SparkBlog by The Hartman Group

Weekly Six: Color charts and toilet roll arts

	Toilet paper roll art Time to get inspired by an object that does anything but... [via The Design Inspriation]
	Charting the course of the crayon industry "Crayola's Law": The number of colors will double every 28 years (colors grow at an average of 2.56% annually). [via Boing Boing]
	What should I eat? Food court flowchart Just can't decide...enough said. (They should make a wallet-size!) [via Top Cultured]
	Street sleeps Photographer, Adrian Storey, chronicles sleeping in Tokyo public spaces [via CNN Go]
	Jobs of 2030: Memory Augmentation Surgeon, Waste Data Handler, Narrowcaster A little science-fictiony, so you may want to hold off on running new business card for now. [via Fast Company]
	WIN Human Recorder - wireless, real-time health tracker HRS-I measures and records electrocardiographic signals, body surface temperature and overall body movements, all while wearing it under your shirt. [via Dvice]

Enjoy!

Weekly Six: pets, knits and bees

Pet pampering
Air Press chamber offers oxygen therapy for your pet

It's all in a name..."a stand"
AIAIAI A-Stand

Birds Chased By Bees
As the crow flies, Tokyo battles avian pest...with bees

ReKnit
This guy's mom takes an old knitted garmet and turns it into something new.
[via Josh Spear]

Meal exchange
I made chowder, you made pickles. Let’s trade.

LED, lighting the way...but not always
Energy-saving LED traffic lights potentially dangerous in snow storms

Enjoy!

Weekly Six: REO video game and Jones Soda sings

REO Speedwagon cues up video game to boost fan base
(When was the last time REO made headlines?...)

Jones Soda grabs the karaoke microphone
Jones Pairs with Konami for Karaoke Sweepstakes

Should Food Stamps Be Used To Buy Organic Food?
Interesting question (and now discussion) being posed by Treehugger

30 Secrets Your Waiter Will Never Tell You
Two dozen servers reveal the truth about what goes on behind the kitchen doors

IWearYourShirt
Outsourcing wardrobe to corporate America

Beer apps galore
Drinking's never been so much fun

Enjoy!

Weekly Six: Bar codes, color wheels and punch art

In Japan, Even the Barcodes Are Well Designed
D-barcode specializes in turning barcodes into something fun and memorable.

iPhone App for the Environment
GoodGuide iPhone app scans bar codes for environmental and heath ratings

Graph Media Activities With a Wheel Chart
Hand-drawn "media wheel" shows what media people consume when and where

The Worst Cities for Walking
Transportation for America released a new study on which U.S. cities are most dangerous for pedestrians.

Hole Punch Art
A self-portrait created with holes of 10 different sizes.

And for the "wow" factor: Video Remix
[via Kottke]

Weekly Six: Packaging and innovation from the cool to the creative

12 of the World's Coolest Packaging Designs via Fast Company

Collage of the cool via Superficial Gallery

Anti-theft lunch bags via Think of The

NASA invention for kids: Applesauce on the go via Ambalaj

Meaty Packaging via Lovely Packaging

Credit card-sized Pocket Light folds flat via Dvice

Enjoy!

P.S. BONUS

There's an app for that: Plastic surgery ala iPhone

Weekly Six: Vending machines, bottle tops, scary movies and innovation that sucks

Farmers use vending machines to sell produce 
via Springwise

Bottles and bottle tops go high design in Paris Design Pack Gallery
via Sustainable Packaging Design

Jailvertising targets a very captive audience
via AdFreak.com

Crowdsourcing used to rename Kraft product
via Social Media Today

The Dyson Air Multiplier Doesn't Suck, It Blows
via Fast Company

'Paranormal Activity' hits it big, taking more than a few cues from the "Blair Witch Project" playbook

Advertising Age

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Weekly Six: Beer pong, twitter writs and Gourmet is 86ed

Beer Pong
Throw a Proper Beer Pong Shot

Chefs shop for fish on Twitter
Twitter has replaced the seafood market for some chefs and their vendors.

Traceability meets small format
Basis Market, brainchild of former management consultant Bion Bartning, opens this fall

Walmart wedding
Couple says their "I dos" in the lawn and garden department

At 68, Gourmet is 86ed
Conde Nast shelves Gourmet Magazine

Twitter and justice for all
High Court orders writ to be served via Twitter


Enjoy!

Weekly Six: Meat chocolate and social-networking fatigue

The Meat and Chocolate Trend
"As long as you stay on this side of the sweet-savory line, the meat and chocolate trend is a great one."

Obesity problem big on everything, not just people
Obesity epidemic forces venue to make seats bigger

10 Best Things We'll Say to our Grandkids
Ready to feel old?

Grow your own meat
We might not have flying cars, but...

Social networking fatigue
Vanity Fair's share tool might be a bit much

Steampunk Insects
Nothing to say, just super cool

Enjoy!

Weekly Six: Sensitivity glasses, comfy cows and top tens

Glasses, Gloves Simulate Geriatric Impairments
Putting marketers in the old peoples' shoes, literally
via Ad Lab

AmazonBasics
Amazon.com goes private label

Cows on mattresses
Comfy cows are more productive

Cheese or Font?
Take the quiz...it's harder than you think!
via idsgn

Happy Park(ing) Day
Turning metered parking spaces into temporary parks

And, top ten lists...
10 record-breaking foods

10 Weirdest Celebrity Food Commercials

Weekly Six: Candy pills, knitworking and cute goes big time

Is it candy or medicine?
Handy chart and quiz...test your skills
via BuzzFeed

Social knitworking
Knitting and social media does it get better

Teens Don't Tweet
The Onion's Take (...find out what we've said on the subject)

PetCare Robot
Pet luxury continues with Fido's virtual playmate

Energy clock
Depicts visualization of your energy use...with built-in guilt chime

When cutesy gets serious
Cute design that isn't dumb

Enjoy!