Author: Jerry Hsiao

Feed

Many large cool companies like to commission cool artists to do art for their offices, like David Choe for the Facebook offices. Recently Google Zurich hired Drzach & Suchy to create a piece based on a shadow casting method. The piece they created was titled "The Force". The Star Wars themed piece transforms from an...

Feed

As a designer who works with clients from across the ocean you realize that the world doesn't revolve around the letter size sheet of paper, 8.5' x 11" doesn't mean anything to someone in Asia. And if you ever wondered why A4 is so much superior, well I have the video for you to watch....

Feed

I remember when "flash" sales were the hottest thing, the "new" way to shop. You'd join the site and get access to sales which ended in an allotted time and get great deals. Now flash sales are just a part of the daily shopping grind. So what's next? Welcome the subscription boxes. They really aren't that...

Feed

From the brain child of Mike Bodge comes the latest in marketplaces, Hashb.ag. Search hashtags from the site and purchase goods from Instagram people who are selling goods. Take a moment and check it out, it's simple and helps you reach out to the people of Instagram. ...

8 Questions

I first met Che-Wei at a friends house, where I learned of his successful Kickstarter the Pen-Type A. Che-Wei is one half of the creative duo CW&T together with his now wife Taylor Levy they create some amazing and unique things. Their designs vary from industrial designed products to iPhone apps, never not conceptually genius....

Feed

Welcome to the latest in app gimmicks. An awesome site with well curated goods and they're offering to send a handwritten note for a few extra bucks. The catch it's handwritten by a ROBOT! It would be interesting to get the handwriting analyzed by a professional, I wonder what they'd say. If your interested check...

Feed

In 2011 Steve Jobs passed away and Apple didn't close down and the world didn't end. Now a new book detailing the legacy of all the design aspects around the empire is being released. ICONIC A photographic tribute to Apple innovation, and it's quite possibly the most amazing collection of Apple products, prototypes and packaging...

Feed

When a graphic designer takes on OCR (Optical character recognition) we get ZXX a font built to disrupt unwanted people from reading your words and thoughts online. Sang Mun a graphic designer who was a former contractor with the US National Security Agency (NSA) took on the task to help society reclaim a bit of...

Feed

3D isn't just a fad it seems, It's here to stay and it's getting into the hands of very creative people. In this first video we have the self proclaimed "World's first 3D printed skateboard". A Dutch artist who won a 3D printer in a contest decided to print his own skateboard with a sculptural texture...

Feed

The big question growing up was always "What do you want to be when you grow up?", and I probably went through many occupations. But one I do remember was wanting to make toys, unfortunately I didn't end up there but thanks to Anthony Ladesich's mini documentary The Secret Story of TOYS I know a...