Hello and welcome to my updated tumblr site! I was lucky enough to have Celena code my new design to pixel perfection. As always, I’ll keep sharing inspirational design and things, plus any of my own work I’m excited about also.Tumblr (3.0; @shoam)http://shoamthomas.com/<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kz0z96eWTC1qzu20no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.thisisrealart.com/" target="_blank">This is Real Art</a> is a creative company bridging the gap between the black and white of design and advertising. The work they do is a combination of simple but great ideas with the highest level of execution. Their site is a great example of how simplicity can be stunning.</p>http://shoamthomas.com/post/437123062http://shoamthomas.com/post/437123062Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:29:30 -0800WebsiteAgencyAdvertisingDesign“Design is not done with rules, but with intuition. Intuition never lies.”<br/><br/> - <em>Jasper Morrison (Taken from the book “<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Everything-but-Walls-Jasper-Morrison/dp/3037780649/ref=reg_hu-wl_list-recs" target="_blank">Everything but the Walls</a>”)</em>http://shoamthomas.com/post/430698745http://shoamthomas.com/post/430698745Sat, 06 Mar 2010 11:19:10 -0800Quote<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyventbTS11qzu20no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sit back and watch the nodes grow. <a href="http://www.complexification.net" target="_blank">Complexification</a> shares the process of creating their Node Garden using Processing. Well tended results every time.</p>http://shoamthomas.com/post/430508878http://shoamthomas.com/post/430508878Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:16:41 -0800NodesProcessingArtExperiments<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyk5qfqxS11qzu20no1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The printed version of the <a href="http://www.catalogtree.net" target="_blank">Catalog Tree</a> website archive. It is generated and printed on demand and reflects the dynamic nature of the source, allowing each edition to be revised and updated. The book will continue to expand untill it reaches 801 pages.</p>http://shoamthomas.com/post/417687678http://shoamthomas.com/post/417687678Sun, 28 Feb 2010 07:30:15 -0800BooksWebsite<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kybqwpza4s1qzh6fdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Hungry for creativity? (Via <a href="http://socialprotocol.tumblr.com/post/408148529" target="_blank">socialprotocol</a>)</p>http://shoamthomas.com/post/417669382http://shoamthomas.com/post/417669382Sun, 28 Feb 2010 07:16:36 -0800Conceptual<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyfantu7ew1qzu20no1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Designed for a catalogue on Sound Art by <a href="http://minddesign.co.uk" target="_blank">Mind Design</a> out of the UK. Luscious line letters.</p>http://shoamthomas.com/post/412094158http://shoamthomas.com/post/412094158Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:28:41 -0800Type<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="265" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9294379&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9294379&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9294379&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="265"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Video for Junior Boys by <a href="http://www.timfishlock.com" target="_blank">Tim Fishlock</a>. Just a competition entry, but extra colorful flatness works perfect for the track.</p>http://shoamthomas.com/post/412083570http://shoamthomas.com/post/412083570Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:23:18 -0800<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyf9zbMLJv1qzu20no1_r1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Taken from <a href="http://www.thinkingforaliving.org" target="_blank">Thinking for a Living</a>: Throughout his travels in the United States, Düsseldorf-based photographer <a>Josef Schulz</a>took pictures of along the highways. He later digitally manipulated these images of signage to remove their message, reducing them to sculptural form. Each sign seems to be waiting to tell you something. The results are an interesting commentary on consumerism and our current economic crisis. <a>Sign Out</a> is currently on display at <a>Galerie Heinz-Martin Weigand</a> in Ettlingen. (Via <a>CoolHunting</a>)</p>http://shoamthomas.com/post/412066143http://shoamthomas.com/post/412066143Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:13:00 -0800SignagePhotosConceptual<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyazcurKbN1qzviupo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://zero7iete.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">zero7iete</a>)</p>http://shoamthomas.com/post/407218916http://shoamthomas.com/post/407218916Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:55:04 -0800CouchKeyboard<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="320" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9553205&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9553205&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9553205&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="320"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>“Procrastination is trying to do eight things at once and not being able to finish one…” A lovely film to procrastinate and watch while making a cup of tea. By <a href="http://vimeo.com/johnnykelly" target="_blank">John Kelly</a>.