Henry Hargreaves's photo essay "Burning Calories" literally sets caloric foods alight.

W+K 12 painted a Maurice Sendak (1928-2012) tribute mural yesterday. Today we turned it into a photo booth to let everyone channel their inner MAX.

100m high roof, 18-year old pro-BMXer Vasya Lukyanenko and real stunning action. Great Red Bull's Photo of the Month by Kyiv photographer Serge Illin.

Ikea's Homemade is Best Cookbook as featured previously [post #34725] is wonderful, now you can see a cute video about the photo-shoot!

St. Mary’s Cathedral, selected by the American Institute of Architects as San Francisco's top 25 buildings. Photo by Dirk Weidlein.

Photographer Brett Arthur took his own vision of the H1N1 virus, better known as swine flu and applied it during a personal photo shoot of his to hopefully use as an awareness tool for the serious effects of the virus.

Tviga Vasilyeva puts the sound of the forest back where the trees have been cut down.

World Famous Design Junkies do an aesthetically informative photo shoot of an eyepatch packaging on top of a kittie scratching post. The patch is discussed, the post is not mentioned.

Round up the marshmallows for the Washington Post's 2007 Peeps Diorama Contest.

First recycling plastics and finally... recycled silicone! Oiko Design Office and Lékué are now able to incorporate up to 50% post-consumer silicone in the creation of new products.

Biocol Labs is the post-chemical pharmacy - cute, cheeky branding for these cures for whatever ails you. Reminiscent of Help! meds from a few years back.

HUDS + GUIS!!!!!! I got sucked in with the Expanse post, but now i'm lost in the rest... there's something always so fun and inspiring about futuristic movie/tv scifi interfaces and tech.

Eliqs Mother's Day Beer and Rosé offerings - the packaging is everything! And for the ultimate gift, Mother's Day Garden Party lets you "add a photo and custom text to our design to surprise Mom with the drink she deserves."

Halfway between art and design, OOO My Design Studio presents Nomino Post. It’s a peg board storage system, which allows different compositions on the board and countless configurations to organize an decorate your home with a flare of optical art.

The State of UX in 2020 - From designing for the post-truth era to the rise of micro-communities, design as a team sport, invisible design systems, and more...

The Washington Post Magazine has 24 stunning covers about climate change

bbhugme pregnancy pillow designed by Norwegian pre/post-natal chiropractors. It's multipurpose (full body, arm/back rest, rest ON your belly, nursing, newborn hangout) and adjustable (slide the silicone pebbles to adjust density and double as teethers)

Absorbed By Light sculpture by Design Bridge's Gali May Lucas for the 2018 Amsterdam Light Festival. Perfectly highlighting our screen obsessions, while becoming the perfect instagram photo spot too...

The LAnd Magazine is coming soon! "The spirit of the alt-weekly is still alive in Los Angeles: A conversation with Jennifer Swann, co-editor of The LAnd magazine." in The Outline.

‘First Gear’ by London-based V2 Studios. The minimalist toys are also eco-friendly, using cork and plastic parts made from 100% post-consumer recycled high density polyethylene and 100% recyclable packing printed with soy based dyes.

Emile Henry Modern Classics Pie Dish. Impulse bought this for strawberry cake (#63277) and have been loving it for pies, cakes, casseroles, and more!

Vogue has a video recipe with Lori A. Stern to make her lovely Flower Pressed Shortbread Cookies from #63251.

Seed Phytonutrients are packaged in a "shower-friendly post-consumer recycled paper bottle" made by Ecologic. Apparently "The plastic liner is so thin—95 percent thinner than conventional bottles— that it collapses as it’s used."

IKEA Krustad Plates - lovely patterns in light grey glossy feldspar porcelain. [NOTCOT photo!]

Sorry I Have No Filter from Sagmeister & Walsh. Clothes, pins, totes, pillows, phone cases, etc that are an updated twist on their Still Nasty collection (#62016).

