14 Cool Examples of Bandage Design
List of cool bandage designs including bacon, beef, comics, duct tape and more.
Next time you have to dress a wound why not dress it up? They say that laughter is the best medicine so why not cheer yourself up with a cool band-aid design the next time you get a cut or scrape? Besides, we can’t think of a better conversation starter than bacon bandages. Check out these incredible bandages designs that will help you cover up your pain with a smile.
From the Upcoming 
ueue, submitted by 
Comment (1)
Permalink
Please share:  email
this 
|
| Neatorama Shop » Home & Garden » Dishware, Drinkware & Flatware | ||
 |
 |
 |
See more Dishware,
Drinkware & Flatware » 
|
||
Gasometers Reimagined as Apartment Community
Photo by Peter Korrak
For a hundred years or so, Vienna invested in coal/gas energy, but when the plant was decommissioned there were four large gasometers remaining. The imposing structures sat idly, appearing in the James Bond movie, The Living Daylights and hosting rave parties.
Rather than tear them down, architects designed them to be converted into apartment style housing. First, they gutted the structures.
Each gasometer was divided into several zones for living (apartments in the top), working (offices in the middle floors) and entertainment and shopping (shopping malls in the ground floors). The shopping mall levels in each gasometer are connected to the others by skybridges.
Additional features:
Over 70 restaurants/bars/cafes
A multiplex cinema with 12 screens
4200 person capacity events hall
Daycare center
The Vienna National Archive
11,000 square meters (118,403 sq ft) of office space
615 apartments
230-bed student dorm
Link with many cool photos.
|
Comment (9)
Permalink
Please share: email
this
|
Mod Hitchcock Posters
Posters by Matt Needle
Remembering to keep it simple, Alfred Hitchcock fan/artist Matt Needle re-imagined a series of posters for the films of Hitch. As you can see, the only differences are an iconic image from each movie placed in the director’s famous profile, and the titles.
|
Comment (5)
Permalink
Please share: email
this
|
The 15 Ugliest Cars Ever Made
Car design has gotten a lot more uniform and bland over the years, so it’s tough to find any truly outrageously ugly cars of late. Which is a shame as the ugly cars of old had tons of character and added to our shared experience. How many people who grew up pre-90’s don’t have a tale of their first hideously ugly car? Take the VW Thing:
This compact SUV started official production in 1969 and continued civilian sales through 1980. Designed for German soldiers during the war, the first prototype continued to be improved upon, eventually resulting in this Jeep-like car. Probably one of the safest and most reliable vehicles on this list, that doesn’t stop the VW Thing from being one of the ugliest.
From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by 
|
Comment (14)
Permalink
Please share: email
this
|
The Mojito Shoe
Julian Hakes designed shoes that have no sole. The support is there, though, for the heel and ball of the foot, which forms a natural bridge between the two. In the course of designing, he had tracing paper and masking tape on his foot, drew the patterns, and then used a scalpel to cut it off.
One late summer night in the studio I was thinking about the design of shoes in general. I wondered why there was the need for a foot plate in shoes such as high heels…With a high heel providing the heel is supported, even by standing on a wooden block the foot naturally ’spans’ the gap…with bones and tendons.
Link |
|
Comment (18)
Permalink
Please share: email
this
|
| Neatorama Shop » Science T-Shirts (Geektastic!) | |
 |
|
| Great Vocab Didn't Save the Thesaurus | See more Science
T-Shirts »
|
Oops Design Awards
The Oops Awards (previously at Neatorama) are given to the ugliest, silliest, and most useless household products of the year. This year’s winners include the skin collection by designer Nacho Carbonell, which won first prize for the ugliest product. The rest of the winners are …interesting. Link -via the Presurfer
|
Comment (5)
Permalink
Please share: email
this
|
Tea Eggs (Chinese Marbled Eggs)
These visually striking eggs are produced by hard-boiling an egg, cracking the shell, and then steeping the egg in a flavored tea or broth. The batik-like marbling effect is more prominent when teas with high levels of tannin are used; the duration of the second boiling will influence both the color of the marbling and the degree to which the tea or broth flavor penetrates the egg.
