Categories / Art and Photography, Gadgets and Tech

Lady Gaga re-invents the Polaroid camera with the Polaroid GL30

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Some of you might know that Lady Gaga is the Creative Director at Polaroid and as such, is in charge of producing products that will grab the world's attention. At the current CES gadget circus, she's just turned up to show off a printer, some bizarre camera glasses and this – the Polaroid GL30.

All the products are under the Grey Label (by Haus of Gaga) banner, but we're not sure when these are going into production, although 'later this year' has been floated as an approximate date for the GL30. It's a modern-day interpretation of the Polaroid camera, keeping a retro look (in this case looking like something out of a 60s sci-fi movie) and still printing out images on-demand, this time with the latest Zink printing system. Only this time, there's a flip-out screen and options to customise your images (filters, borders etc) before you print them out.

See another shot of the camera over the page. It's a head-turner no doubt, even if it's a lot bulkier than the camera on your mobile phone. As soon as we hear news on price and availability, you'll be the first to know. See the Polaroid site for the promo film of the launch too.

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Categories / Art and Photography, Music

Edit by Edit music genre prints

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How do you graphically depict a musical genre? That was the challenge Edit by Edit set to various designers, resulting in 13 different music genre screen-prints.

The genres selected range from the Twist to Acid House, so there's something for every kind of music lover. Each designer was only allowed to use one graphic element and one typeface, resulting in the restrained type of artwork shown here: Mark Boyce's take on soul and Duane King's depiction of New Wave. With their simple use of shapes and colour, the designs themselves are reminiscent of the work of someone like Romek Marber in the 1960s. 

Each screen-print is A1 sized and priced $75. Or, if you're very musically minded, you can buy the whole set for $800.

Buy them online

Categories / Art and Photography, Homeware

Giant Cassette Coaster

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Etsy seller BlueOrder has created this Giant Cassette Coaster/Table Mat.

It features a photograph of a cassette tape, encased with plastic to make it usable as a table mat or giant coaster. It can also be hung on the wall too, should you wish to use it as artwork instead. Similar products are also available with vinyl on a record player.

The coaster costs just under £16 from Etsy.

Categories / Art and Photography, Gadgets and Tech

8mm Vintage Camera app for the iPhone and iPod touch

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Yesterday we reminded you about our vintage camera apps article, but today we've spotted something equally as good for moving pictures – the 8mm Vintage Camera app for the iPhone and iPod touch.

It's as it sounds, an app that allows you to turn the video camera on your Apple device into a vintage movie camera. By mixing and matching films and lenses, you can recreate the atmosphere of a bygone era with 25 timeless retro looks, complete with dust and scratches, retro colors, flickering, light leaks, frame jitters, whatever you want to add for 'authenticity'.

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Categories / Art and Photography, Film and TV

Nouvelle Vague silkscreen print by Andy Smith

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Love classic French cinema? You might just love this Nouvelle Vague silkscreen print by Andy Smith.

Obviously inspired by the late 60s Parisian street protest posters, the print here features the names of cinematic giants Claude Chabrol, Jean-Luc Godard, Francois Truffaut, Jacques Rivette and Eric Rohmer and is sized at 62 x 46cm, as well as being limited to just 45 – each signed by the artist.

If you like it, you can grab one online, priced at £45.

Find out more at the Soma Gallery website

Categories / Art and Photography, Gadgets and Tech

Photoroid by Ryan Astle – turn your iPhone into a Polaroid camera

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A while back, we ran a feature on the best vintage camera apps for the iPhone, one of which was a Polaroid app. If you want to complete the look, you need Photoroid by Ryan Astle.

As you might have guessed, it converts your iPhone into a Polaroid camera. At least, in looks anyway. You get artwork for the back of your phone, with a smaller piece for the front, combining to create that vintage-style look.

It fits all iPhones, takes around five minutes to apply (and less to remove), with an online price of $14.99.

Find out more at the Infectious website