Kodai Iwamoto Design EX-PORTATION 2018 at Ventura Future. Stunning "Plastic Blowing Project" heats and blows PVC pipes like glass into vases!

Post-it Extreme Notes! Water resistant, durable and writable. Made with ultra-strong Dura-Hold Paper and Adhesive. Sticks to textured surfaces and in tough conditions. Sticks in hot and cold environments.

Move music with Wave. Wave by Genki Instruments is a ring that lets musicians control music with the motion of their hands. Photo by Studio Fræ for HA Magazine.

Frank Lloyd Wright Falling Water 2-in-1 Double Sided Puzzle. Photo on one side, blueprint on the other!

"This plant will never die!" card with a Fiddle Leaf Pin by The Good Twin.

London Terrariums Shop and Studio just opened, and its popping interior was inspired by an Instagram photo. You can purchase terrariums as well as join workshops to create your own at this cute new space.

Instagram driven restaurant interior design - you know exactly what i mean! From intricate tiles to neon signs and murals. "Instagram is pushing restaurants to be kitchsy, colorful, and irresistible to photographers" by Casey Newton in The Verge.

VIDEOLush Jelly Bombs - Freshly launched in the UK, coming to the US in fall. I'm as mesmerized by the photo/video shoots as i am by the product concept.

Olive & June Saturday Sandals - the perfect post-pedicure sandal you can tie a multitude of ways without touching your toes.

Seeds in glass vials in laser etched wooden boxes. Unique packaging by Humboldt Seed Organisation.

Humboldt Seed Organisation Mandalas "Humboldt Seeds Fractals"

The Verge "Making Magic: Behind the Scenes of The Magicians' Hall of Magic Interactive Exhibit" - They learn more from Mash Studios about the "magic" tech and illusions that bring the hall to life.

Dan Bannino's Chic Chicks - a stunning photo collection of colorfully lit Paduan chickens!

EDEN, Kinetic sculptures that celebrate natural beauty and balance by Agustina Bottoni.

Panorella - custom panoramic 360° photo umbrella.

Congrats to all the medal winning Olympians - female and male! Poignant post in Babe - "Congrats girl! Fiancé of former Miss California scoops his 25th medal: AKA – if we talked about male Olympians the way we talk about female athletes"

Prisma App - "Turn Every Photo into Art. Using Artificial Intelligence" This app has probably been transforming all of your feeds... here are examples with Bucky's eye!

VIDEOAkinori Goto's 3D printed zoetrope is a beautiful study of human motion expressed in a sculptural object.

CB2 Prisma Frames - Handcrafted of matte black, gold, or copper powdercoated steel, rods angle a geometric form that freestands vertically or horizontally to float a photo in clear glass.

Australian photographer Tim Samuel stumbles upon a fish trapped inside a jellyfish while free diving in Byron Bay in this one a million shot. Gotta love how the fish just keeps swimming!

IKEA PS Collection 2017! Dezeen gives us a peek at the preview - and this year is all about minimizing waste. They collaborated with 21 designers to create 60 products focused on "high design values at a great price".

Sight Unseen's Q&A with IKEA’s Head of Research on the Future of Furniture, Mikael Ydholm, is fascinating. Interesting insights into how they mine their global data, focus on feelings, and innovate. (It's a sponsored post, but still a good read!)

Animals Are Delicious by Sarah Hutt, illustrated by Dave Ladd and Stephanie Anderson. 3 foldout food chain books. Animals eat animals in this informative exposé of three animal food chains. Fun photo/illustrations.

VIDEOTurn any post or tree into a swing with the portable swing by Dutch brand Weltevree. Fun design and concept by Dutch designer Thor ter Kulve

OSPREY Longboard Coastline 46 - Nice ethnical print with photo print on this Osprey skateboard

Window Seat Please. A limited edition zine by Karl Hab sharing 10 years of window seat views. Reminds me of the NOTCOT "Operation: Window Seat" posts!

Nemo's Garden - i'm fascinated by this italian project for underwater greenhouses! Sergio Gamberini's vacation inspired research project the last few years.