Link (and photo credit), via Sharp as Teeth and Stars.
|
Comment (20)
Permalink
Please share: email
this
|
Match and Matchbox Designs
Pull a petal off this lovely flower and you have a light! If you play “he loves me, he loves me not,” be careful not to get burned. It’s just one of a collection of artful and innovative matchboxes at Crooked Brains. Who knew there were so many odd and unusual ways to package matches? Link
|
Comment (1)
Permalink
Please share: email
this
|
Why Technology Loves Rounded Rectangles: They're Easier on the Eye
Ever wonder why so many tech gadgets, OS windows and images all have rounded corners? It may be more than just visual appeal. The rounded corners may make things easier on the eye!
Nänni confirmed my theory: “You are absolutely right. A rectangle with sharp edges takes indeed a little bit more cognitive visible effort than for example an ellipse of the same size. Our “fovea-eye” is even faster in recording a circle. Edges involve additional neuronal image tools. The process is therefore slowed down.”
Professor Nänni is saying that rounded rectangles are literally easier on the eye. Put another way, compared to square-edged rectangles, rounded rectangles are more computationally efficient for the human brain. To me, this is a revelation. An idea that at the very least demands more investigation.
From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by 
|
Comment (11)
Permalink
Please share: email
this
|
12 Fantastic Architectural Art Installations
Web Urbanist just put up a nice collection of art installations on buildings. They’re all great designs, particularly the tentacle piece above:
An artist calling himself ‘FilthyLuker’ installed inflatable octopus tentacles in the windows of an unnamed building in June of 2009, making it appear as if the building is being devoured by a bright green kraken that somehow emerged from the sea and got stuck inside.
Does anyone know where this building is?
|
Comment (4)
Permalink
Please share: email
this
|
| Neatorama Shop » Food & Drink » Offbeat Mints & Candies | ||
 |
 |
 |
See more Offbeat
Mints & Candies » |
||
Not Fooling Anybody
The site Not Fooling Anybody is a gallery of business conversions that retain the ghosts of past architecture. For example, this chiropractic office used to be a …you know. The big bucket still on the sign post should be a dead giveaway. You’re invited to submit your own photographs. Link -via mental_floss
|
Comment (14)
Permalink
Please share: email
this
|
Geek Rug Mimics Circuit Board
This latch hook rug was obviously made by a computer nerd. On the page is an image of the circuit board it is based on -it’s amazingly well-replicated.
|
Comment (6)
Permalink
Please share: email
this
|
Stunning Papercraft Castle
This stunning castle was created by Japanese art student Wataru Itou. It took four years of dedication to bring to fruition. It is complete with electric lights and a working train. The exhibit is called “A Castle On The Ocean” and is on display in Tokyo.
Link Via BoingBoing
|
Comment (7)
Permalink
Please share: email
this
|
Physical Typography: Brilliant Built & Found Fonts
In a way, typography has come full circle – what started as a physical process of setting type in machines has been rediscovered as a physical art by a number of creative photographers and designers. Some of these unusual real-life alphabetic collections were found and photographed in nature while others were acted out, constructed or assembled from bodies and objects but all ten sets of type yield compelling images.
|
Comment (1)
Permalink
Please share: email
this
|
Design with Intent Toolkit
Dan Lockton, David Harrison, and Neville A. Stanton came up with this spiffy idea: The Design with Intent Toolkit v.0.9, a set of design principles with the aim of influencing user behavior.
The trio cover a wide range of design principles including how to encourage users to do something; guide them as to how to do it properly; and how to reduce errors by limiting choices and so on. There are even ways to subtly or not-so_subtly discourage users from doing what you don’t want them to do.
You may think as some of these principles as obvious and common-sensical, but the hallmark of a great product is exactly that it can be used by people armed only with common sense.
Take, for instance, the way to influence user’s behavior through the use of segmentation, spacing, and orientation:
|
Comment (8)
Permalink
Please share: email
this
|
20 Brilliant Bookcases
I could spend hours looking at the unique creations of furniture and industrial designers. Here is a wonderful collection of twenty strange, unusual and modern design bookcases. My favorite is this ‘Round Sofa’ – which is yours?
From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by
|
Comment (5)
Permalink
Please share: email
this
|
Clever Juice Packaging: What You See Is What You Get
Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa made a line of interesting fruit juice boxes that explicitly showed what its contents are made from. Not only are the boxes designed to look like the juice source, but they are also made to imitate its texture.
