Prefab Modern Foldable Birdhouse

It's a Pop Up Deluxe Foldable Birdhouse that you can customize and paint yourself.
It's like prefab modern for birds! Ships to you flat packed in a paper envelope. Follow a few simple steps, you've created a sweet eco shack for your outdoor feathered friends. Made of water repellent cardboard, this foldable birdhouse measures a roomy 10" tall. The hole size will accommodate many different varieties. There's even a happy perch included. Environmentally friendly, your birds will thank you! Buy one from Pop Deluxe for only $3.99.

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Notorious - an Evel Knievel Artprint

Hero was asked to be a part of a great mini-series at Signed and Numbered Poster Gallery called "Notorious", featuring portraits of famous people (living or dead).

Signed and Numbered is run by Leia Bell and it is a little gallery in Salt Lake City featuring Limited Edition concert posters, art prints and other handmade goodies by contemporary artists... both world renowned and yet undiscovered.

The mini-series features 30 different prints by 30 different artists, and they will all be available framed and unframed at the gallery.

Here is Hero's contribution to the show:

Hero also has this print available on our website here, in store and at festivals.

""There is no king, no prince, no president, no athlete, nobody that has ever lived a better life than I have." —Evel Knievel"

The Local Scene

In an effort to collaborate with local musicians, we here at Hero design feel that the way to succeed in a local band is to put a ridiculously awesome face on yourself (courtesy of us of course). Here are just a few examples of some cd artwork that we've been working on. roger bryan and the orphans new full length "Recovery", and Bearhunter's first self-titled full length.


Hip? I'd like to think so...

Forget the Film, Watch the Titles

Main title sequences in movies are one of the main reason I love watching movies so much. They play an important role in setting a stylistic tone for a movie, or they're just there to totally blow your mind. Sometimes they're even better than the film.

That's why the SubmarineChannel, a non-profit production and online distribution platform, for motion graphic designers and interactive artists alike, created the "Forget the Film, Watch the Titles" database. Started in 1997 the online collection captures some of the most stunning and original film title sequences. Divided into four categories, Animation, Motion Graphics, Mixed Media, and 3D, the collection covers decades of film title magic.

Steamroller Printing

Martha Street Studio, a community-based printmaking studio run by the Printmakers Association of Manitoba, recently had their second "Under Pressure" Steamroller Print Festival.

For the past two years Martha Street Studio has hosted 'Under Pressure', Winnipeg's only Steamroller Print Festival. High school students, community groups, and artists from across Winnipeg create large linoleum carvings leading up to the festival. On the day of the festival the carvings are inked and printed with the aid of a real steamroller.

This footage shows steamroller printing from another event: the 4th annual wayzgoose small press gathering.

Also, check out this slide show of the Imagine RIT Innovation and Creativity Festival's own steamrolling art. They also used skateboards and breakdancing!

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Metal for Monsters

Blend Creations is an online-based retailer of stainless steel jewelry, run by husband-wife team, graphic designer, Eric Jean-Louis and industrial designer, Vivian Cheng. One Saturday morning, while they were reading the paper, they were moved by a story about children in other parts of the world who, for whatever reason, lack basic needs such as food, shelter, water and an education. They thought about what they could do to give back to the other little monsters of the world, and Metal for Monsters was born.

Metal for Monsters is a jewelry collaboration with a handful of illustrators and toy designers. S.britt, Stefan G. Bucher, Jon Burgerman, Anna Chambers, Justin Hillgrove, Adam Koford, John Martz, Jay Stephens and Brian Taylor have all supplied Blend Creations with really cool monster art to be made into pendants. Each laser-etched, stainless steel pendant features an illustration on the front with the artist’s signature and number (out of 100) on the back. For each pendant purchased, $16 will be donated to UNICEF. Vivian and Eric are currently working out the details of production and preparing for a launch date.


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Architecture in Helsinki

A super cool animated embroidery video for Architecture in Helsinki - it's so amazing. Watch it.

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Do your part!

Amautalab has teamed up with National Geographic to spread the word about taking care of our earth...in a way that appeals to the younger set.

See more videos from Amautalab here

Dunny Series 5 - More Teasing

Dunny Series 5
Start the countdown, the epic legend of the world's greatest vinyl canvas continues September 4 with Dunny Series 5! Collect 19 new and insanely detailed designs by the biggest players out there, blind boxed for $6.95 each. If luck is on your side, you’ll find 1 of 600 Golden Tickets redeemable for an elusive, 3-inch Huck Gee.

Collabs include Amanda Visell, Aya Kakeda, Clutter, Devilrobots, Dirty Donny, Frank Kozik, Huck Gee, JMGS//Jellymoon, Jesse LeDoux, JK5, Junko Mizuno, Kathie Olivas, MAD, Mad Barbarians, MISHKA, Reach, Sneaky Raccoon, Steven Harrington, TOOFLY.

GigPosters.com new widget feature - GET ONE

Get yours here - you an choose to view by designer, random, past posters of the week, etc. Very cool.

Wasara - Japanese inspired disposable paper products

Wasara is a new line of disposable paper products that are inspired by traditional Japanese forms and aesthetics.
These makes throwing a dinner party not seem so scary, and you can be visiting with your guests immediately after instead of doing dishes or loading the dishwasher.

From WASARA’s website: “Underlying the concept of WASARA is the legacy of Japanese aesthetic and value sense. Japan has a tradition of good manufacturing backed by excellent skills and techniques, one of the most refined food cultures in the world, and a spirit of hospitality and courtesy. These are essential for days of spiritual fulfillment. While a WASARA is a paper dish good for one-time use, we would like it to represent those quintessences of our tradition.”

WASARA will be available for purchase at the end of August 2008.

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This B.U.D.'s for You Custom Show - GET MORE INFO!!

Coming soon at Hero

August 21 - The Simpsons Mini-Series



August 28 - Cannibal FunFair


September - IWG Zipper Pull Danglies

Tokidoki Tiger

Dunny Series 5 - Release Party and Trading Party September 4!

Dunny Series 5 releases on Thursday, September 4, 2008. Hero will be throwing a release party and trading party that night. Start putting stuff aside now for trading and read about how the trading parties work from the last series The French Dunnys - http://www.kidrobot.com/ledunny/how_to_party.html

Stay tuned - more details to follow.

This B.U.D.'s for You - Custom Show - TEASER!!

A quick tease on a few customs for the upcoming show at Hero! Get more info about the custom show here

More soon....