Adidas Original & B.o.B

Adidas and B.o.B team up for this ad with Champs. 

Deadmau5 Puma Sneaker Commercial

Commercial ad for Puma and Foot Locker shot around Europe (England, Berlin, Barcelona and others) featuring the Deadmau5 branded sneaker. more

Urbanized: A Documentary Film

Urbanized is Gary Hustwit's new documentary that is now reported to be released late this year/early 2012. Gary along with many other great speakers will be in Toronto for the DOT conference (Design Our Tomorrow) held in November, which I will be attending aimed to inspiring youth. {Kickstarter.com} more
The third documentary in this trilogy is about the design of cities.Urbanized looks at the issues and strategies behind urban design, featuring some of the world's foremost architects, planners, policymakers, builders, and thinkers. -Gary Hustwit

Kaweco Liliput

I bought a Kaweco Sport fountain pen when I was in Berlin this summer, great looking pens from Germany. {Cool Hunting} more

Named for the diminutive island dwellers of Gulliver's Travels, Liliput is a petite new pen from heritage German pen-maker Kaweco. True to its name, the pen measures only 3.8 inches when closed, expanding to five when posed for writing. At first glance, the cylindrical capsule could be anything from an EpiPen to an elongated pillbox, but don't let its austerity fool you. Made from solid aluminum, it takes refillable cartridges and at only eight grams, weighs next to nothing. -Cool Hunting

Speculative moldmaking

A friend of mine (a computer science major) asked me if creating iphone cases is a profitable business? I said sure if you have half a million dollars laying around maybe (which is usually the costs required to get a steel mold created for the product). Anyway I came across this interesting article about the industry and sent it to him from {core77} more 
On the morning of Apple's Oct. 4 announcement, top managers at Palo Alto startup Speck huddled into a conference room filled with colorful MacBooks to watch the news trickle in. They had created several rough models of potential new designs for the next iPhone, but were far from committing to any of them. "We have no idea what's going to hit the market," says Irene Baran, Speck's CEO. "We listen to the rumors like everyone else does and make intelligent guesses." -core77

Easton S17 Composite Skate Design

What is Coil Technology™? A one-piece composite boot form that maximizes energy return to give you explosive speed on the ice.

Why do the top pros in the world choose to shoot with Easton composite sticks? More power, lighter weight, and better response. Now our skates offer that same engineered superiority. Coil Technology is twice as responsive as traditional skates which rely on plastic. Our one piece composite boot form stores energy and then releases it to help your foot spring back stride after stride. {Easton} more

New Reebok NHL Jerseys

This year Reebok has designed new jerseys for several NHL teams across the league. Some notables...the new Winnipeg Jets jersey (formerly the Atlanta Thrashers), and the new alternate heritage jersey for the Ottawa Senators. The Senators jersey is a replica of the old on warn by the Senators in the early 1900s. The original jersey was actually analyzed from archives to make sure the colors and graphics were accurate. {NHL.com}

Steve Job dies at 56

Steve Jobs is dead at the early age of 56 on Thursday, October 6th. Steve Jobs is the great man behind the success of Apple computers and the most iconic designs given to us in the 21st century. May his legacy live on and he rest in peace. Thank you Steve. {Gizmodo} more


"In most people's vocabularies, design means veneer. It's interior decorating. It's the fabric of the curtains of the sofa. But to me, nothing could be further from the meaning of design. Design is the fundamental soul of a human-made creation that ends up expressing itself in successive outer layers of the product or service."
                                                            Steve Jobs (1955-2011)

Kindle Fire

"Amazon, not Apple, just mainstreamed the tablet market. The company's new Kindle Fire tablet, a 7-inch touchscreen device by Amazon's content ecosystem and priced at just $199, may be an orange to Apple's iPad apple, but I'd argue that it's an iPad killer all the same."  - Molly Wood {CNET} more

Drive Soundtrack

Got a chance to view the new film Drive with Canadian actor, Ryan Gosling and British actress, Carey Mulligan. "A Hollywood stunt performer who moonlights as a wheelman discovers that a contract has been put on him after a heist gone wrong."  A great movie with a great great soundtrack. {IMDb}

