Wines of Substance

Lots of wine posts lately but I couldn’t pass up the chance to share this piece from the Dieline. This crisp modern look is from Wines of Substance of Walla Walla. Their website is also quite a treat and completes the “elemental” look of this product. I can’t wait to get my hands on a bottle and see if what’s inside is as good as what’s outside.

101 uses for gaffers tape

101 uses for gaffers tape, originally uploaded by jwlphotography.

Photographer Jason Lee has a wonderful set of photos featuring his two daughters up on Flickr. You definitely need to check it out.

Websites for Big Monitors

Web Designer Wall has a cool post listing 80 websites designed with today’s large monitor sizes in mind. While many people are happy with 19 to 22-inch monitors others are using 30-inch and larger monitors that kill the backgrounds on conventional websites. The designers of these site have gone out of their way to provide an aesthetically pleasing experience on any monitor size.

Web design can be quite challenging for those used to designing for print. These sites prove design doesn’t have to suffer in the maddening world of different resolutions, browsers, monitor sizes and rendering standards.

Elk & Wolf Chardonnay

Make it two in a row from The Dieline. These Elk & Wolf bottles are just too beautiful to ignore. Using a brushed aluminum wine bottle Social UK was able to create something truly out of the ordinary. You can imagine how these would stand out on a wall of dark glass bottles with various color labels.

Tapio Spirits

The Dieline has a post on Tapio which is an all-natural blended spirit from the UK. The design is simple yet elegant and manages to maintain the feel of a health drink at the same time. I love how clean the design is and that it allows what’s in the bottles to take center stage instead of wrapping the whole bottle with graphics and images.

Water Kiss Street Animation

Street animation is an exciting genre that takes street art to the next level. This example, using only water and the sidewalk, is an excellent example of what is possible.