While it’s common knowledge that crowdfunding has changed how products are brought to market, the process of going from grassroots Kickstarter campaign to viral success has also introduced entirely new challenges for ensuring that supply chains and vendors are capable of meeting necessary manufacturing requirements that thousands of eager backers – and not to mention…
Most ‘zen’ practitioners will tell you that reaching a state of higher consciousness is not an art but a way of life, where “awareness” is “consciousness”. The emphasis on the present moment is perhaps Zen’s most distinctive characteristic. In modern times, finding the time and ability to disconnect from technology, busy schedules and sensory overload…
Aside from giving us the Mad Max films and dang-good biscuits, Australia has also given us a number of world-changing inventions including the black box, the ultrasound scanner and WiFi technology – which has personally allowed me to while away hours in my favorite coffee shop. Now, Sydney-born Duncan Helmers wants to revolutionize the way…
It use to be that when you wanted to get rid of a well-made oak dining chair, you would cut it down for kindling, toss it to the curb or set it on your front porch as a friendly gesture to that raccoon who was maimed by your dog last winter. Rick Koren does none of those things, but he does make these thick oak look way cooler than the chairs you have at your table now.
Usually when it comes to recreating logos with pixel-by-pixel perfection, a high-resolution reference image of said logo(s) is needed to trace – with careful precision – using a bezier curve tool such as Adobe Illustrator’s Pen Tool. The process – depending on the level of one’s OCD tendencies – can take up to an hour…