</p>http://shoamthomas.com/post/402852571http://shoamthomas.com/post/402852571Sun, 21 Feb 2010 08:33:00 -0800VideoProcrastination<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ky5hdaXitJ1qzu20no1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Info graphics never more beautifully clear and designed. From <a href="http://feltron.com/" target="_blank">Feltron</a>.</p>http://shoamthomas.com/post/400781245http://shoamthomas.com/post/400781245Sat, 20 Feb 2010 09:17:00 -0800infographicsYellowFonts<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ky1ozsjwB71qzu20no1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>“Cross Unit” by <a href="http://www.philippenigro.com/" target="_blank">Philippe Nigro</a> intersects cube units for infinite combinations.</p>http://shoamthomas.com/post/396763233http://shoamthomas.com/post/396763233Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:11:00 -0800furnitureShelvingStoragegeometric<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning-Kruger_effect">Dunning-Kruger effect - Wikipedia</a>: <p><a href="http://harharhar.tumblr.com/post/392736690/dunning-kruger-effect-wikipedia" target="_blank">harharhar</a>: The Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which “people reach erroneous conclusions and make unfortunate choices but their incompetence robs them of the metacognitive ability to realize it”. The unskilled therefore suffer from illusory superiority, rating their own ability as above average, much higher than in actuality; by contrast the highly skilled underrate their abilities, suffering from illusory inferiority. This leads to a perverse result where less competent people will rate their own ability higher than more competent people. It also explains why actual competence may weaken self-confidence because competent individuals falsely assume that others have an equivalent understanding.</p>http://shoamthomas.com/post/392932666http://shoamthomas.com/post/392932666Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:14:20 -0800<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxxtc0KpMK1qz9itpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://ideasareshiny.tumblr.com/post/392765581/julia-stotz" target="_blank">ideasareshiny</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://juliastotz.com/" target="_blank">Julia Stotz</a>.</p> </blockquote>http://shoamthomas.com/post/392929836http://shoamthomas.com/post/392929836Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:12:11 -0800artsculpture<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxxxgpsjJw1qz8ipgo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://dynamicdata.tumblr.com/post/392871090/pmr-chaise-longue-by-paulo-mendes-da-rocha-for" target="_blank">dynamicdata</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.dailytonic.com/pmr-chaise-longue-by-paulo-mendes-da-rocha-for-objekto-br/" target="_blank">‘PMR’ chaise longue by Paulo Mendes da Rocha for Objekto (BR) @ Dailytonic</a></p> </blockquote>http://shoamthomas.com/post/392926411http://shoamthomas.com/post/392926411Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:09:28 -0800furniture<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxwkgrEJnX1qzu20no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>French and American designers make friends and excellent design at <a href="http://www.artworklove.com/?luxury.html&i=59" target="_blank">Art Work Love</a> in Paris.</p>http://shoamthomas.com/post/391440118http://shoamthomas.com/post/391440118Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:46:03 -0800PrintIdentityPoster<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxo5d0jA0I1qzabaeo1_r1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://blog.haydenhunter.me/post/383454767/playing-with-attractors" target="_blank">haydenhunter</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Messing with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attractor" target="_blank">attractors</a> makes me want to learn <a href="http://processing.org/" target="_blank">Processing</a>.</p> <p>You can make your own by <a href="http://www.subblue.com/assets/0000/0210/SimpleAttractor.air" target="_blank">downloading</a> Tom Beddard’s <a href="http://www.subblue.com/blog/2008/5/26/simple-attractors" target="_blank">SimpleAttractor</a>. Requires the <a href="http://get.adobe.com/air/" target="_blank">Adobe Air runtime</a>.</p> </blockquote>http://shoamthomas.com/post/391344303http://shoamthomas.com/post/391344303Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:47:34 -0800<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxwhphzsVP1qzu20no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“The Reel” identity and print collateral by <a href="http://www.danielfreytag.co.uk" target="_blank">Daniel Freytag</a>. Bold and beautiful colors.</p>http://shoamthomas.com/post/391342648http://shoamthomas.com/post/391342648Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:46:29 -0800PrintColor<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxvdo3XD021qzu20no1_r1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Togo” by <a href="http://ligne-roset-usa.com/" target="_blank">Ligne Roset</a>. Reminds me of the worms from Dune but just the squishy part.</p>http://shoamthomas.com/post/390309718http://shoamthomas.com/post/390309718Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:21:00 -0800FurnitureCouch<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxvdbrMGHH1qzu20no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Dollhouse storage concept for grown-ups by <a href="http://www.studiogorm.com/" target="_blank">Studio Gorm</a>.</p>http://shoamthomas.com/post/390298985http://shoamthomas.com/post/390298985Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:14:15 -0800furnitureConceptArt