http://www.oberholtzer-creative.com/visualculture Connect, Create, Inspire Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:54:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The "Playground for the Rich" better known as Dubai may have seen the last of their overly excessive building boom because of fallen oil prices and the global credit crisis. Check-out CBS's video above for a glimpse of what may be on the horizon. Before the boom (1990): Dubai in 2003 at ... http://www.oberholtzer-creative.com/visualculture/2009/01/from-boom-to-bust/ Here's a clever and unique concept for milk packaging brought to you by Ashley Linnenbank that's sure to give you that fresh from the teet feeling. We've included some additional noteworthy dairy packaging concepts below: Milk Packaging by Hattomonkey: The Manhattan Milk Company: via The Dieline: http://www.oberholtzer-creative.com/visualculture/2009/01/got-milk/ For those of you who find your self short on napkins, as well as a being constantly uncertain of what day it is, help has arrived. Stas Aki designed this 2009 napkin calendar for you in mind. via Today and Tomorrow: http://www.oberholtzer-creative.com/visualculture/2009/01/2009-one-day-at-a-time/ Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe that the future can be better, it's unlikely you will step up and take responsibility for making it so. If you assume that there's no hope, you guarantee that there will be no hope. If you assume ... http://www.oberholtzer-creative.com/visualculture/2009/01/quote-of-the-week-24/ Today, Cubans celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Cuban revolution amid a floundering economy. It was 50 years ago that Dictator Fulgencio Batista fled Cuba in the early hours of Jan. 1, 1959 and a young lawyer turned revolutionary leader (Fidel Castro) emerged from the jungle to declare victory and ... http://www.oberholtzer-creative.com/visualculture/2009/01/cuba-50-years-since-the-revolution/ This typographic creation by Jonathan Barnbrook takes a quote from "Dubya," that pretty much sums up his two terms in office. For a visual history of Bush's stint at the helm you know what to do. via Design Observer: http://www.oberholtzer-creative.com/visualculture/2009/01/8-years-of-bush/ Over the last few months we've highlighted a few calenders that caught our eye. Here's a look at our favorites. Who would’ve thunk It?: Bubble Wrap calendar: http://www.oberholtzer-creative.com/visualculture/2008/12/get-your-2009-calendars/ One year in 40 seconds from Eirik Solheim on Vimeo. Eirik Solheim created this time lapsed video of the four seasons of 2008. Find out how he did it here. See you in the new year. http://www.oberholtzer-creative.com/visualculture/2008/12/2008-in-40-seconds/ PSFK has just released a 80 page book that contains 9 Good Ideas for 2009. Buy yours here. In addition, there will be a "Good Ideas Salon" in London. Over 20 speakers will be participating to discuss topics such as design, collaboration, and trends in London. http://www.oberholtzer-creative.com/visualculture/2008/12/9-good-ideas-for-2009/ Heaven, by Capella Garcia Arquitectura, is an ephemeral space created to show off the virtues of a constructional system using a plastic material which was developed by the Resyrok Company. This impressive display can be found in Barcelona's Casa Decor Fair as part of the “Pathway to a sustainable environment” ... http://www.oberholtzer-creative.com/visualculture/2008/12/%e2%80%9cpathway-to-a-sustainable-environment%e2%80%9d/