In an effort to share great designs and designers with others, Jung Soo Park started creating pixelated interpretations of iconic designs from the history to post on Instagram with little nuggets of information about each piece.

ADA is an analog interactive installation, kinetic sculpture, and post-digital drawing machine by Karina Smigla-Bobinski.

The "Architect's Christmas Tree" version 2.0 - this time with the NYC subway map! The post includes instructions for you to make your own.

Nanan's Antifacto Urban Lights - made in Lille, France since 2012, these are amazing headlight creatures! Predecessors to the Lampsters in #60616

Utilizing old tractor headlights, a young architect and an engineer created 'The Lampster' - a fantastic lamp that looks like a little superhero robot. (Also see #60624.)

FEATUREDUnboxing the Parabo Press engineer print with wooden magnetic rails. Ordered via iphone app, uploaded an Instagram photo of our first NOTFZJ camping trip... 2 weeks later 3'x4' print arrives from Mumbai!

See Canyon small batch hard apple cider made in the Central Coast of CA - stunning packaging for their Premium Dry Cider. Love the owl label! (Photo from our @NOTlabs instagram)

VIDEODUELS - From Bruton Stroube, the creators of the Slo-Mo Booth (#54107) comes the sequel with a full back-alley set, 3 Phantom HD Gold cameras, and 6 racks of costumes and props and duelers fueled by 6 kegs of beer.

FEATUREDLIGHT L16 Camera - 16 cameras in one combine for up to 52 megapixel images, post processing depth of field control, 35-150mm zoom and more... and we got our hands on a prototype to see what's inside.

VIDEOApparently it will take 2 phones to watch yungjake's music video via snapchat... BOTH. Looks like a BFF necklace split in two?

MAD WORLD - The vehicles of Fury Road. Amazing series of illustrations from Scott Park inspired by Mad Max!

FEATUREDRESEARCH: Stacking + Totems. Since NOTCOT is where all my inspiration lives, here's the first (ever evolving) NOTlabs Research post as i dive back into the archives and around the internet on things i'm thinking about for experiments/projects!

The Good Twin Co. Pin + Post Cards! Cities, Horoscopes, and more little enamel pins mixed with 4"x6" cards you can give to a friend.

3D printed tabletop planter for succulent or cactus designed by Emmanuel Carrillo. The 3D model is available for free. Glass top from ebay. [Editor's Note: Inspired by the Domsai of #21263?]

Fear and Loathing in GTA V - Photo series captures the 'existential despair' of GTA V. All photos taken with the in game camera phone. Leisuire project by Morten Rockford Ravn.

Photo Series: 30 days in the life of a baby rabbit.

Dry Dog Wet Dog, a series of canine portraits by Serena Hodson.

Picattoo allows you to print photo tattoos!

The first edition of the House Shelves is a series of wall-mounted shelves inspired by the post modern architecture in Palm Springs. The Walled Estates are designed to hold items that don’t necessarily have a home – such as keys, glasses and mail.

Gods and Beasts, beautiful photo series from Mongolia by Rémi Chapeaublanc.

Saigon-based Bandit9 Motorcycles meets Ukrainian fashion designer, Konstantin Kofta in a sci-fi photo series.

VIDEOOne year later (#56963) after losing against the champion Timo Boll in table tennis, KUKA robot asked for revenge. See the different kind of challenge, for both, with the new and surprising set of rules.

Liddy Scheffknecht's POP UP furniture is like a life sized pop up book!

WATERLICHT by Daan Roosegaarde is a public project for the Dutch Water Board. Using the latest LED technology the dream landscape raises awareness about the power and poetry of water creating a Northern lights style effect.

Forest Loops, a sculptural playground in Hamakita, Japan by Suppose Design Office.

A collection of paper cut-out models representing brutalist architecture of London from 1960s-1970s.

Kaitlyn Schwalje's seed photo series taken under microscope. Seeds were collected from the Nordic Gene Resource Center and bound for Svalbard Global Seed Vault.