“I imagined that if the surface of the package imitated the colour and texture of the fruit skin, then the object would reproduce the feeling of the real skin.”
From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by 
|
Comment (11)
Permalink
Please share: email
this
|
10 Uncanny Ultramodern Houses You Wish You Could Afford
Well, the market has fallen out from under everyone but it is still nice to dream, right? And who knows, with housing prices plummeting maybe you too will be able to afford one of these awesomely luxurious modern house designs. Part of what makes them so great is the variety of ways in which they take the limitations of a given site and turn them into incredible design opportunities.
Many designers must content themselves with imagining and drawing things that may never be built – very few can realize ultramodern home visions in the real world. Like a blast from the future, these ten architects have brought to life incredible houses that most of us could not even dream of – let alone afford.
From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by 
|
Comment (14)
Permalink
Please share: email
this
|
Clever See-Through Kayak and Canoe Designs
Someone told me there was a canoe in this picture … but I have to admit I got distracted and did not see it right away. Regardless, the canoes are great but the kayaks are even better: they are light-weight, easy-to-collapse and therefore not only entertaining in the water but highly manageable on the shore compared to their conventional and opaque counterparts.
The only question is: what do you do when it gets dirty? Hopefully each dunk back in the water cleans it off. OK, one other question: what else can we make transparent? Cars, maybe even planes, or are the skies the limit in this case?
Glass-bottom boats are nothing new on scenic tours, but with a see-through canoe you can go wherever you want and have a personal up-close view of whatever is below you. Lighter than a wood or aluminum canoe, tough as bullet-proof glass and entirely transparent on the bottom, these designs provide a completely new way to experience water life around you.
|
Comment (22)
Permalink
Please share: email
this
|
Green Roofs: Style + Sustainable = 17 Sweet Designs
Green roofs have become about more than just sustainable architecture – they have become new, long-unused canvasses for artistic expression and creative design.
This collection of green roof designs shows the possibilities of not only environmental architecture but of making something beautiful out of one of the most ubiquitous bare surfaces in the world – the roof – as we move into the future of sustainable design.
We’ve always thought we had roofs covered. They had to be barren, hostile places the rain and the wildlife slid from before they could do any damage. Nature had no place on our roofs. Except…we couldn’t have been more wrong. A green roof may required a little extra engineering behind the scenes, but it’s far better than its non-living counterparts for regulating house temperature, filtering out pollutants, scrubbing the surrounding air, controlling stormwater run-off, absorbing sound and many more factors that impact our quality of life. A green roof is a healthy roof.
|
Comment (13)
Permalink
Please share: email
this
|
| Neatorama Shop » Ashleigh Brilliant T-Shirts | |
 |
|
| I May Not Be Totally Perfect ... | See more Ashleigh
Brilliant T-Shirts »
|
The Yellow Treehouse Restaurant
Commisioned by Yellow Pages in New Zealand, the architectural firm of Pacific Environments designed this amazing treehouse/restaurant.
The concept is driven by the ‘enchanted’ site which is raised above an open meadow and meandering stream on the edge of the woods.
The tree-house concept is reminiscent of childhood dreams and playtime, fairy stories of enchantment and imagination . It’s inspired through many forms found in nature -the chrysalis/cocoon protecting the emerging butterfly/moth, perhaps an onion/garlic clove form hung out to dry.
From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by 
|
Comment (5)
Permalink
Please share: email
this
|
Crushingly Beautiful Egg Shell Art
This egg shell art is truly stunning. InventorSpot has more pictures of these lovely, detailed art pieces by artist Ron Cheruka.
|
Comment (1)
Permalink
Please share: email
this
|
Bear Shaped Sleeping Bag
Getting mauled has never been so fun! This bear-shaped sleeping bag designed by Eiko Ishizawa is, let’s face it, odd. But if you’re forced to curl into a sleeping bag and catch some Z’s in the great outdoors, why not masquerade as one of nature’s cutest predators? I’m sure it’s warm enough, and you can use it to frighten your friends. Plus, if a bear does attack your camp and maul your friends, you can rest easy knowing you’ll be safe. Because a bear would never maul one of its own, right? Quick warning, though, if that’s the case and Attacking Bear thinks Sleeping Bag Bear is cute, you may wish you were amongst the mauled.
