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Infamous

My housemate tim was playing infamous the ps3 game, and the characters are amazing, they are illustrated so well, its a really sketchy detailed style, it looks quite modern and edgy, quite fancy making my illustration more like this...

Waterless jeans

The jeans manufacturing process can be surprisingly water-intensive. Most jeans are washed in industrial washing machines between three to ten times during the finishing process--and that adds up. So when Levi's went looking for ways to save water this past year, it focused on the finishing side of jeans manufacturing. And that's how the WaterLevi's didn't make any major changs to the jeans manufacturing process to cut down on water use. Instead they used simple fixes--combining multiple wet washing machine cycle processes into a single wet process, incorporating ozone processing into garment washing, removing water from the stone wash--to cut down on water consumption by an average of 28% in the Water"We took the idea of jeans that use fashion-forward finishes that people love to wear--the worn in look, creases around the pockets--but made with a lot less water," explains Kelly Benander, Director of Corporate Communications for Levi Strauss. "We went into laundries, talked to suppliers, and asked how to create this." One result: Levi's found that it didn't need water in the stonewashing process--only stones. It was a discovery that drastically cut water use.
Levi's first collection of WaterIn addition to saving water, the company's changes could also save suppliers cash--using less water means using less energy, which in turn cuts down on electricity bills.
The company hopes that other jeans manufacturers learn from its example. "This won't be a proprietary formula. We're talking to companies doing similar things," Benander says

I tech

Stella McCartney Kids launched today, and the designer fashion line didn't miss a beat in appealing to both modern tech-savvy families and ethical consumers. The launch includes an iPhone app and an interactive website for kids, featuring a virtual playground. And in keeping with her main adult line of clothing, none of the kids' products contain leather or fur.
The Kids line is being launched virtually and will focus on global online sales, shipping to 200 countries. By contrast, McCartney's adult line is sold in more than 600 outlets around the world.
The iPhone app allows users to draw, browse, and buy their products directly, and the website offers downloadable wallpapers, drawing games, and a virtual playground.

The Nau Down Hoody Is Light as a Feather and Warm as a Stovetop



The best part about Nau's down hoody is the way it's cut: it's slim. Unlike other puffy jackets, it doesn't make you feel like a helium-filled reincarnation of President Taft. The other best part: It weighs about as much as a T-shirt. The other other best part: it's a hoody.
The shell and liner of the Down Hoody are 100% recycled polyester (that recycled fabric is part of the reason we profiled Nau back in 2007). The guts are 850-fill down, which can be collapsed down to about the size of a 20-ounce bottle. There are some ingenious details: You can adjust the waistband from inside the side pockets, keeping your hands warm, and the path of the zipper skews toward your right ear, meaning the zipper doesn't end up in your mouth. Smart.
And yes, it's very warm

Guardian.co.uk
awe inspiring pictures.
Satellite eye on Earth: October 2010
The Hungarian aluminium spill, waves in the Strait of Gibraltar, an American cyclone system and the edge of a melting glacier were among the images captured by European Space Agency and Nasa satellites last month

Concrete Canvas Shelter

U.K.-based company Concrete Canvas recently added a new product to their line of concrete/fabric based utilities, the Concrete Canvas Shelter. Based on the same concept as the company's first product Concrete Cloth, the shelter uses the concrete/fabric hybrid that, when activated with water, can be molded into a desirable shape before it hardens






To get the right shape, the refuge comes with a prefab system designed to incorporate the Concrete Cloth into a quick heavy-duty shelter in lieu of tents. Their CCS25 model can be set up by two people (with no training) in less than an hour and, after drenching it with water, the structure expands, giving you a hardcore shelter ready to go within 24 hours









The special fabric transforms from a pliable, easy-to-store bundle into a fireproof, waterproof and potentially bulletproof shelter. Designed specifically to fit into natural surroundings, it can be covered with earth, sand or snow to offer insulation and extra protection from the elements or enemies. Once hardened, the shelters also have lockable doors, providing a higher level of security than traditional fabric structures





Since these units are semi-permanent (a minimum design life of 10 years) and essentially instant, the applications are great for both industrial and military organizations. They provide quick secure housing or storage for personnel and, due to they modular design, easily link together to create larger spaces. For housing staff after a natural disaster or establishing a quick, sturdy medical center, this product could be life saving.






Currently the largest models offer 54 square meters of operating space and are only available by email order

E.R.P part 2

I have decided to concentrate my project around designing a concession for Sportswear brand , Stone Island. I have admired the brand for a long time, and my hero aitor throup has collaborated with them and is part of the CP company legacy.
I have decided to go down this route, because it is one i would genuinely love to become a part of.

The selling point of stone island is their conceptual design. The clothing to look at is relatively simple but the interesting ideas and collaborative conceptual projects are the exciting twists.

Nakedness

Alot of my inspiration come from the anatomy and structure of the male form...
Im not just a massive perve

Monster Hoodies

Bustedtees.com

SHARKBITE

Rob Steen

Rob Steen is marvellous, he illustrates animals, mainly from his head, or a mixture of real and surreal...
I think these creatures are so exciting and imaginative, i want to draw some...

P.H Concept.

P.H
(Pod Hood)

The Ph scale.
Acid-Alkaline
1-14
This could potentially be a really interesting concept to work from with regard to numbering products/having a scale of colour chart. Naming each colour and variation on product after part of the scale.
I just thought of this, could be part of my logo/branding for future ideas...