DumbDumb

Nap in public, Google's digital wallet, branded comedy and more in this week's look at the web

Paper mag recently profiled the agency started by former Arrested Development costars Will Arnett and Jason Bateman in 2010. The cleverly uncomplicated design of the operation delivers comedic branded content as a digital-age answer to the traditional advertising model.

Spring Break Snowboards

A few words with the artist behind a new line of handmade snowboards

Bored with the current direction of mainstream snowboarding, artist and professional snowboarder Corey Smith decided to do something about it. The resulting line Spring Break Snowboards brings the activity back to the basics with handmade wooden snowboards meant for making beautiful powder turns and reviving a love for nature. Not only do these wooden beasts look like a blast to ride, Smith hand shapes and …

Lara Knutson

Shimmering reflective jewelry and vessels from a designer pushing the limits of light

When The Future Perfect owner David Alhadeff met Lara Knutson five years ago, he described the attraction to her work as “immediate and visceral, like a moth to a flame.” Comprised of reflective glass fabrics, the shimmering surfaces have that effect on most, especially when Alhadeff showed them at his Noho store recently during NYC’s design week. Alhadeff gave the Pratt grad (she holds degrees …