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Office Mini-Demotivator Cards

grant — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:42:31 +0000

Give recognition for all of that busy work you've handed out lately.

Whether you are a project manager or “The Boss”, you need to find ways to motivate your employees. If your office is one that values a sense of humor, these snarky little notes are perfect for you. If this off-the-cuff humor appeals to you, check out other offerings from NeatThings.

Second Wind

grant — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:24:30 +0000

Second Wind from Ian Worrel on Vimeo.

What a great little video! Props to the author for great use of color and sound.

Adorable Felt Ice Cream Sandwich

The Collective — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:01:37 +0000

Chomped!

This lil guy is just sad because someone took a chunk out of his backside. Take him home and make him feel better! This is just one of a few amazing felt creations from SteffBomb.

Retro Print: The Great Outdoors

The Collective — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:23:20 +0000

This photograph is amazing due to the artifice involved. The photographer combines an Avon cologne bottle of a truck and camper and combines it with a paint by numbers painting as backdrop to form a vignette of classic Americana. The photographer combines two kitschy items from America’s not-so-distant past to make up this picture. Paint by number kits (which are still available) are noted more for the mild amount of enjoyment they give the painter; they are not famous for the art that is the result. Avon’s series of cologne bottles were avidly collected by Avon customers in the 1970s and then, after the cologne was gone, placed on shelves all over America as decorative objects. In hindsight, they were pretty awful, but perhaps what was worse was that we collected them and decorated our homes with them. This object combines the two into a splendid display of artifice. The photograph depicts a scene that could be real, could happen, and has happened countless times in our parks and campgrounds; but the photographer uses models that, through their sheer artificial nature, reveal how false the “camping experience” really is.

The Warning

The Collective — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:16:07 +0000

They did some amazing stage effects on this tour, check it out! Video presented by ThisOneIsOnUs.

Pessimism Hasn’t Failed Me Yet

The Collective — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:00:06 +0000

You could say the quote on this pin is “Cynically Proven.” It’s cute and funny, even though it’s pessimistic. It’s great for your purse, jacket, or anywhere you like. Check out other great stuff from beanforest.

The T-Shirt War

grant — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:18:15 +0000

The T-Shirt War from Ibrahim Nergiz on Vimeo.

It just goes to show what you can accomplish with some free time, 222 t-shirts, and a camera. Hat’s off to these two for a great showing of imagination. Now if shirts only worked that way for real!

65 days of static – Drove Through Ghosts To Get Here

grant — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:30:57 +0000

Flying Spaghetti Monster FSM Ornament or Wall Hanging

grant — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:20:39 +0000

An awesome piece from honnamay!

Robot & Triceratops t-shirt

The Collective — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:15:11 +0000

This geek-chic shirt in baby blue sports an engaging motif: a bright blue robot astride a sepia-colored dinosaur. The bold retro-style print immediately evokes science fiction B-pictures of the ’50s, with their sensational battles and promises of heretofore undreamed-of excitement. But it also brings to mind those children’s games where toys from wildly different contexts interact together for no readily apparent reason, creating surreal juxtapositions of genre and scale. Tiny spacemen action figures do battle with enormous 11-inch tall fashion dolls or gargantuan pastel teddy-bears, the doll-house is requisitioned by a detachment of minuscule plastic army men, and the clockwork robot rides out on his loyal triceratops mount. Great stuff from happyfamily.