SUMMER

Ghibli ga Ippai

DIY

http://uklassinus.blogspot.com/2008/08/fabric-dollhouse-tutorial.html
my new lunchbox to be.

hex nut.

zipper pulls on a grey sweater

chocolate bowls. DUH. I'm going to make a chocolate fruit bowl!

word.

It would be a pity, if art was only to be found in museums and the private possessions of a few people. In the end, culture stands for the integration of art and life." Isamu Noguchi

Ghibli ga Ippai

Daniel Storto, leather glove molds? via

 I want this shirt! But it's only for kids. 

It's about the toys, not the animation

I read this article here, and it all made sense.

It basically talks about how cartoons and other animations can do well on screen, but still be pulled down even though they have high ratings because of their lack of merchandise available. I never thought about it that way, but it makes sense. I mean, when you make movies, you need merchandise. Think about it, an animation can make x amount of money, yet it can make 2x more with all the ancillary sales that relate to the movie that people will want to buy afterwards. Just look at the amount of StarWars paraphernalia out there, and why Toy Story has so many sequels and makes so much money compared to Up, which was a great story, but didn't have people sweeping stores for a Carl Frederickson toy.

To quote, Disney Studios Chairman Rich Ross said "a franchise movie 'starts with the human connection to the story and characters, but downstream there are opportunities to own the DVD, see live stage versions, buy apparel, toys, or other licensed products.'"

And I would like to think that Pixar Animation Studios is different because they truly tell great stories, but I think at the end of the day everybody is still talking dollars and cents.

read: "It Didn't Have Enough Toys"

I was on the hunt for alexander girard prints I missed out on from UO because I was thrifty and I found cats!

Miyazakitopia (宮崎トピア)

HOW COOL IS THIS
Miyazakitopia (宮崎トピア) at BrickCon 2010

triangle

Ryotatsu Tanaka @Typotron

‘Baboo’ clips by designer Shahaf Ben Abu. I thought this was a cute idea. Although this does render the paperclip useless when it is being used as a toy, it is still fun. There are also animal legs and tree trunks in the set. Found via Inhabitots.

Neostitch iphone case by Connect Design. Design /stitch your own design to customize your iphone case. Go DIY culture! Found via technabob

Watch Diary. A cute adaptation of the idea of scheduling information on paper. It kind of makes me think of the hungry little caterpillar. The clock is in the middle and you write all your scheduled information around it, with reference to real time. found via OhGizmo

Found these from http://www.madebymoxie.com

rope and rhinestone ja?

Caroline Mcgrath, "arctic iceberg" keeps your soup or drinks chilled without having to be diluted with ice. (who dilutes their soups with ice to keep it chilled?)

areaware - Jonas Ddamon

tiger pillow

fire extinguisher! - Jonas Damon - creative director, frog design, and other cool credentials

Art Center College of Design: INSITE

I was sent this page from Art Center College (pasadena), and I really like their frontpage flash with the shoes, shirt, food, and back profile. I think it's funny, because we judge people by what they wear, the shoes they have on, or what they eat. The videos were alright, they are supposed to be stories of students shot by and about themselves and their lives at Art Center. Nonetheless, it sure does make me want to make a gif...

 

Art Center College of Design -INSITE