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Product Design: The Campaign for the Accurate Measurement of Creativity by Craighton Berman

Anneke Short — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 09:00:38 +0000

Here’s another great little project that I spotted over on Kickstarter, it’s already been fully funded so there’s no more pledging to be done but it’s a worth the share still.

The Campaign for the Accurate Measurement of Creativity by Craighton Berman, phew, is a very simple but fun idea of how to measure work in creative jobs. The perks included fun pencils and posters and of course, your very own sharpener jar.

Product Design: Manly Marks Letterpress Book by Brandon Griswold

Anneke Short — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:00:47 +0000

Manly Marks is a great project for a hand-bound letterpress book by Brandon Griswold that I spotted over on Kickstarter, recently funded over and beyond it’s modest $14,000 target.

It’s a very funny, tongue-in-cheek 60 page letterpress book about what it is to be a man, including subjects like “beard growing, handiwork, carpentry, firm handshakes, and bacon consumption.”

Check it out here for more details.

Product Design: Making Made Collection by Okum Made

Anneke Short — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:00:11 +0000

Following on from last week’s post about the most beautiful pen in the world – ahem, probably – is another great Kickstarter project by a guy called Okum Made.

The premise is simple, he has taken a range of standard, everyday items and has made them beautiful. And as every designer will know, making things complicated is easy, it’s making them simple that’s hard.

“Relying on craftsmanship, each piece is created by hand in-house to make sure every detail feels just right.”

Head over to his Kickstarter page to pledge here.