WebbAlert - December 19, 2008

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One of my favorite things about the Internet is that it allows
a potentially large audience for the work of currently obscure
artists, students, or just anyone with a good idea and a typepad
account. Like this curtain that isn't even in production yet, but
is already the darling of design blogs. It's embedded with magnets
so it holds whatever shape you put it in.

A group of employees of the Takashimaya Department store in Tokyo's
Shinjuku district have turned old Tokyo Metro tickets into a
portrait of the classic anime character "Astro Boy."

Over in Dubai, architects are working to design the world's first
building in motion. The eighty story skyscraper will be the first
building made out of pre-fabricated units, and each floor will be
able to rotate independently of the others. So when you look at
this building, it will ripple and change shapes, and never be the
same at any given time. Dramamine not included in the price of a
unit.

How about a fully operational qwerty keyboard with beautiful
designs splashed across their 86 keys? How can you resist something
that is described as "The perfect keyboard to feel happy and
witty?" It's expensive - but not as bad as other designs...

One place on the web you can always go to find wonderful design is
Web Urbanist. Every day you'll find carefully curated posts that
bring together topical images from disparate sources, like this
extensive collection of three-D graffiti art found on sidewalks,
walls, and galleries throughout the world. Or these amazing tree
houses. You can also check out some amazing abandoned cities,
without accidentally making a visit to Silent Hill.




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