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¡Campeones del mundo!



I'm sure you fellas will forgive the title in spanish, 'cause... Spain won the World Cup! Even for those of us who are not much into footbal (soccer in the states), it was a historic moment, as our team had never played a final match in the World Cup before. And, indeed, Spain loves football. It is considered as the national sport because of it's league, best in the world they say. Anyway. We lived an amazing night that continued after the… Continue

Added by Guillermo on July 12, 2010 at 1:30am — 3 Comments

15 Creative Ideas Inspired by FIFA World Cup 2010

With the end of FIFA World Cup 2010 drawing near, we decided to put together a brief recap of some of the most creative ideas that surrounded this worldwide event. With everyone from big named brands flexing their marketing muscles to independent illustrators and artists displaying their raw and natural talent, we got to experience the games on a whole new and… Continue

Added by alice on July 2, 2010 at 11:00am — 1 Comment

Touching Message of Hope from Nick Vujicic



You must have heard of Nick Vujicic, the man with no limbs, and his inspirational/motivational talks that gets you going, especially when you're down in life. Well, he has partnered with Hyundai, and he is giving another of his wonderful message of hope and his thoughts regarding the FIFA World Cup 2010.



If you never heard of Nick Vujicic, or want to…

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Added by Amy Wong on June 7, 2010 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Japan's Massive Comic Book Mural is a Sweet Send Off



As a sweet send off for Japan's National Team's departure to the World Cup, TBWA/Hakuhodo and Adidas Japan have started a massive mural/comic book project called Sky Comic. Thirteen huge murals are being created in 13 different Japanese cities over a five week period. As they are completed, each of the murals are being photographed from the sky by a hot air balloon. On…

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Added by alice on May 18, 2010 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Magic Mosaic Cups - Damjan Stanković (4 pics)

Now here's a clever idea! Serbian designer Damjan Stanković has created this cool drinking glass called Cipher, which recognizes drinks. Pixels on the glass get filled in as a drink gets poured. Hidden in those looks random colored pixels is a word: milk, juice, coca-cola or coffee!



How does it work? "The pattern of shapes and empty… Continue

Added by alice on December 26, 2009 at 12:30pm — 5 Comments

3,604 Coffee Cups Create the Mona Lisa

Take a close look at this picture and you'll notice that this Mona Lisa is made up of 3,604 cups of coffee. Each cup is filled with varying amounts of milk to black coffee. It measures an impressive 20 feet high and 13 feet wide and took a team of eight people three hours to complete.

Created for The Rocks…

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Added by alice on August 4, 2009 at 12:30pm — 4 Comments

Coffee Cup Art - Cheeming Boey

Cheeming Boey is a Malaysian artist who's medium of choice is a polystyrene foam cup. His first piece of cup art can be traced back to an Irvine trash can in 2006. He had just moved here from Malaysia. He found himself at a little coffee shop, sat down to watch people and doodle. But Boey had no paper. So he grabbed a trashed cup and began drawing. Suddenly, a light bulb went off in his head.



“I knew I was onto something,” says Boey, 31, of… Continue

Added by alice on July 29, 2009 at 9:30am — 3 Comments

Smilecup: Cups That Make You :)

What's the best way to start your day? By looking down at your smiling coffee! Loving this design by Studio Psyho. Smilecup will have me grinning all day.…

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Added by alice on February 11, 2009 at 8:00pm — 2 Comments

Modern Design: "Someone Give Me a Hand!" (3 Items)

The best kind of products are the ones that not only simplify your life, they're the ones that make life a little more fun. These three products from Thai company Propoganda all have that outstretched arm theme. It's like your little friend is stuck… Continue

Added by alice on January 29, 2009 at 2:00pm — 1 Comment

With Packaging This Cute, Who Cares About the Ice Cream? By JunFei

Call me a kid but I just love this packaging. A sustainable ice cream cup with packaging that turns into a toy, this was designed by JunFei for Nestle. It's basically a sorbet ice cream cup made for 4 flavors: banana, strawberry, mint, mango. Comes with a… Continue

Added by alice on November 28, 2008 at 1:00am — 3 Comments

MET MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: FRANKI DURBIN OF 'LIFE IN A VENTI CUP'

I happened to stumble upon Franki Durbin's website, Life in a Venti Cup, last week as I was searching through some blogs. With an amazing eye for design, Franki, is the quintessential tastemaker of our time. As an interactive designer, she runs a creative firm in St. Louis while her husband… Continue

Added by alice on October 20, 2008 at 4:00pm — 2 Comments

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