20+ Creative Kids’ Room Ideas That Will Make You Want To Be A Kid Again
We love to write about interior design at A&D, but we often forget to cover one important group – kids! Most parents will agree that providing their children with a wonderful living space in which they can thrive, learn and play is of paramount importance, which is why we’ve collected this list of 22 awesome interior design ideas for children’s rooms. A child’s surroundings can have a huge impact on how they grow and develop, so...
30+ Of The Funniest Texts Ever Sent Between Parents And Their Children. Hilarious!
We’ve had quite a few posts on our Page & Website about hilarious mistakes that kids can make when they communicate with adults. But the opposite is also true – some adults can have trouble understanding the finer points of modern communication. When they get lost in a confusing jungles of LOLs, WTFs and YOLOs, everybody wins. The following iPhone text messages are a perfect example of what can happen when someone who doesn’t...
50 Most Powerful Social Issue Ads That’ll Make You Think
Let’s face it, most advertisements today are all about selling a product or service, they hold little thought to people who are offended by them and want them gone. But it this collection we’ll be sharing advertisements which are of high standard and are an excellent example of how good effective adverts can be when social issues are brought in to be a voice for the voiceless. This collection features 50 Most Powerful Social Issue Ads...
24 Unusual Love Cards For Couples With A Twisted Sense Of Humour
Bit by bit, greeting cards are (regrettably) becoming a thing of the past. The more creative stationery artists and designers out there, however, are coming up with cute and novel card ideas to match the way we communicate in the digital world while still anchoring everything in a beautiful physical and visual presentation. Inspired by Huffpost’s article on unconventional greeting cards, we decided to find some more clever and...
26 Extraordinary Photos That Captured People In Awe Of Nature
No matter how caught up we get in our stressful day-to-day lives, nature always gives us the perfect place to escape to. The great outdoors have a way of making you seem small and insignificant, and of putting all of your problems into perspective. With that in mind, here are some stunning photographs showing just how small we can seem when eclipsed by the powerful wonder of nature. “I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to...
French Artist Turns Everyday Objects Into Playful Characters
With a creative eye, the casual observer can espy characters or faces in the everyday objects all around us. French artist Gilbert Legrand takes this a step further by painting and otherwise modifying totally mundane objects to turn them into cute characters and give them new life. Legrand lets his active imagination soar by painting small details onto these everyday objects to help us see them the way he does. With the addition of a...
35 Perfectly Timed Photos
We Architecture & Design are huge fans of perfectly timed photos that capture perfect (and usually funny or unexpected) moments that come and go with a blink of the eye. The internet is abound with images shared by people who have captured images at just the right moment or from just the right perspective, so we wanted to share some more of them with you. Anyone with a smart phone, point-and-click camera, DSLR or any other sort...
30 Of The Most Creative Shopping Bag Designs Ever
When selling a product, its design is one of the most important aspects of its marketability. However, just as important, if not more so, is making sure that your product and your consumers’ shopping experience is memorable – and one excellent way to do this is with brilliantly designed shopping bags like these. Maybe there’s nothing wrong with the common “Thank You, Come Again” plastic bag, but it won’t make you stand out from a...
35 Reasons Why Scotland Must Be On Your Bucket List
Scotland is more than just kilts and haggises – as a country with a rich and ancient history and striking natural landscapes, it is a great destination for photographically-inclined travelers. Scottish landscapes are fairly diverse, with mountains, bogs, countless coastal islands, sea-side cliffs, and the occasional forest. Sweeping, epic vistas seem to be a common sight, judging by these photos. One of the most interesting things...
25 Creative Packaging Designs That Practically Sell Themselves
We often consider the products we use and their packaging to be two separate things – the product is the thing we want, and its packaging is a piece of trash to be thrown away. These 30 ingenious packaging designs, however, prove that a well-designed package can complement or even enhance the product it was designed to carry. Good design isn’t just about the product – it’s about good packaging as well. The honey pots are an excellent...