Parable of the Polygons - an interactive post by Vi Hart and Nicky Case. Both fascinating from a usability/creativity perspective and from a content perspective as it helps illustrate Schelling's Dynamic Models of Segregation.

Maple Set, a Red Dot Design Award winner is now available for pre-order!

The New York Oyster Map features 30 great places to slurp the freshest shucks in the city, curated by oyster expert and bivalve blogger Julie Qiu of In A Half Shell. There are also Diner, Burger, and Ramen Maps!

Mirage pavilion for Sziget Festival 2014, by Studio Nomad.

Leaf Beast. Baku Maeda turns dried magnolia leaves into creatures!

As if Carli Davidson's photo series Shake of dogs shaking themselves off wasn't adorable enough, the photographer's new series Shake Puppies features pups mid-shake.

Birds of a Feather, photo series capturing pet birds staged against complementary vintage wallpaper, by Claire Rosen. Her series The Fantastical Feasts is worth a look too!

Post Club HQ is a subscription Postcard Print service! The August 2014 issue is "Use yer hands"

The antenna of a cockchafer beetle captured as a photo-micrograph by Arthur E Smith and featured in the book Nature through Microscope & Camera (1909) by Richard Kerr.

FEATUREDNOTFZJ80 Project: Test Trip, Big Bear! First part is testing out camping. From popping the rooftop tent, annex, and awning, to cooking a few meals and curling up under the stars we explore dispersed and yellow post camping.

Interview with Martin Usborne, the creator of the powerful Silence of Dogs in Cars photo book.

Dip Bench, rubber dipped feet with walnut wood top. Built to order by Synecdoche.

An unusual travel buddy in Nick Robles' new photo series Technicolor Dino.

The Swings: An Exercise in Musical Cooperation from Daily Tous Les Jours inspired by their previous work 21 Balançoires.

Polar Night in the high arctic, a stunning photo project by Montreal based photographer Thomas Kneubühler.

A bold post-modern vertical fluorescent lamp, inspired by Gian Nicola's Gigante floor lamp (c.1981). All made with off the shelf items!

Adventure to a cozy little dip in the Mojave Desert. If you can find it!

The Making Of David Kind Luxury Optic Lenses - interesting to see how these high end Trivex prescription eye glass lenses are made.

EKOCYCLE Cube - latest 3D System Cubify 3D Printer that prints in post-consumer waste. Apparently each EKOCYCLE Filament Cartridge contains 25% of post-consumer recycled materials, using an average of 3 assorted recycled 20oz PET plastic bottles.

Photographer Lou Mora's 18 days: A photo journal of the last 18 days he and his wife spent caring for his father who was battling pancreatic cancer. The photos are a beautiful visual expression of his amazing spirit.

Whipping Post Military style leather duffel bag.

Invasive Species, from invaders to food! Great photo series from Christopher Testani, food stylist Michelle Gatton, and art director Mason Adams.

Sandow's London Coldbrew Coffee. Beautiful images from DunneFrankowski.

The Science Cafe & Library in Chişinău, Moldova draws on the legacy of post WWI Parisian cafe culture, but focus on science and engineering is reflected in the sleek and modern design of Anna Wigandt.

FEATUREDHighland Park Cynthia Rowley Flask Bangle! A fun update to #54091! Even holds around 3 fluid ounces.

FEATUREDVertty ~ a new geometric take on the beach towel! Dreamed in Australia, Born in Portugal and seen as #55052 - here's an unboxing of the fun packaging and towel up close!

Leonie Brailey's illustration of the sharks of Perth with proceeds going to the Australian Marine Conservation society.

Beautiful photo series of the making of copper wire.

Texas Quail Rigs: A new photo book exploring the unique and waning culture of quail hunting in Texas and eccentric vehicles built for the sport.

Stunning new photo series of worms from Alexander Semenov.

VIDEOFollow up for the post #56933: the Man vs. Machine (Timo Boll vs. KUKA Agilus robot) ping-pong match for KUKA Robotics.

