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Tag: design
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Happy Fourth of July!
Keep your wiener dogs cool and have a great Fourth of July!
Via Recovering Lazyholic courtesy of the Nag on the Lake.
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Osanpo by Masakazu Hori
Designed by Masakazu Hori, “Osanpo” is a stool inspired by four different dog breeds: Labrador Retriever, Bulldog, Dachshund, and Chihuahua. Via PlayMeDesign by way of NOTCOT.
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Dog Art Today Redesign or Why it Pays to Read Directions
I've been feeling a little cramped lately and very frustrated. I really wanted to change my blog. I'd love a more minimalist feel. And space. Room for the art to just speak for itself. But how much will that cost? Is it worth it right now to have the down time right before the holidays? If someone goes under my hood, will that mess up all the lovely automated features that Typepad provides?
Well, guess what, this redesign was as simple and quick as clicking a button. O.MG. I couldn't believe it. Like Dorothy's ruby slippers, my new, spacious, simple, blog was there the whole time!
OK, it's not exactly what I want. I would make tweaks with the font, perhaps, and upload a new and improved logo. I miss the orange. But for now, I am very happy.
So, if you happen to be a blogger like me, who tries to avoid reading directions at all costs. Know that on Typepad, at least, you have the option to change your blog with a single click. For step by step instructions click here.
The poodle reading the book is the gorgeous Mercury via The Pack's flickr site.
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Coolest Dog Poo Bags Ever!
Cuno, the agency's dog and inspiration.100% biodegradable and 100% beautiful. By Berlin-based ad agency/product designers Nina Dautzenberg and Andrea Gadesmann of jungeschachtel.
Package of 16 bags comes with 8 different styles and sayings. Handy cardboard scoopers make clean up fast, easy, and hygenic. Bags also come gift wrapped if you want to send them as a present to the eco-friendly dog owner in your life. Order here.
Via Dieline.
Thanks for the tip, Michael Surtees, of exellent blog DesignNotes.
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Andrew Armstrong: Canny Canine Design
Trunk Bunk & Tree’t BowlSculptor Andrew Armstrong has turned his attention to dogs. His latest designs, now on view at LA’s fith floor in Chinatown, include the eco friendly Trunk Bunk & Tree’t Bowl made from reclaimed wooden pallets and grocery bags, the Polynesian inspired Tiki Dog House, and my favorite the Shaggy Shank, a handmade dog rug in the shape of a steak.
I love seeing artists play with materials and words with such expertise. And how great is it that such lighthearted designs were created in the spirit of two very serious goals, spoiling our pups and saving our planet. Well done — get it — as in “How do you want your Shaggy Shank?”
Tiki Dog House
Shaggy Shank
