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2011: Year in Review: In Review

Please enjoy from the future in 2012 this brief summary of reviews of design in 2011.

First off, Design Milk has a nice review of the best of architecture in 2011.

River Side House in Horinouchi by Mizuishi Architect Atelier

Then, enjoy this write-up of the Plumen light bulb by designer Samuel Wilkinson and product design firm Hulger. The Plumen was named the Design Museum‘s Brit Insurance Design of the Year.

Plumen lightbulb by Samuel Wilkinson and Hulger

Also from the Design Museum, the winner of the Brit Insurance Graphics Award for 2011 is BlogLESS favorite Homemade is Best, by Swedish Interactive graphics agency Forsman & Bodenfors.

Homemade is Best, Forsman & Bodenfors for IKEA

And, finally, the interesting A Year in Web Design: How the Experts Saw 2011 from Web Design Tuts is worth a look.

Happy new year to each of you very fine BlogLESS readers.

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PaulDec 30, 2011
 

Modern Christmas Trees

Enjoy some minimal holiday cheer this year, with compliments from your pals at BlogLESS.

A few options for the modern minimalist this Christmas.

Giles Miller Christmas Tree
I Need Nice Things Christmas Tree
Tannenboing Christmas Tree
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PaulDec 23, 2011
 
Tagged with: Christmas, Design, Minimalism

Money: A summary

Visualizing money, from the daily interest on the average American's credit card debt to the total value of the world's proven oil reserves, in four easy steps.

I recently ran across an amazing infographic at xkcd. I have summarized it below.

Money: a summary
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PaulDec 16, 2011
 

Belgica Blue Field

This image by Carl Andre has the amazing property that, if part of it sits below the fold of your browser, then, as you scroll down, it will appear as though you are also zooming in. That, I declare, is neat.

Carl Andre - Belgica Blue Field (1989)

Via Things Organized Neatly and trackbacks pursuant.

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PaulDec 9, 2011
 

Recreated Vintage VW Logo Specification

Want to know how many degrees the central angle of the iconic VW logo measures? Now you can. (Spoiler: 48)

Graham Smith, of I’m Just Creative fame, has recreated the VW logo specification for a downloadable poster. It’s boss.

Recreated Vintage VW Logo Specification
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PaulDec 2, 2011