IMDb rating  8.6/10

Rotten Tomatoes   93% 

Check out a sample of the soundtrack...amazing elctro track from French artist Kavinsky. "FACT: listening to the 'Drive' soundtrack actually makes you 40% cooler than you were before."  {The Hollywood Reporter} I'm lovin the 80s feel of this movie. more

Alexander Ovechkin signs endorsement deal with Nike Bauer

After a long relationship with Reebok CCM Alex "The Great" has signed a new 6 year deal with Nike Bauer, which includes not only the casual and performance wear of the brand but ALSO will be switching many of his on ice equipment aswell. With a sub par performance at the Olympics and in the NHL last season, he is probably looking for a change. Hockey Gear Review reports he will be carrying the new "APX skates and Vapor 60 gloves, along with using the APX stick. In the pics, he is also sporting the 9500 helmet and what appear to be TotalOne pants (so he can have his famous long lace look)."  {Bauer, NHL.com and hgreview.ca}


...Ovi seen here trying out his new Bauer gear.

Cristiano Ronaldo: Tested To The Limit

Studies are done on Ronaldo to understand what makes him a top footballer. The video is a segment showing his mental abilities. In any case...a great video to see his amazing skills! Enjoy {Youtube}

Windows 8

I recently posted a new interface that was leaked for the Xbox Dashboard. Now we are getting the first chance to use Windows 8. It has the windows mobile Mango theme (shown below). You can download the developers preview  now from MS website. {CNET}

Back to the Future: The Nike Mag

The Nike Mag from the movie Back to the Future will be produced as a limited edition. Only 1500 pairs will be auctioned off for charity to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research. Awesome....just awesome lol. 

Enjoy {Cool Hunting} more

Federer Gillette Commercial

Messi is all in

New Xbox 360 dashboard update

Leaks are suggesting that Xbox 360 will be geting a new revamped dashboard UI update coming this Holiday 2011. The update allows for more social networking integration as well as more integration with Xbox Kinect - controlling the UI with more body gestures, with programs such as Bing. {Digital Trends} more details

PUMA After Hours Athlete

PUMA's casual wear collection for the The After Hours Athletes. The clothing is urban street wear which includes sneakers, rain jackets, athletic hoodies and graphic
T-shirts. {Puma}


PUMA After Hours Athlete: PUMA After Hours Athletes - PUMA Online Shop 

Inkling by WACOM

Great product idea. I good mix of the old and the new with a reasonable price tag.
{Wacom} more details

Senna the movie

Arguably the best driver ever compete, Ayrton Senna lived an amazing life and career in Formula 1 driving. The documentary, Senna, was recently premiered in Canada this past week and I was blown away by this movie; very inspirational.

Under Armour's E39 performance shirt

A look into the future of sports training and wearable computing. {Engadget}

Audi R18 TDI Le Mans

An absolute stunning car with beautiful lines and shape. I came across this TV spot which features a great song as well. Enjoy

Nike Zoom Hyperfuse 2011

Nike introduces the Zoom Hyperfuse. Watch this video as Shane Kohatsu and Fred Dojan of Nike's

Innovation Kitchen break down the Zoom Hyperfuse. {TheShoeGame.com}

X-Men: First Class

If you have a chance you should check out the new movie out of the X-Men series from Marvel. The movie isn't amazing by any means, but surprisingly entertaining; a good all around cast, good script and plenty of action action makes for a great summer flick.

Wardrobe Design

In X-Men: First Class you may notice of the stylish wardrobe and fashion worn by the actors. The movie and clothing is 60's inspired. {Esquire}

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2011 MTV Movie Awards

The MMA isn't exactly the oscars, but it can give you a good look at what fashion men are wearing this season in Hollywood.

Clothes are generally darker (greys, blacks and blues), straight legged jeans. Clean shorter hairstyles, low maintenance but kept casual.

Semi-Casual

The styles differ, they all wear formal pieces - dress them down to look more casual (with a jacket, rolling up the sleeves, buttoning down, sneakers and simple tee). Out at a restaurant, watching a ballgame with your friends or hitting a club, you'll look good all day. {SocialiteLife}

(Left to Right - Tyrese Gibson, Taylor Lautner, Ryan Reynolds)

(Left to Right - Jayson Blair, Andrew Garfield)

Dwyane Wade Jordan Fly Wade “Road PEs"

If anybody enjoys sports playoff as much as I do, you have been watching the NBA finals. I must say I am a big hockey fan, but I must admit watching sports such as tennis and basketball is great, because you get to see a lot of the new athletic fashion trends.

