We Love Brisbane – Website Design

We’ve seen some great gadgets and equipment for designers. So many cool stuff, that we could actually assemble infinite perfect office spaces! Every week we’ll assemble a perfect office, and we’d like you to help us. What equipment would the perfect office have?

This week we’ve selected some amazing tech items for you! There’s the Sony 4K Ultra HD Media Player to step up on the new video technology. There’s also the Nomad Desktop CNC Mill, which seems to carve your designs into wood! But there’s more!

Thanks to our sponsor, The Gadget Flow!

Less & More Desk organizer

This desk organizer, from Less & More, consists of two pieces that join together. One piece has holes of various sizes, plus a compartment that would hold a wallet or something of a similar size. The second piece has slots to hold paper and notes, a separate slot that’s the right size for a cell phone, and two magnets to hold a few paper clips. Here we see the space-vs-storage tradeoff: This organizer is 10 inches deep (compared to the Vitra toolbox, for example, which is 7 inches deep), which will be too large for some end-users. And the design creates some hard-to-use space in the areas to the left and right of the piece storing the papers and the cell phone—fine if you have space to spare, but not if desktop space is limited. (at Core77)

Sabrent Wi-Fi Repeater

The Sabrent Wi-Fi Repeater has the speed and wireless range to power multiple devices. Easy setup to manage with any network. Supports high-bandwidth applications such as online gaming, VoIP, and video streaming. Wireless speeds up to 300Mbps and two 10/100Mbps LAN ports.(at 7 Gadgets)

Sony FMP-X1 4K Ultra HD Media Player

Bringing hit Hollywood movies in 4K Ultra HD1, the Sony FMP-X1 4K Ultra HD Media Player is definitely worth making your in-home media experience absolutely stunning. The image quality being 4 times better than HD, this media player has been especially made to enhance your digital experience altogether. Sony’s Video Unlimited 4K service will also allow you to rent or purchase feature films, TV shows, documentaries and more. Plus, you’d also get the whole kit preloaded with 50 videos as well. Compatible with Sony 4K Ultra HD TVs, this is what can drive your HD experience towards a new world of smarter technology. (at The Gadget Flow)

Sony RX100 III

Typically when a camera gets a sequel, it replaces the old model. Not so with the Sony RX100 III. While this powerful pocket cam boasts the same basic build as its predecessors — including the same terrific 1-inch, 20.1 MP back-illuminated CMOS sensor — it features an all-new Zeiss 24-70mm lens that gives you a f/1.8 aperture at the wide end and f/2.8 at 70mm, making for more pleasing bokeh. Other new features include the blazing fast Bionz X processor, a pop-up OLED electronic viewfinder, and an articulated LCD that can tilt 180º upwards, making for the best selfies you’ve ever shot. (at Uncrate)

Nomad Desktop CNC Mill

Forget desktop 3D printers — if you want a machine to help you make truly useful things out of raw materials, check out the Nomad Desktop CNC Mill. Designed for use by amateurs and experts alike, it comes with simplified software to get you up and running that hides the complexity of a traditional CNC. It boasts a machining area of 8″ x 8″ x 3″, a high-power brushless DC motor to power the spindle, accuracy better than .001″, and — perhaps most importantly — the ability to work with a variety of plastics, wood, brass, and even aluminum, letting you go from idea to real, actual object in no time. (at Uncrate)

Office Ideas!

Maki-San is a branding study of a sushi store in Singapore. It’s a very interesting and graphic approach to promote the first custom sushi store to the city. Check it out!

A FRESH TAKE ON SUSHI

The client wanted to launch Singapore’s first ever fully customizable sushi store. Being offered a wide selection of fresh ingredients, diners could pick and choose precisely what went into their hand-rolls.

“MAKI-SAN”

We proposed naming the store “Maki-San” for one simple reason: the word “-San” roughly translates as “mister” or “missus” in Japanese, and by using this suffix, each Maki could be uniquely personified. This idea also extends to operations: customers can name their own rolls however they choose to. The logo is made up of emoticons commonly used in Japanese pop culture.

ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES.

Using hand-drawn illustrations of mushrooms, avocados, cucumbers, and other ingredients, we designed a myriad of patterns which became Maki-San’s main visual identity. These motifs were applied throughout the consumer experience – right down to the packaging – to play up the endless, fun options available for diners.

WHAT’S IN A NAME?

To inspire customers in their Maki creations, we created amusing combinations such as “Kevin’s Bacon”, “Ebi Road”, and “Curry-OK”. The illustrated Maki rolls were extruded to reveal their ingredients.

ONLY YOUR FAVORITES.

At Maki-San, customers have the ability to exclude any ingredient they don’t fancy. This preposition is amplified with a series of posters which hang vibrantly on the walls. Some usual culprits are personified into villains straight out of a Japanese manga comic.

Work by Kinetic Singapore

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Creative director: Pann Lim
Art director: Esther Goh, Astri Nursalim, Gian Jonathan, Jack Tan, Pann Lim
Copywriter: Eugene Tan, Joseph Davies
Illustrator: Esther Goh
Account Director: Dennis Lim