Kim Kardashian GQ shoot

Beautiful women are always good design. This is from the newest GQ shoot with Kim and her BF Reggie Bush. Lucky, lucky man.

Sweet Water Bottles

Now I am a huge proponent of drinking tap water, and I actually despise the idea of bottled water in the first place considering we have some of the cleanest tap water in the world, and because of all the waste...from the plastic in the bottles to the energy used to ship the water. This is especially true for the imported waters. Anyway, with that rambling out of the way, I do think that some of the bottle designs that you see in the stores are excellent. I saw this VOSS bottle at a gas station, and I literally bought it just because I loved the design so much. Simple, yet it stands out. Everything is plastic, and the top grey part is the lid that reveals the spout when unscrewed. And it tasted...just like water.

Making of the Air Yeezy

Just found this article on Kanye's Blog. Actually goes through the design process of the shoe, from Kanye's initial inspiration to the Nike innovation kitchen.

Check out the article HERE

Check out other pics HERE

Wacom Cintic 12WX

This may not seem as cool to any non-designers, but trust me this thing rocks. It is a digital pen tablet that, unlike older tablets, allows you to see what you are drawing on its built in screen. So you no longer have to look at you computer screen to see what your hand is doing on the tablet. Plus the design is simplistic and functional. I own an older tablet right now, and I would probably sell my first born to have this one. Well maybe thats a little extreme, but you get the point.

Nike Air Yeezy

The air yeezy catches my eye for 2 reasons. The first is the light grey and orange color scheme, which I think always look good together. The second reason is for the fact that the high top is so outrageously tall, it commands attention...kind of like Ye himself. Also notice that the pattern on the strap are tons of little Y's embossed into the plastic. Nice little detail if you ask me.

Kanye West on VH1 Storytellers

Hands down one of the best performances by Kanye. The live performance of each song ends with a sort of personal time, where he dives into his personal life and also the reasoning behind each of the songs. It certainly brings a fresh sound to the already great songs. Check out the actual stage. It seemed so simple, yet was able to burst into a full spectrum of digital lights. His outfit was fresh, and he actually made the autotune sound good live. I hope they make a cd for this...

Todays Images from the Design Observer

Erik Baker collects a series of intriguing images taken from the depths of the internet, and brings them to designobserver.com daily. Here are just a few that I have taken, but you can view the whole days worth here.

John "808s" Mayer?

This is John Mayer trying his hand at a little beat composin' with the 808 machine.  I really dig Kanye West's style of song making, and Im sure even he would be satisfied to hear this one.  I was actually impressed with the song enough to put it on here.  Check it out.

Transformable Messenger Bag

A bag of three faces. I dig the simple design and color. For some reason I am a fan of the neutral greys and browns. Anyway this bag can be a messenger bag, backpack, and briefcase. One of my final design projects was just like this. Bastards stole my idea...

Kid Cudi - Superboo

This is actually a fan video made for the song, and I might say they did quite a nice job.