Signs and portents

GE’s interactive web chart of energy use caught my eye. Design by Pentagram.

Coasters with character.

(via loveallthis)

These were designed by James Alexander. You’d probably have to join the Circle (ie. become a member) to pop one in your wallet.

richardmutt:

I’d like one of these.

from: raindesign

Gem.

Our good friends at Jade Design made these membership cards for the typographic circle. Nice.

Nook.ie anyone?

Here’s a humorous article from Steven Heller looking at American bookseller Barnes & Noble’s new product. A reaction to the Kindle (I mentioned his article about that, here), the Nook is visually more appealing to my eye than the cumbersone Kindle. It does, however seem to owe a royalty to Jonathan Ive at Apple.

Speaking from this side of the pond, Nook is an aphorism for something else entirely. But that’s enough about that. In case you are wondering, nook.ie is available.

Er, the domain name I mean, that wasn’t an offer.