counternotions

I Want it All

… well, because I do.

and because my peonies were wilting and sighing, and I decided to immortalize them, on a whim, one sunny afternoon.

So says Marian Bantjes about the most exquisite ‘typeface’. More here from her favorites projects.

Fingertip USB Optical Mouse

In real life testing, we found that it takes a while to get used to a “vertical” finger operated mouse due to the fact that most computer users have never dealt with something like this.

$7.90. ‘Nuff said.

Threadlinking

Can Amazon’s Kindle do this?

Typographic Links is a collectible hand-sewn publication, which maps interesting links and connections through the world of typography. The aim was to create a book and accompanying poster that took a light-hearted look at typographic practice. Thread is used to create three-dimensional hyperlinks that guide the reader through the pages of the book.

» Via FormFiftyFive.

Futura 001: Hirsuite

I can think of a few occasions where this macabre font of pure hairy abandon could be used. How about you?

Mixed metaphors

A candle-like LED light that is ignited by a magnetic match and turned off by blowing on it:

» Via dezeen.com.