The EspressovatorContest yields winning coffee shop imaginingsIlly Cafe teamed up with Domus magazine in April 2004, asking students and designers under the age of 35 to create new ways of enjoying coffee (“create a place for meeting, discovery and encounter”). Over the course of 10 months, 704 entries were received, roughly half coming from outside […]

Necessity Is TheMother of Invention —And like any other Mom, she has to cut the crusts off li’l Invention’s sandwiches.Found this gizmo online this morning and it made perfect sense for a BrainBlog entry. Creative, useful, and just a little bizarre. I suppose you could just use a knife — but where’s the fun in […]

Get Off My (Jewel) CaseJewelBoxing.com offers creative disc packaging optionsTired of those boring plastic vinyl cases? Fed-up with the fragile plastic jewel cases? Give the new product from JewelBox.com a try!JewelBoxing.com is an ideal site for learning about this product, as they provide not just a means of ordering — but a complete section on […]

HA!Too True.This was created by my buddy Drew, at ToothpasteForDinner.comFunny/weird stuff daily.

Happy Biiirthday DaaayDear Lee-O-Nardoo…Light the candles for oneof the original Idea GuysAnswers.com certainly has DaVinci defined — check it out.Something else you may want to check out is How To Think Like Leonardo DaVinci. Excellent book that does it’s best to outline DaVinci’s seven guiding principles of discovery:Curiosita: Seek the truthDimostrazione: Take responsibilitySensazione: Cultivate awarenessSfumato: […]

What WouldScooby Doo?…It’s Old Man Smithers!Ive always been a fan of mystery movies and novels. I look upon them as a creative exercise, and a way to flex my mental muscles. I’m a big fan of Sherlock Holmes (Jeremy Brett rules!), Monk, and Nick Velvet. I had much fun through all the twists and turns […]