Wow, What an Octopus tee graphic!

Eye Tracking using only the Playstation Eye Camera - very cool video

Nestography - Adam Mathes - screenshots of retro games coupled with poignant statements as art. While at first i was skeptical, i somehow found myself reading every single one.

Gravitas: Portraits of a Universe in Motion ~ this DVD is available as a free torrent download. Beautiful "visual and musical celebration of the beauty in a dynamic universe driven by gravity". Works with 3D glasses!

Sami Rinne has a beautiful line of ceramics, particularly intriguing are her black and white, good and evil, coffee cups, espresso cups, and related accessories.

"Cliche" - the handcut brass typographic necklace says it all so nicely... by Trashy Deluxe

Animated Documentary-Mockumentary about Evil in western civilization from Ancient Greece to present day. Student project was animated frame by frame in flash and composited and textured in AfterEffects.

Ceramic delft blue dildo with cork. Designers: Guido Ooms & Davy Grosemans. The Milkmaid by Studio Oooms is not your typical Dutch Souvenir inspired by Johannes Vermeer’s innocent painting ‘Het Melkmeisje’

Brio's modern line of kids toys has a great color palette that is far more fun than the usual primary colors!

Red Glass Ibis from Ittala - The Iittala Birds collection was created by Oiva Toikka, an internationally renowned artist and one of the greatest names in Finnish glass.

H for Hannah ~ LA based Hannah Morrow creates these beautifully simple bone china pieces, i can't stop staring at this pretty little mug!

INFLATE ~ i fell in love with their Luna stark white glowingly cool igloo of air while at IDS, and you simply must check out the various sized semi-perm and perm structures!

Salt and Pepper Maracas - Naoto Fukasawa

Sheridan's Coffee Layered Liqueur ~ finally tracked down a bottle, and it is still the coolest bottle design yet. The two separate black and white filled glass bottle share a cap, which pours perfectly layered drinks.

Little Red Samurai!!! And other adorable woody Pop Ink Decor-a-Boards!

We love the Monster Factory critters ~ remember that incredible Guster Music Video they made? Check out our visit to their "factory" in Toronto!

Adobe going into physical lens production? The Light Field Camera shooting from 19 lenses at once... being able to play with depth of field AFTER? *drooling on keyboard*... see the vid!

Desiree Palmen, a 44-year-old Dutch artist creates crazy clothing to hide in plain sight with.... wow.

Beautiful Angela Noonan print which is "an attempt to preserve and showcase the humorous sayings that add richness to Newfoundland culture and tradition." Stay where yer at till i come where yer to.

For those who camp - or use tent pegs - and need a bottle opener... here is a Tent Peg Bottle Opener from the kids at Red Flag Design

"My son had ideas of his own. Obay put a stop to that. From the makers of WhyBecauseISaidSo." - ads have been inescapable in Toronto! and thanks to a submission i found out who is behind it while i was posting pics!

Anneke van Bommel - i discovered her adorably cheeky 'Canadian' pieces at the freshly launched Souvenir Store in the painful "Come Up To My Room" event at the Gladstone Hotel in Toronto

Quickly before i'm off to sleep... here are some quick pics from tonights Opening Gala for IDS08 (the Toronto Interior Design Show) - acrobats, chocolate radiators, the veuve/porsche vertical limit (in person!)...

Sorry it got a bit quiet today ~ i kind of spontaneously hopped a flight to Toronto for the weekend... to see some old designer friends and see whats going on at IDS08!

Inspiring deep sea species in antarctica have just been discovered! Take a look at some incredible pictures of these new (and perhaps VERY old) creatures...

More art coming out in support for Obama ~ this time Upper Playground and the Date Farmers created a campaign poster to be mass-distributed on offset posters throughout Texas... and limited editions for sale.

Music made from all the crazy apple system noises! And full garage band file available for you to have your way with as well. From 'The Cleverest'

Remember Strega Nona's Magical Pasta Pot, and when Big Anthony has pasta everywhere? Here's the installation: Heute bleibt die Küche kalt, wir gehen in den Wienerwald by Marlene Haring, 2004...

Freshly unboxed ~ i just received Arkitip Issue 0044 ~ with the black glossy viewmaster and reels... and magazine too. Gorgeous! (and yes, i'm a bit giddy)

Alessi's 2008 Spring/Summer collection is here ~ and this is a beautiful bottle opener from the Alessi founder's great grandson! Pop-Up

Hybrid-Home Limited Edition Large Print Visible Ghost by Brian Flynn... glows in the dark!

Corolla the X - 10th edition... that's some crest... for the Toyota Corolla campaign. Microsite looks like its for a silly reality tv show... They even have a society of Blue Bloods... the car doesn't seem to fit in well?

Ooh our friends at Radar are doing free T-shirts to share the love! "Send us an email with your size (mens or womens from Small to XL) along with your address, and we'll ship one right out! " + Share pics at radar!

I'm a bit unclear what this "Streams" campaign for absolut by TBWAChiatDay, NY is trying to say, but everyone i've shown it to seems to think one thing...

Scot Hampton has made a camera from the iPhone box... the iHole!

Nothing like a good button paradox... RED: the blue button is true. BLUE: the red button is false. From Slevin11... although not political, i'd like to pair these with a "vote" button.

Awesome Aperture Science Portal Buttons with signage/stick figures doing all kinds of craziness in black and white ~ from Slevin11

RIP Heath Ledger tees from Cyana - Limited Edition T-shirts in loving memory of Heath Ledger [10% off with code 'notcot' until 3/20/08]

Use what nature gave you ~ natural pivot points in your wrist and elbow for your sketching... nice Sketching Quick Tip from Allan Macdonald

Typography meets fruit at Balla Dora Typo-grafika.

Here is a bizarre site i couldn't stop clicking on this morning, where you just keep getting more adorably bizarre barack-isms?

Black messenger bags that are sleekly designed and ridiculously packed with features! Latest ones coming from Incase ~ with "faux fur lining", removable laptop sleeves, molded skate bumpers and more.

Kengo Kuma's beautiful inflatable tea house for the Museum für Angewandte Kunst Frankfurt. The structure's double membrane has built in LED lights and can also be used to for heating.

Will Murai has some gorgeous illustrations ~ Here's his What's Yo Flava print in Strawberry ~ wander through the portfolio.

Happy 50th to comic B.C. by Hart! Fun to see how they've evolved from their "parade float" days.

Frank Chimero's "The States" project "is meant to be a personal exploration in 2D form and also a way to exercise the creative muscles, without necessarily being too concerned with content or concept."