flesh & blog » links http://newflesh.net/blog A personal blog mostly about everything but myself. Books, films, some music and some random thoughts. Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:40:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Japanese packaging reduced http://newflesh.net/blog/2008/07/18/japanese-packaging-reduced/ http://newflesh.net/blog/2008/07/18/japanese-packaging-reduced/#comments Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:05:00 +0000 Andreas http://newflesh.net/blog/?p=212 Tofu balloon packaging

Most are probably aware of how important packaging design is in Japan, and while it’s often gorgeous it can feel a little wasteful in these times. But PingMag has a How-to-Reduce-Packaging Journal up today, showing examples of things going in greener and more bio-degradable directions.

Shown above is Tofu packed in a balloon. Not only does it seem material efficient, but also easy to open since you only have to prick it to have the material shrink away and leave a perfectly round ball. I wouldn’t mind seeing Mozarella and other similar European cheeses packaged like this either.

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-Isaac Asimov’s 30 Laws of Robotics

]]> http://newflesh.net/blog/2008/07/15/robot-law-21/feed/ 0 Wim Delvoye website http://newflesh.net/blog/2008/06/30/wim-delvoye-website/ http://newflesh.net/blog/2008/06/30/wim-delvoye-website/#comments Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:58:51 +0000 Andreas http://newflesh.net/blog/?p=207 I’ve mentioned that I decided it’s about time I set up an artist’s site, and I’ll try to do better than most artists, who in my opinion very often don’t take that very seriously. But I doubt it will end up as ambitious as Wim Delvoye’s site, with a whole little pixel town to explore. At least not until I have studio emplyees to delegate that to. And a studio to keep them in….

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I can’t believe I haven’t posted about Basic Instructions though it has been in my feeds for a year and a half. Twice a week Scott Meyer gives four panels of wisdon on everthing from How to Maintain a Healthy Diet to How to Deal with Visions and How to Travel Back in Time. Now, go learn!

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