ties’n things

This is so strange to look at!

Before&After is an online magazine with design tips. They are not all as useful as the other so i’m not paying for them. But some are for free and sometimes it’s worth to have a quick look at these tutorials.

It’s for real now, the Adobe creative suite 2.3 is available. They made quite an effort on the website this time. It shows you the new tools of the creative suite applications, but also highlights some interesting design agencies. Have a look inside this ‘creative mind’! It is quite a trip, but definitely worth it!

The fat striped bathing suit umbrella guys are very funny by the way…

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Take a look at this baby, he is ab-so-lutely perfect!
Beautiful color, and those tires … o, my heart! But of course, this one is a special edition. The few which are still in one piece are probably very expensive collectors items by now.

Luckily i’m close to driving my own beetle soon! Here in Mexico beetles are not rare at all, they’re quite cheap transportation. Hopefully i’ll be able to find one in decent condition.

Have you heard about (RED)? If not, have a quick look at the website.

The basic idea is: “If you buy a (RED) product or sign up for a (RED) service, at no cost for you, a (RED) company will give some of its profits to buy and distribute anti-retroviral medicine to our brothers and sisters dying of aids in Africa.�.

According to themselves, (RED) it is not charity, it is a business model. The (RED) companies provide luxury products: clothes, shoes, credit cards, cellphones and iPods. Now luxury consumers can choose (RED) to contribute to the world in some way.

(RED) has a good looking graphic, strong. It is also nicely adapted by the participating companies. I had a look at these companies and i have to say they are all applying the concept very well, off course, it is also a nice marketing opportunity for them. They didn’t just apply the label to one of their products, they really designed a whole new product or collection about it, you can even design your own shoe at the converse website! Altough the products don’t have to look red, they all provide a recognizable link. I guess soon choosing (RED) will be the ‘hip’ thing to do.

Since red truly is my color and i’m such a caring woman (I absolutely am!) i’m already thinking of my very own (RED) product… I already own an iPod, the (RED)phone maybe? But my cellphone is in perfect shape, don’t need a new one! There we go again, luxury, grrr… Why can’t they provide (RED) coffee or something?