Ideas Friday

A pair of headphones that stops the music when you take them out of your ears and starts playing it again when you put them back in.

A microwave that scans the barcode on your meal and knows how long to cook the food for and at what setting (good for the elderly as my nan has no idea how to use a microwave)

Alex Noriega

Came across this artist/designer today who is based in Barcelona. He's using an excellent way of promoting his blog and his work by running a competition giving away a painting. To enter you just need to add his blog to your links list. To be honest, I would have added it anyway as his work is fantastic. However, I wouldn't have come across it had it not been for the comp, so he's done well. There's a lot of artists out there so I think promotion plays a huge part in shaping an artist's career...this guy's hit the nail on the head. Check out his exceptional illustrations here