This was a piece of art done recently in Melbourne... situated next to one of the main roads to get the attention of drivers who are busy playing highway tetris - where you attempt to squeeze your "block" (car) into the right space and slowly but surely wind your way to work.



Apart from the uncontrolled twitching that I received after recognising tetris, (for those who played... I'm sure a couple got the same reaction... a flashback to the many hours "invested" in obtaining the unacheivable perfect game of tetris, fingers flicking across the keyboard as the blocks drop faster and faster, attempting to build multiple lines at once without actually completing them so you get maximum points only to be finally foiled at the last hurdle... anyway, I digress), I thought about how cool and functional the milk crate as been over the years. I've personally used them to store books, act as shelves/bookcases, or to stand on in a crowded situation... but funnily enough, not actually to store milk.

The Wooster Collective also have a few photos of some pretty amazing "car dust art" - it certainly beats the classic "wash me". Imagine getting back to your car to see this on the back window (note the combination of both Mona Lisa and Vincent's Starry Night... pretty cool)


from PopGadget and the wooster collective (a potential language warning on some of the wooster stuff)

I was having a quick look through the 2006 IDEA (Industrial Design Excellence Awards) list and thought I'd share a couple that I liked - some are just designs I think but it's a glimpse into some nifty little treats on the way:

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ok... there's a sense of deja-vu here... I seem to recall saying that "I'm back" about a month or two ago...

I guess it has something to do with the fact that we've both been working on a little project whenever we get a chance (Laurette's been doing most of the work lately though), doing some more testing on openslice and attempting to get some better help in order, we're in the middle of winter, work is busy, it's been raining a lot, and it's dark a lot of the time... what correlation there is between all of this and a lack of blogging I can't even start on, but I'm leaving it all out there as I'm sure it's part of the reason.... I feel like I should be pulling in a quote from the Blues Brothers...

"I ran out of gas. I, I had a flat tyre. I didn't have enough money for cab fare. My tux didn't come back from the cleaners. An old friend came in from out of town. Someone stole my car. There was an earthquake. A terrible flood. Locusts. IT WASN'T MY FAULT, I SWEAR TO GOD." Jake Blues

Anyway, I've got a bunch of draft posts of things that I've seen around the place over the last couple of months, so I'll get in and clear out my draft-box - so apologies if it's stuff that you've already seen....

To those who we've been conversing with us about openslice - thanks for the kind words, suggestions and ideas - we've cut the development and still have a list of things to be added in the one following this one... it's good to hear that so many have been using it and finding it useful... never fear.. we're kicking back into gear and it will all be on again....

till the next time...