Miami Heat guard, Dwayne Wade is wearing the Jordan Fly Wade shoes during this playoff run. A great looking shoe, with a mix of glossy and matte red and white accents on the midsole and ankle to help balance the shoe. Looks like red is definitively in this year. {KicksonFire}

I was never big on high gloss basketball shoes, but I must admit I would love to have a pair of these; Minimal design, bright colour but not overstated.

Shoe Trends: French Open

Over last weekend was a great French Open final with Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer facing off. We observe some of the new design trends in sports and tennis this season. Below is the Roger Federer wearing a pair of new red 2011 Nike Vapour 8.

The Nike Lunar Vapor: Lightest and fastest on the tour

"Speed is the name of the game in the Nike Lunar Vapor 8 Tour Men's Tennis Shoe. Built to be the lightest and fastest shoe on the tour, the pros turn to the Lunar Vapor for its ultra-lightweight support, resilient cushioning and durable traction." {Nike}

Apple News

Alright for you Apple crazy people, they have announced a new line of iMac desktop computers. They look pretty much the same as the current models, but include better hardware and most notable the new Apple Thunderbolt! {CNET}

"Thunderbolt is a revolutionary I/O technology that supports high-resolution displays andhigh-performance data devices through a single, compact port. It sets new standards for speed, flexibility, and simplicity. And it’s on the new MacBook Pro and the new iMac." {Apple}

Men's Spring Style 2011

Well fitted suites worn semi-casual (as I like to call it ;) ) is in this spring. The photo hits a lot of this springs style of staying casual - A nice clean simple shirt, belt-less (relaxed waistline), longer loftier hair. more...

If you're going with a belt, woven belts are this seasons choice - giving a more relaxed, casual look. more...

{GQ - by Jim Moore}

Adidas is all in tv ad

I don't think this ad is amazing, but its good. Adidas appears passionate about sport but also about a lifestyle brand. The multiple cameos from actors, athletes and singers are strong. Worthy note... if you like the music in the commercial, its a brand new song from Justice (a French electronic duo) called Civilization.

Check it out, enjoy.

Adidas is all in campaign

Katy Perry part of the 'all originals' campaign.

{Adidas}

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Park Hyun Sun, a famous Korean model is doing a similar ad in Asia.

{Adidas Korea}

Korean pop stars 2NE1 {Adidas Korea}

The Future of UI

A look into where user interface and interaction design is going. Quite impressive.

Remember the data interface from Minority Report? Well, it's real, John Underkoffler invented it -- as a point-and-touch interface called g-speak. {TED talks}

Ale Lamp

I like this lamp design at the same time kinda makes me cringe...reminds me of fungus rings growing on trees :S

In addition to a vase with a precarious support, Jaim Telias will be showing this folded wood veneer pendant lamp at Milan Design Week 2011. more... {Mocoloco}

Skittles Commercial

...great tv ad by Skittle (by the way I am now naming my cat skittles). If you are not familiar Skittle commercials are a good way to laugh and waist time. If you haven't seen this one yet...watch!

Enjoy lol!

Stella Artois Christmas TV Ad

I love these Stella Artois commercials that appeared during Christmas (2010)

Enjoy!

Moleskine: Milan design week

Ummm...wow I want it all lol, but especially the pen!

This just in from Milan: Moleskine has just unveiled Reading, Writing and Traveling, a new line of stationery and bags, designed by Italian designer Giulio Iacchetti ... more

{core77}

Men's Hairstyles 2011

Need a haircut young man? ...some of this season's styles. {askmen}

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{ You’ll be happy to know that men’s hairstyles in 2011 are about chilling out and keeping it easy. }

Inside BlackBerry: PlayBook preview

Blackberry Playbook hit the market on April 19th, check out the teaser...

L.A. Noire

Absolutely sick, not sure about the gameplay, but the realism in the facial expressions is nuts. See if you can recognize the cameos.