it's 3am and i'm confused but i guess its news. Gap Inc's latest store - Piperlime? (wha?) and they sell hundreds of designer shoes... and they have guest editors. The branding/concept feel very zappos meets starburst?

d*s featured 5.5 Designers - and of all the cup hanging sugar cube variations i've seen, this one is the most amusing ~ and a nice throwback to the ornate teacups of the past?

Absolut will BLING you like you've never been blinged before... the History of Bling video is so priceless... as are the rest of the holiday goodies.

Peat Wollaeger created Beardy McGreen - a 12'x13.5' stencil!!! HUGE! And it made me laugh.

I mentioned Radar here before, but i had a chat with their CEO, and the UXD in me needed to tell you more. Visual Conversations like .org for your personal life.

CoolHunting found the Thames & Hudson Type Selector - for fonts what pantone does for colors.... interesting idea...

CarType - pretty much the sweetest thing i've seen today - History of car brands ~ visually as well as textually. Love the logo round ups.

NetDiver featured NOTCOT.org! And added us to their list of Powagirrrls!

Been working on this new tool/feature for ThisNext and it's secretly launched - details to help me test it at .com

Worn Free - a line of shirts replicating old school classics from lennon, zappa, ramone, and more.

This Cynthia Vincent purse is one of my latest obsessions, gorgeous in black (couldn't find a good pic online) ~ and found it over at my fav Blonde on Main St. that just launched a website!

Beautiful Decay Poketo Shocked and Crazy Bottle Openers

BoingBoing had this logo test - how well do you know your logos? How good/memorable are YOUR logo designs?

Noticed WoodPixel over at Decor8 ~ cubed pixels of various wood faces... to make whatever patterns, pictures, etc you can think of.

CHEDDAR BEER Flavor Kettle Chips - SO good, discovered it at lunch ~ for 20$ get to taste 5 limited ed. flavors, world music CD, trivia postcards, voting ballots, a premium chip clip, and more.

Bathtub from the AQ Hayon Collection - Jaime Hayon's design is stuck in my head, see more images at .com

The Fiat Cinquecento is on its way back! Only 314 days to go...

Genevieve Gauckler's new exhibition at Someday Gallery - breathtaking photomontages i can't stop looking at today.

As we watch the charms and skulls and black hearts trickle down ~ latest is the Too Faced "brooch" with lip gloss...

Jan Wilem Wennekes (aka Stinger) studied AI and Philosophy, and opened a design studio. Check out the preview of his first book.

"On Wall" is a collaboration of product designers Tomoko Azumi, Rie Isono, Norico Katayama and lighting designer Hiroe Tanita. Climbable designer spaces.

Love this doodle hat, such a gorgeously retro shape, yet made of felt and playfully "doodley"

Oakley's Thump2 and O Rokr ~ 1gig mp3 player and bluetooth headset glasses - Curious about wearable electronics? Check out the hands on review over at .com

What religion are you? Do you worship your data? Do you need the holy mother protecting it? Luis Esalva Aloy's USB Virgin

Blossfeldt Fractals - what happens when you cross 1920's-1930's botanical photography with a fractal algorithm? WOW. Great video on the process as well.

Steve Leggat's portfolio includes this hilarious Rabbit Yin Yang wallpaper that i can't stop laughing at.

Design*Sponge's Nov Shop is up! Loving these Sesame Letterpress Coasters ~ and so affordable for the holidays at only 13$ for the 8 pack. And they say *CHEERS*

WEE NINJA STICKERS! Also, while heavily involved in the social shopping world, i still get a bit giddy when i hear how much ThisNext has transformed Wee Ninja demand.

MocoLoco did a great interview with Tord Boontje! Excited to see what in-store/catalog/commercial design he's done with Target

Emily emailed in about her Power Aware Cord post on Inhabitat ~ not sure if i'd want MORE tech glowing in my room as i try to sleep ~ but interesting image.

Coffee & Cigarettes ~ on a ring. At Elsewares. What more can i say? Oh, it is by D-licious, of the beercan bracelet and ring fame.

Interesting Polar Lamps at Norwegian Northern Lighting

On corporate blogging gone right - Free People joins in

Remember Jellio's Turbo? (no? go search for that at .com) ~ well to go with that they did a hot rod version, Drive-In - a homage to the drag race Grease era.

Love this feature at Wooster ~ The Star does a fashion layout infront of the artists work - then the artist creates a matching stencil after.

Coolhunter features a the great design project of Tom Allnutt ~ swipe your credit card, get your magazine - MUCH faster than getting in line at the airport

Getting Real - the brilliance behind 37 Signals in manifesto form ~ at first glance, seems like a good read and very .org ~ will update when i finish it

Oooh. Hot Tip over at Josh Spear - apparently "rumor has it that tonight GM's Vice President of Global Design, Ed Welburn will join Jay Leno to unveil their extremely confidential car design collaboration."

Oooooh. Evil B*Shits from Superdeux and StrangeCo. Definitely need one of these.

Clamp on to CLAMPOLOGY ~ the science of clamping your way to functional new uses for the everyday.

RUGenius is on her Toast Loving kick (and has started her ThisNext list) - so if you want to contribute more toasters to her list - add it to ThisNext and tag it NOTCOT and TOAST

SO SO True. Currently obsessing about Artefacture Ts

Fire and Ice! Mathmos Candle designed by Matthew Jackson. - Most impressive feature is that as the ice melts, it refills the mold, ready to be frozen again.

Close ups of how nice the Vaja Packaging is... and why my treo is never without its new molded Argentinean leather case.