Capybara Goes Acoustic

Watch CAPYBARA play Cutaway Kid / KRUXcoustic. Buy their record, love them like I do.

Japanese Barcode Design

Masters of turning the mundane cute, we recently came across this collection of the clever ways Japanese designers have extended this eccentricity down to the boring barcode.

Without impeding on the necessary numbers, inventive versions transform humble skus from the usual black-and-white rectangle to graphics that range from cityscapes to waves, often relating to the product it identifies.

The online gallery from Tokyo's Design Barcode studio demonstrates the creative ways the barcode can go from basic to engaging with a few simple additions, revolutionizing the iconic information tag.

via Information Aesthetics via Fast Company

See more creative barcodes after the jump.

Market Street, 1905

Man, lots of good stuff today. This is a film of a trip down Market Street in San Francisco taken in 1905 from the front of a streetcar. The array of driving styles and vehicles on display here is dazzling. (via justin blanton)

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