From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by 
|
Comment (5)
Permalink
Please share: email
this
|
Skinless Skin-Tight Cycling Suit
Cycling suits are usually pretty skin-tight, but what happens when you remove the skin? Tomek Pietek created this anatomical cycling suit that’s equal parts gross and neat. The elastic suit shows off what a person has going on beneath the skin’s surface – muscles. The creation may not be for everyone, but it definitely stands out from the rest of the pack.
Link – via boingboing
From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by
|
Comment (8)
Permalink
Please share: email
this
|
A Guaranteed Way to Get Arrested
Here’s a luggage set that’ll raise eyes at the airport. Designed by French artist PinkWolf, these attractive, satirical carrying cases feature molded gun, knife and axe designs on their exterior.
You can get a better look of the cases by visiting the artist’s website. The site’s in French, so if you speak the language you’re in luck. But if you’re like me and speak only two languages – English and bad English – there are plenty of pretty-shiny designs and pictures to look at.
From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by
|
Comment (7)
Permalink
Please share: email
this
|
Sit on a Masterpiece: the Mona Lisa Chair
A parody, spoof or useful seating device – you choose. The Mona Lisa chair is certainly humorous, particularly as you will find yourself sitting right on the famous woman herself.
The frame becomes the framework for the chair – and the possibilities of adapting and customizing the classic image are endless. Next up: Van Gogh benches?
The Shakers used to hang their chairs on the wall to get them out of the way when they needed to shake. We have also previously shown Dror Benshetrit’s neat cantilevered chair that flattened out and hung on the wall. Now Korean designer Kwang Hoo Lee does them one better by turning the chair into a work of art.
From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by
|
Comment (0)
Permalink
Please share: email
this
|
16 Spectacular Spiral Staircases as Seen from Above
From ancient to postmodern, these spiral staircases span the spectrum from wonderfully worn to pristinely perfect. Warning: viewing so many in a row from above can have a dizzying impact on the onlooker. Don’t trip!
Watch where you tread: some of these stairs have been climbed by kings and princes, prime ministers and presidents. Viewed from above, a spiral staircase can appear as an ominous eye, an infinite fractal shell or a bottomless work of abstract art. Amazing staircases can be found in incredibly varied forms – including circular, triangular and square – and are made of myriad materials from stone and wood to concrete and metal.
From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by
|
Comment (0)
Permalink
Please share: email
this
|
Pepsi Logo: A Response
Here’s what designer Lawrence Yang envisions whenever he sees the new Pepsi ads. This could also double as your template for really easy ad remix art if they start putting these up in the subways or bus stops around town. We’re hoping they do!
From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by 
|
Comment (33)
Permalink
Please share: email
this
|
Book Vases
Graduate designer Laura Cahill makes vases and furniture…from books. Cahill, who uses books from secondhand stores, found that old books are very difficult to recycle because of the glue used in the binding process. Instead of letting these old books collect dust or sit in a landfill, she uses a band saw to cut profiles from the tomes and wraps the spines around test tubes to form waterproof vases.
From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by
|
Comment (3)
Permalink
Please share: email
this
|
Recompute: Cardboard Computer Case
Recompute is an unusual case for your computer. It’s green and sustainable … and made out of corrugated cardboards!
Recompute and other neat "green" technologies are competing in the Greener Gadgets Design Competition, hosted by Core77 (you can vote for your favorite green gadgets):
Rather than making a large tower constructed from numerous materials (ABS plastic, aluminum, steel, etc.), hundreds of manufacturing processes, and dozens of individual components, the Recompute case is made of corrugated cardboard (recyclable and renewable). There are four low-impact manufacturing processes to assemble Recompute: Die cutting, gluing (with non-toxic white glue), printing and electronic assembly. Recompute uses only three major electronic components: A motherboard with processor & memory, power supply, and a hard drive.
From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by 
|
Comment (5)
Permalink
Please share: email
this
|
| Neatorama Shop » Ambigram T-Shirts | |
 |
|
| Clever / Stupid Ambigram | See more Ambigram
T-Shirts »
|
-
Your purchase helps support the blog - Thank you!
