Chilean-born designer Francisca Prieto experiments with typography to create innovative interior products and artworks. Her work plays with graphic elements in both 2D and 3D form giving each piece a rich narrative of its own. Says Prieto: “I like unexpected connections, like the idea of bringing together the concept of a compass and a clock…I also like taking things out of context, like using Japanese binding instead of hinges. The unexpected scale or context makes you look at it with different eyes” (via homelife)

Chilean-born designer Francisca Prieto experiments with typography to create innovative interior products and artworks. Her work plays with graphic elements in both 2D and 3D form giving each piece a rich narrative of its own. Says Prieto:

“I like unexpected connections, like the idea of bringing together the concept of a compass and a clock…I also like taking things out of context, like using Japanese binding instead of hinges. The unexpected scale or context makes you look at it with different eyes”

(via homelife)

What the F**K is Social Media Now?

What the F**k is Social Media NOW?

 

For the last three years, Marta Kagan, has updated her famous presentation called “What the F**K is Social Media” and for 2010, the presentation has been updated with some more amazing stats and growth comparisons to 2009.  

  • If Facebook were a country, it would be the third most populated in the world, ahead of the United States.
  • If Facebook were a country, it would be the third most populated in the world, ahead of the United States. Only China & India are more populated.
  • 500 BILLION. The number of minutes spent on Facebook per month.
  • 500 BILLION. The number of minutes spent on Facebook per month. LAST YEAR, THAT NUMBER WAS A MEASLY 150 BILLION.
  • The amount of content 25 BILLION. (web links, news stories, blog posts, notes, photos, etc.) shared each month on Facebook. THAT’S MORE THAN 6X LAST YEAR’S VOLUME.
  • 500 BILLION. The number of peer influence impressions Americans generate per year via social media.
  • 500 BILLION. The number of peer influence impressions Americans generate per year via social media. 62% of those impressions come from Facebook.
  • 24 HOURS. The amount of video uploaded to YouTube every minute.
  • 24 HOURS. The amount of video uploaded to YouTube every minute. THAT’S MORE THAN DOUBLE LAST YEAR’S VOLUME.
  • 2 BILLION. The number of YouTube videos viewed per day.
  • 2 BILLION. The number of YouTube videos viewed per day. THAT’S TWICE AS MANY AS LAST YEAR. 11
  • 4 BILLION. The number of images hosted on Flickr.
  • 4 BILLION. The number of images hosted on Flickr. THAT’S 13X MORE THAN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.
  • ONE-THIRD. The proportion of women aged 18-34 who check Facebook when they first wake up—even before going to the bathroom.
  • NINETY-FIVE. The percentage of companies using LinkedIn to find and attract employees. 14
  • NINETY-FIVE. The percentage of companies using LinkedIn to find and attract employees. 59% use Facebook and 42% use Twitter.
  • 1 in 6. The number of marriages last year between people who met through social media. 15
  • 1 in 6. The number of marriages last year between people who met through social media. THAT’S MORE THAN TWICE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO MET AT BARS, CLUBS, AND OTHER SOCIAL EVENTS COMBINED.
  • 27 MILLION. The average number of “tweets” per day on Twitter. 16
  • 27 MILLION. The average number of “tweets” per day on Twitter. THAT’S 8X LAST YEAR’S VOLUME.
  • 7 HOURS. The time it took for LeBron James to amass his first 150,000 Twitter followers.
  • 7 HOURS. The time it took for LeBron James to amass his first 150,000 Twitter followers. It took Bill Gates 8 hours to reach 100,000.
“The Wilderness Downtown” is an interactive interpretation of Arcade Fire’s song “We Used To Wait” and was built entirely with the latest open web technologies, including HTML5 video, audio, and canvas. Launch the site above and read how they brought the site to life here.  (via @samhouston)

“The Wilderness Downtown” is an interactive interpretation of Arcade Fire’s song “We Used To Wait” and was built entirely with the latest open web technologies, including HTML5 video, audio, and canvas.

Launch the site above and read how they brought the site to life here. 

(via @samhouston)

Check out these ‘laptop pods’ – egg-like pods of stacked laser-cut plywood – designed by Emma Selzer, which invite residents to work within the communal spaces rather than secreting themselves away in their apartments. (via @habitus living)

Check out these ‘laptop pods’ – egg-like pods of stacked laser-cut plywood – designed by Emma Selzer, which invite residents to work within the communal spaces rather than secreting themselves away in their apartments.

(via @habitus living)

Frank Miller directs the new Gucci ad for Gucci Guilty “the new fragrance for her.” It stars Rachel Evan Wood and Chris Evans with soundtrack by Friendly Fires. It’s visually stunning.

(via @notcot)

A bicycle shop in Altlandsberg, Germany advertises 120 bikes mounted on the building’s exterior. (via @flavorwire)

A bicycle shop in Altlandsberg, Germany advertises 120 bikes mounted on the building’s exterior.

(via @flavorwire)

 Justin Quinnell shot with a pinhole coke can camera and 6 month long exposure. The streaking effect is the sun’s trajectory from winter solstice to summer solstice.  (via the strange attractor)

 Justin Quinnell shot with a pinhole coke can camera and 6 month long exposure. The streaking effect is the sun’s trajectory from winter solstice to summer solstice. 

(via the strange attractor)

You gotta start sometime… so why not start now? This is the beginning of something. If only to stop being bored and having anyone around get annoyed with my restlessness, and perhaps even propel me out of this lull that i’ve rolled into. A little momentum is useful, and perhaps necessary.
 Jean Aw’s first post on NOTCOT five years ago
Hiyoko Imai constructs  intricate illustrative works using tiny fragments of paper. The Japanese-born, Amsterdam-based designer and illustrator follows a minimalist style, employing simple shapes to create new compositions.  Her work is inspired by cooking, balcony gardening, walking, and dreaming. (via kitsune noir)

Hiyoko Imai constructs  intricate illustrative works using tiny fragments of paper. The Japanese-born, Amsterdam-based designer and illustrator follows a minimalist style, employing simple shapes to create new compositions.  Her work is inspired by cooking, balcony gardening, walking, and dreaming.

(via kitsune noir)

Ribbonesia is a project by artist and illustrator “BAKU” Maeda that combines his interest for both wildlife and 3D design.  (via ventilate)

Ribbonesia is a project by artist and illustrator “BAKU” Maeda that combines his interest for both wildlife and 3D design. 

(via ventilate)

Andrew Meyers is a photographer and digital image maker from Toronto. His colorful and detailed pictures are very carefully crafted with a printing technique called “salt printing process.” It’s an approach that plays with both analog and digital techniques to achieve a certain look and sensibility.  (via @trendland)

Andrew Meyers is a photographer and digital image maker from Toronto. His colorful and detailed pictures are very carefully crafted with a printing technique called “salt printing process.” It’s an approach that plays with both analog and digital techniques to achieve a certain look and sensibility. 

(via @trendland)

Daisy Lew is a young graphic designer currently living in New York City. She created these amazing pop-up books about NYC inspired by “traveling and getting lost in a new city.” Check out the rest of her site here. (via @okaygreat)

Daisy Lew is a young graphic designer currently living in New York City. She created these amazing pop-up books about NYC inspired by “traveling and getting lost in a new city.” Check out the rest of her site here.

(via @okaygreat)