?

Bombs Away

Bombs can be beautiful. They’re design is often streamlined for aerodynamic purposes which creates a certain aesthetic value. They often feature nice curves, and the symmetrical wings on their tails are a designer’s dream. Perhaps. Isn’t it a shame they’re used for such destructive purposes. Those peaceniks reading this should buy one of these vases to really make a statement.

The armamentophiles (my new term for people who like armaments) out there should buy them to complete the World War II chic decorating theme they’re going for in the bathroom with these – and these beautiful stickers. Bombs away.

Scales of justice

Another cool idea from Ji Lee.

These could only be helpful in my quest to earn an Xbox. I’m 15% of the way there I think. Last time I weighed in. Just 8.5kg to go.

Special Occasion? Rubber stamp it



More from Ji Lee
– the ultimate in sustainable greeting card production. Who wants to spend more than 50 cents on a card anyway…

Bakers delight

Zombies eat brains right? Human brains. So we should totally eat zombies. But they don’t really exist. So they should be eaten in cake form.

But if you want to have your cake and eat U2. Or it too. Or eat something a little more human themed and realistic.

Mmm. Cake. The making of is incredibly detailed – and pretty spectacular.

Here’s a sample.

A bunch of links – April 2, 2009

The Chicken Dance

This “Subservient Chicken” will do just about anything you ask it to. Provided you use words that can be generally applied and don’t want him to adhere strictly to a literal translation of your instructions.

chicken

It’s clever. And an ad for Burger King. Tell him to punch himself in the head. I did. And was pleasantly surprised.

Overclocking

I like good clocks and I can not lie… well I can actually lie, but I do like good clocks. They are both functional and aesthetically pleasing. I especially like clever clocks. Like these:

The Redundant Clock

It’s by Ji Lee who works as a designer for google. He famously designed this cool business card:


And this one… the one I like to call…

The Personal Doomsday Clock

The mechanism has been slowed down so that every number is a year.

A bunch of links – April 1, 2009

Our daily Fred – a plate to improve your smile

Ok, so yesterday I said the whole “Our Daily Fred” was over for a while. I lied. I saw this today and couldn’t resist. The idea is that you’ll never go anywhere with that awkward bit of food stuck between your teeth again.

A bunch of links – March 31, 2009

Blood Bath

This is the perfect foil for your evidence knife and blood stained bathmat – particularly if you want to be arrested for a crime you didn’t commit. It’s Only 8.99GBP. All the more reason to embrace your inner psycho.

Miracle cure

Give your atheist friends a spray with this miracle cure (peppermint breath freshener) and watch their smug superiority melt away…

YouTube Twosday – wherefore art though Mario

Here are two Super Mario inspired videos along a similar theme – what would happen if Mario appeared in real life (and not in a terrible, terrible, movie version…)

The first takes a real life Mario (played by a human) into an 8 bit society (made from cardboard).

While the second takes the real Mario onto the streets. It’s worth a watch – especially from about a minute in.


Warp Whistle
by MatthewDominick

Pac to the rafters

Ahh Pacman, where would I be without you… about four posts down per day I reckon.

Pacman’s gravitational structure has always puzzled me. It has some bearing on his actual shape – are we getting a topographical view – or a view from the side? Who knows? Well, someone. And now you can explore Pacman with gravity as a factor thanks to the marvels of modern programming technology…

Download it here.