Keep a lookout for the most overdone trends, most popular infographics, ‘out of the world’ ideas, and world records, coming up in this five-part series for 2011.
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1. A Human-Sized Pin Toy, for Cheeky Interactions
Bag designer Lulu Guinness created this human-sized pin toy as part of Clerkenwell Design Week in the UK and placed the interactive sculpture on the street for passers-by to have fun with. Many stepped up to the screen, pressed their bodies against the pins, and set cheeky images of themselves.
2. A Rollercoaster Designed to Kill Humanely
Taking lives as humanely and euphorically as possible is a roller-coaster ride that’s definitely not afor the faint-hearted. This 500-meter roller-coaster—designed by PhD student Julijonas Urbonas—is a hypothetical euthanasia machine to kill its riders from cerebral hypoxia, or lack of oxygen supply to the brain.
3. Using Corporate Logos, Slogans on Condom Wrappers
A cheeky project called New Condoms by Max Wright, takes corporate logos and lays them over an image of a condom—to inevitably make the slogans sound like innuendos. KFC’s “Finger lickin’ good” will never be thought of the same again.
4. The First Barbie Doll with Tattoos
The most ‘badass’ Barbie doll, thus far: the tokidoki™ Barbie® Doll is the first Barbie doll with multiple tattoos inked on her plastic body, across her shoulders and back. The collectible—designed by tokidoki’s Simone Legno—sports pink bob hair, a black shirt with the brand’s signature skull heart and bones, carries a tokidoki bag, and comes with a ‘pet dog’ Bastardino. For bratty kids that would grow up to be rebels?
5. Artist Carves Animated Faces on Pumpkins
Carving pumpkins for New York-based artist Ray Villafane is no ordinary feat, as he leaves the orange-yellow fruits dug into with realistic animated expressions.
6. It’s Alive!: A Tribute to Frankenstein’s Monster
To celebrates eight decades of Dr Frankenstein’s Monster, the It’s Alive! project pays tribute to the Frankenstein monster with 80 busts—each by a different artist—that reinterpret the feared visage.
7. With Hidden USB Drives Around the City, Make Like a Digital Spy
In New York City, there are public walls with clandestine USB drives—to let you sneakily share or find files by plugging in your notebook. Artist Aram Bartholl installed these USB drives for his project ‘Dead Drops’ as “an anonymous, offline, peer-to-peer file sharing network in public space”, the artist says. Would using these USB drives make you feel like a secret agent?
8. If Logos Told the Truth…
Swedish designer Viktor Hertz created a series of tongue-in-cheek logos of popular brands, assigning them their true value: YouTube as “Cat Videos”, Facebook as “Procrastination”, and Apple as “Appearance Matters”.
9. For ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’, Retro-inspired Ads
Designer Justin van Genderen created throwback posters for Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, one for the mutinous HAL computer and another for a speculative Pan Am space travel business.
10. 10 Mistakes a Graphic Designer Shouldn’t be Making BY Charlie B Johnson
To learn is through trial and error, “to err is human”. The next time you make a mistake, learn from it. For aspiring designers and fellow designers, Charlie B Johnson has written a list of tips about the 10 most common mistakes that most graphic designers commit in their careers.
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