“Transition” and “Exploration” are two of the most pervasive themes when the European Union is mentioned. Thus, it felt only right that these two were integrated into the design of the logo of the Hellenic Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
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There is no doubt about it, “Instagramming” has now become a way of life for many people. Sharing moments with your friends and family has become even more fun and creative, thanks to this app, and what better way to embody it than to have a Logo Mascot that represents this fun and quirky vibe? Everyone, meet the newest fun guy on the block, the Instagram Logo Mascot. (more…)

5 from Apple.

The lightest and thinnest iPhone yet (so far) has finally been revealed to the world by Apple who, according to Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing Philip Schiller, is the most beautiful consumer device they have ever created. Now operating on the iOS 6, the iPhone 5 has a 4-inch Retina display, ultrafast wireless technology and speedy performance thanks to the proprietary A6 chip, all backed up by a longer battery life. (more…)

When it comes to ‘pure’ products, it is best to stick to packaging and branding design that stick close to that theme. Pure. Simple. Straightforward. You don’t want anything fancy to take away from the highlight, which is the product itself.
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How do you drink your beer? From a beer mug? Straight from the can? Or do you drink it cold, taking a swig right off the bottle? Ever pictured yourself taking a drink from a square bottle?

Well, if it were up to Heineken and Petit Romain, you would be doing that sometime in the future. The French industrial designer has just revealed his concept of a Heineken bottle. Foregoing the usual round bottles with long and narrow necks, this one has a square shape and is aptly named “Heineken Cube”. (more…)

A Russian designer Art Lebedev created this off-beat Povodokus, a dog leash fashioned to look like a handgun. Povodokus has the shape of a pistol, which unwound the cord and fits your hand like a glove. When you press the trigger spring leash unwound or unwound under tension.

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Created with heat sensitive pigment, at first glance the On/Off Color Changing Sensitive Mug, looks like a standard black mug with big white letters that say “OFF”. Nothing fancy, but once you add the hot beverage of your choice, the mug changes color to white and in big black letters it states: “ON”.
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Dragées are basically small, bite-sized confectionery with a hard outer shell for coating. In Greece, the first name when it comes to the manufacture of dragées is Hatziyiannakis, and in its 60-year stint in the industry, they have come up with a new product: edible pebbles.
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Japanese studio has created original stand Nendo “Jaguchi” in the form of a crane with flowing water for the iPhone and iPad. Stand is made from polycarbonate and dodstupna in four colors: white, black, blue and colorless.

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On the launch site, located at Cape Canaveral has started a preliminary pre-launch countdown until the launch of the space shuttle “Atlantis”, which took place last friday, in order to reach ISS. The launch of the American shuttle “Atlantis” is scheduled on July 8th at 11:26 AM local time. The returning of the shuttle to the Earth is scheduled on July 20th. After a few days, the only transport to ISS, will remain the russian “Soyuz”, writes today – “The Wall Street Journal (WSJ)”.
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