Source: California Landmark. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certification, nationally accepted benchmark for the construction and operation of high-performance green buildings.
The soaring canopy with its thousands of triangles was inspired by California roadside architecture. Its skin is embedded with 90 solar panels that produce 15,000 kWh of electricity to power the station, cut costs and reduce annual CO2 emissions by 2½ tons.
I feel this is just a fantastic example of design and craftsmanship. One of the first examples of a reason to use solar panels as well since Gas stations stay open longer than many other places need to be.

Book: 100 Best in Design 2012
I looked at this image for awhile. Why? Because the body shape created it's own abstract image that seemed to be an instrument + a person playing it, all in one. Beautiful angles sweeping across while the lighting helps to balance areas to keep no one part of the body from standing out too much. Great resolution for putting type in with the picture with the 2010 being within it's self. 10 being more of a focal point and the inverse colored 20 as a "information" but still cleverly done as it is hidden behind the arm instead of standing out

Book: SMASHING MAGAZINE
This design for smart phone cases is simple but definitely amusing as your phone can now have "emotions"

SMASHING MAGAZINE
I love old style design, especially if it takes after the 60's. Even better it the titles ironic difference to the expressionless face A bit of history. When the Austrian-born Sagmeister moved to New York, he made it his mission to work for the legendary designer Tibor Kalman (1949-1999), at M&Co before starting his own studio in 1994. Sagmeister inc. Kalman, one of the two names that changed graphic design in the 80’s—as AIGA proclaims—was well respected for his social responsibility polemic and then as the editor-in-chief of Colors magazine. I like that AIGA said something about his work as we have done a project for AIGA in class. World circles coming together.

Smashing Magazine
It is chase when trying to see the scope of your life and how your mobile device fits into it. This not only looks nice but is able to display many of the elements in an easy to understand way. A mobile device can be used at anytime, anywhere. The mobile context is about the environment and circumstances of usage — anything that affects the interaction between the user and the interface, which is especially important for mobile because the context can change constantly and rapidly. While we often focus on distractions, multitasking, motion, low lighting conditions and poor connectivity, it also includes the other extreme — think using a tablet in a relaxed setting over a fast Wi-Fi connection.

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Since the iTunes App Store launched in 2008, over 500,000 apps have been approved by Apple, and thousands more app ideas are scrawled on napkins across the world every day. But question remains, how can a person with limited technical skills create an iPhone app? I like this solution, it's clear and simple and has just enough elements so you know what this implies