Most of us, at least once in our lives, have built a paper model with delight and passion. Some of those models were printed in the back of box of cereals or as a magazine insert.

Colorful papercraft models are now widely available on the web, free to download and ready to be printed and assembled. For those who want something more challenging than a simple basic model, this list gathers twenty beautifully designed, highly detailed complex paper sculptures.

If you are a Star Wars fan, then don’t forget to read my previous article about: 16 Awesome Star Wars Papercraft Models. Feel free to leave links and templates of your own paper models in the comments section of this article.

The Regulars is a beautiful and inspiring book. Beautiful as the beauty we find in coarse textures and inspiring as daily life can be. Forty artistic pictures of regular clients from a Philadelphia small bar and the story of a bartender seeking for a change in her life.

Sarah Stolpha was a surly bartender at McGlinchey’s, "…a hole in the wall in the middle of Center City Philadelphia…" in Sarah’s own words. A place that sold cheap booze for three generations. Not a place to have loads of fun or find business partners. Just a place to have a drink and chat with strangers or friendly faces.

It’s a fact, nobody can get enough textures. It is like collecting stamps, or Photoshop brushes. The inner components of a texture is usually a source of inspiration for new designs or layouts. This is a showcase of 50 free textures that you can use for your personal and commercial designs.
At the time of writing, all these textures are licensed under the Creative Commons BY: license which basically allows you to use them in commercial projects, but better be safe than sorry, go and double check the texture download page to see if the license has changed or if the author has special requirements.
The images in this page are small previews of large high resolution files. Just click on each image and you will be taken to the download page.

If you are a cool hunter and spend vast amounts of time searching for the coolest stuff available, chances are that you have stumbled upon a Lego style design. But I don’t mean a model or object made of Legos. I mean something that has been inspired in Legos. Sounds crazy, but believe it or not, there are a lot of stuff designed in a Lego style.
In this article you will find how designers managed to apply the look and feel of those little bricks in everyday objects such as gadgets, furniture and accessories.
(more…)

A couple of weeks ago I compiled a list of 20 Cool Photoshop, Photography and Design Twitter Accounts You Should Follow for my Photoshop Roadmap Blog.
The post was a big success and I decided to make a more design and art oriented version for this blog. These accounts are very active and are sending tweets every day about illustration, art, industrial design, decor, designer toys, design in general, and even job posts for the design community.
If you are new to Twitter, start building your followers base by following some of these accounts and retweeting their best messages or, better said, tweets.

Geeky stuff is not only for your cubicle, you must know that by now. Don’t expect be the ultimate geek by using a Shoemoney tee, either. In my previous article, Home decor for absolute geeks, I showed you what it takes to be a true geek.
Now it is time to get specific. This selection of gadgets and appliances for your kitchen is so cool that only a pure blood geek can appreciate the true value of it.
WARNING: The Bubble Scrubber featured at the end of this list is so cool and fun that it can lead to undesired situations, such as the irressistible desire of doing the dishes for a lifetime… Simply stay away from it, or better, give it as a gift to your mate!!


(more…)

Some time ago I gathered a list of 100 Exceptional Free Paper Models and Toys that was quite well received by the readers of this blog. The amount and quality of paper craft models available for download is amazing. Chances are that anything that’s popular and geeky, has already been converted into a paper craft model.

Since Star Wars is both extremely popular and absolutely geeky, then it is not a surprise that loads of paper craft models are available on the web. Just follow the links and download the models. Beware, some these models are somewhat difficult to build. If you are novice, take a look at this article that will teach you how to make your own paper craft models along with some basic construction tips.
(more…)

Imagine the first person that ate a shrimp. That ugly little creature from the sea ended up to taste so damn good. On the other side, consider the poor guy who first tried some stunningly good looking, bright red, little fruits hanging from bushes only to find out that they were deadly poisonous.
It clear that both shrimps and poisonous red berries didn´t have a product test before being exposed to the humans, just like we have today with consumer products.
This article gathers a group of 15 useful and enticing conceptual designs that for several reasons may never reach the production stage, but may set a trend and definitely make us wish they really existed.
(more…)

On previous posts I have covered a good amount of gadgets. Retro designed gadgets, gadgets for geeks and some irresistible gadgets. Then, why not some cool ones to make your photography experience more interesting and fun?

In this article, I gathered a small, yet powerful, arsenal of cool photography equipment to assist you with your never ending creativity needs. Whether you’re pro or an amateur photographer, I´m sure you’ll find something you would like to get your hands on immediately. Strictly for work, you know…