A perfect blend of old and the new. I remember, as a teen, I used to do this ‘cool’ thing of making mixed tapes. At that time, it was kind of making a statement about who you were by what you were listening to. And man, was I paranoid about sharing my tapes with others. I started making the tapes seeing my big brother who got inspired from somewhere else and so on. Coming back to the present, Adam Parks of Gigawatt Design decided to take this enjoyable process from the past and give it a technological twist of his own. The result: a website called The Illuminated Mixtapes. Started in 2007, this series of ‘mixed tapes’ is in its 6th edition. Each of his tapes comes with its own illustrated album cover and a song list. The songs are streamed online, so you can log on, click on a tape and listen to the songs anytime, anywhere. Provided, of course, you both share similar tastes in music. Via: Swiss Miss