Hikaru Cho's 'It's not what it seems' paints common foods to disguise them as other common foods.

Penrose Triangle, impossible endless staircase from Lionel and Roger Penrose. Photos by Dominik Hartmann.

Not Another Bill - Receive a surprise present in the post every month. A subscription service where the lucky recipient will receive a beautifully wrapped surprise present introducing them to great artists, designers and brands.

AREA, pretty modular storage designs from Anya Sebton for Lammhults.

Beautiful photo series by ichthyologist Adam Summers of specimens fixed and stained with Alcian Blue and Alizarin Red S. These images are featured in an exhibit at the Seattle Aquarium.

Matter.io Remix ~ think of it like photo filters for 3D models! From 3D model filters ~ to merging objects, engraving text, and previewing various materials.

Cards Against Humanity made a special House of Cards pack for Netflix... what's even more interesting is the look at how the pack came to be and what didn't even make it in...

An axe design created to be made for AUTINE, a Latvian axe company who make some of the best axes and tools in the world.

Fun 2014 calendar from Nearly Normal featuring fruits made from paper.

Ice Glasses by Baku Maeda.

The Oregon Zoo's new otter pup learns to swim. Fun underwater photo series!

Matching Monsters, fun daily photo/illustration project matching monsters with people.

Vincent Fournier's Post Natural History explores the ideas of technologically enhanced wildlife, like a GPS tracking rhinoceros beetle and robotic jellyfish drone for transporting freshwater.

Your favorites about a city into a custom pillow! A pigeon, vespa, that favorite food truck, or the statue of liberty, great way to treasure a memory or celebrate an inside joke.

FEATUREDNOTCOT 2013 Holiday Coupons ~ More help on your holiday shopping for goodies for your loved ones... or a little something for you!

Drop Kicker - "Providing a healthy dose of pessimism" - a fun read, particularly this post about how "Kickstarter project creators like to quote people who summarize their words"

Rainy Pot by Korean Designer Seungbin Jeong.

Hundreds of tiny clownfish hatch at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

Russian photographer Alexey Kljatov captured snowflakes with a DIY macro lens he made out of a $50 lens.

Pierdom is a documentation of the piers built in the sea during the Victorian era, once an essential requirement of the seaside resort, now a vestige of a bygone age. Photo by Simon Roberts.

Colourful, 2014 Letterpress Desk Calendar printed with 50-year-old vintage platen press, on 100% cotton, extra thick card stock.

Nikon announces the winners of the 2013 Small World Photomicrography Comeptition.

Lick, a photo series capturing dogs mid-lick by Ty Foster.

'Life Color Clock' extracts the color from a photo on Instagram and Facebook and creates clocks with the colors of the moment.

FEATUREDCycle Dog's 3-Play Turtle Dog Toy. Squeaker in the head, treats go in his belly, floats, and it's made from eco-last material from post consumer recycled rubber.

Trophy design for Nikon Photo Contest. Individually handcrafted with acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, the award trophy translated the new identity from a 2-dimensional graphic to a 3-dimensional form.

The Monsters of Mental Illness, Illustrations by Toby Allen.

This photo booth detects when subjects kiss, fires a high-tech OLED flash and captures the moment on a low-fi thermal print-out.

Minnesota architect Josh Lewandowski has started a blog where he'll post one meaningless architectural diagram every day for a year.

Soothe your post-Breaking Bad depression with the lighter side of chemistry. Designer Agustina Bottoni's Glow Set brews tea in a flask handcrafted from cork, turned wood, and borosilicate glass

Jimmy Grants took six items from their menu and deconstructed them to their core elements.

VIDEO3-Sweep: Extracting Editable Objects from a Single Photo is a research project that creates 3D forms from a 2D photo with a simple interaction.

Funny and clever street art from Toronto animator Aiden Glynn

Remember the audio recording program featured in #55047? Check out the rest of Sam Droege's incredible portraits of insects and other creatures from the USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab’s Flickr page.