Comet Substance

Musical identity mash-ups in collaged band posters by a Swiss illustrator

With his wide range of projects and mediums, it is no wonder why the technical sketcher turned screen printer Comet Substance uses collage in his works. Armed with a broad background, Comet Substance, also known as Ronny Hunger clips images out of their original context to create new spaces within his pieces. Specializing in band posters, he is able to create collaged posters reflective of …

Mobile Student Supplies

Go back to school in high design

As design students head to school, they’d be wise to equip themselves with on-the-go supplies that embody the functional beauty of the larger concepts of the field. These five objects take creative scholars or simply those with an eye for good design from dorm to desk, on campus and beyond. Palomino Blackwing Resurrecting a 1930s design by Eberhard-Faber, Palomino has brought back the Blackwing pencil. …

Cool Hunting Video Presents: Genspace

Brooklyn's community biotech lab, a place for experimentation and learning

In our latest video we explore Genspace, a community biotech lab based in Brooklyn. When most people imagine a research laboratory they usually don’t envision it living in an unassuming building on a major urban thoroughfare, but Genspace—one of the first labs of its kind in the US operating at Biosafety Level One—is a fully functioning lab offering a wide variety of high tech equipment …