Good design is something that is great. It does not have to be expensive but it should make your life better.

Ikea is sort of like that. Many designers look down their nose at Ikea but the truth is it is a design success. Their ability to offer (mostly) good (sometimes original) design at a sane price, designed well enough so that Joe. Q. Average can take it home and put it together, is truly remarkable.

So when something comes along and improves on what is already so well thought out, is a wonderful thing indeed.

[check out Ikea Hacker]

So it’s a bit slow and everyone’s a bit busy but this is a bit of fun worth posting, and hey, it IS media design!

As part of its Flugtag event, you know, where people build the most insane ‘aircraft’ and then throw themselves off a ramp in vein hope that they will fly a long way, Red Bull has made this pretty cleaver online version.

Build the absurd aircraft of your dreams, paint it up and then fly it in a physics based simulator. All without making a total fool of yourself in public.

If you get the sack, don’t blame us.

[Go to the Flightlab]

Singlespeed and ‘fixie’ bikes are becoming all the rage in cities all around the world. Minimal, no fuss and a style and heritage all their own, they are hitting the mark in the trend circles. So it’s natural that brands and models start popping up to cater to the growing thirst.

Fixie Inc. out of Germany hit the note with several models. As would be expected from German’s, the attention to detailing is exact and wonderful.

[Check out Fixie Inc.] and also previously posted [Alta]

As we’ve mentioned here previously, NewWebPick publishes a great and rather worthwhile electronic magazine.

Today they just released issue 14, which is well worth looking into, if you have not already. And for USD$1.95, it’s not really even worth debating giving it a go (though they do release a free ‘lite’ version, if that’s too much cash for you).

[See it, and the other back issues here]

No not the rantings of a two year old. We spotted this on our radar and think it’s an interesting concept….

“Peel Gallery invites you to becomes one of its curators by bringing your object/possession of choice to the gallery for inclusion in the exhibition “Virtually Mine”.

The show is curated by CITIZEN:citizen and we think is a dynamic and interesting wy to involve the general public in something that is otherwise the domain of the few.

[see more here]