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Amplified Light

The clever SOLO pendant is a lamp made from a microphone. These would be great in a recording studio entrance area or just as a fun accent in the home. Notice the shadows the lamp casts through the mesh - it's a pretty neat effect. SOLO is made by Re-surface Design in Brooklyn, NY by designer Donna Brady.

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Japanese Matchbooks

Bronwen over at theDieline was in Japan recently and came back with some tasty Japanese packaging goodies. This one has got to be the best of the bunch - adorable matchbooks with tiny printed match heads! The pandas are my favorite! Now, we just have to figure out how to get a hold of these.

Help, I Have a Headache.

In an attempt to simplify simple health issues (like a cut or a headache), Help Remedies has created friendly packaged remedies to attend to life's everyday boo-boos. The packaging is  uncluttered and made from  paper pulp, which is 100% compostable (unlike the many-layered full color packaging from mainstream pharma products.) I like the concept behind these, besides the packaging aesthetics, which are an instant sell for me. I think these would make a nice get-well gesture, too.

João Sabino

João Sabino of Portugal is the designer behind some really interesting objects. The above image is Keybag - a handbag made from hundreds of keyboard keys. Another interesting idea that caught my eye is Intentional Colour - a tea cup with the inscription, "this cup was intentionally left blank".

Business Unusual

Designing business stationary and need some inspiration? No problem.

Get inspired here

We (Heart) It

We (heart) It - Visual Bookmark

(Thanks Chris Glass)

Designer's Tip: How to Recover a Corrupt Adobe Illustrator File

Have you ever worked on a design in Adobe Illustrator only to try opening it later and discover it's corrupt? Hours of work go down the drain, yet there is a ray of hope to crack open that file once again. Yael figured out what I believe is the only known way to recover a corrupt Adobe Illustrator file.  Joyously grateful emails from around the world pop up in her inbox every so often with deeply felt thanks for having discovered this invaluable tip.

See it on Behance Tip Exchange or continue reading for the step-by-step tip. Let us know if this comes in handy or if you have another way that works for you.

Our Disco Disastro

30 different  covers for OUR DISCO DISASTRO

Spotted over at HAPPY LOVERS TOWN.

 

Packaging Lights by Anke Weiss

Amsterdam designer, Anke Weiss, forces us to look at what we consider useless garbage as functional objects of art. By pricking thousands of tiny holes in mass produced packaging fitted with a light source, she elevates discarded packaging most people would throw away into a breathtaking light fixtures. See more images of other styles at dezeen.