Inspired by the fairytale Rapunzel and designed by Eley Kishimoto, the Hairywood Periscope is a 6 metre-high tower with a chic viewing room at the top

Jason Tozer's amazing images of soap bubbles were posted here last week – here's how they were done

Do these beautiful images from photographer Jason Tozer depict strange new alien worlds? No, something much more mundane

Artist Ben Long created this 35ft stag out of scaffolding poles. It's currently on show in London - on a building site, of course

One of a striking series of posters for the Fabric nightclub which are among work chosen for this year's Creative Review Annual

The cover of next month's Wallpaper* will feature Anthony Burrill's wonderful poster designs

Browse great paintings from the UK's National Gallery while you wait for the Eurostar at London's St Pancras station, all through a nifty table-top interface

No design studio is complete without one: the history of the Herman Miller Aeron chair

75% Complete by artist Dan Proops, one of a series of oil paintings taking technology and computers as their theme

Oscar & Ewan create type from wooden dowelling rods suspended on nylon thread -- one of three artworks promoting YCN's new venture, Agency

The visual expression of a complex mathematical equation or the new logo for a Belgian telecoms company?

Presenting, the Big Book of junk: spam has never looked lovelier

Mind the graphics - can graphic design stop London's tube travellers from being so rude to each other?

Behind the lens: Kathrin Kur's photographs of TV studios reveal the world behind the cameras

Beautiful new identity system for British architects Faulkner Browns

Beautiful work from LA-based artist Joe Biel

Problem: how to reduce the wild fires that ravage Table Mountain every summer. Solution: install wooden fire extinguishers that are completely useless. It’s not as dumb as it sounds…

The Design Museum announces its choices for Designs of the Year - some obvious, some pretty quirky

A new corporate identity for ex-UK Prime Minister Tony Blair. What, no bombed-out cars, wads of cash or dodgy dossiers?

Would you like to design the UK jacket for Jeff Howe's Crowdsourcing book? Have a go here to CoverSourcing.

The Royal Mail has issued a new set of stamps featuring James Bond covers through the decades: the 50s ones are much the best

The Crucifixion according to Google Earth: photographic project featuring four Biblical scenes as viewed from on high

4,200 windows lit with 150,000 LEDs make for one heck of a light show at the Dexia Tower in Brussels

Forgotten design genius Will Burtin is celebrated in a new book, reviewed here by Rick Poynor

Interactive Christmas lights on London's Regent Street courtesy of Nokia and Wieden + Kennedy

All the holes from Daniel Eatock's hole-punch - from a fantastiic new show of his work

I Killed Adolf Hitler, a brilliant new graphic novel by Jason, from Fantagraphics, of course

Ladies and gentlemen, Ms Barbra Streisand. Making the plasticene portraits of Karen Caldicott

Interview with light artist Chris Levine, creator of this portrait of HM the Q

At 800 pages, it's a big book on the Big Apple - New York by Gloria Publishing.

The cube of happiness - this lump of stainless steel opens the door to Nike iD London

Step-by-step, James Jarvis reveals how his latest vinyl toy, YOD, came into this world

Interview with UVA - creators of spectacular light shows for the Chemical Brothers, Massive Attack and more

Mysterious flyposters are appearing all over London - little nuggets of printy goodness to peel off and take home

But is it New York? BBH's controversial new campaign for NYC... and what about that logo?

Inspired by the Wild West, Steve Williams' Snake Oil Sales Van replaces the trusty steed of yore with a couple of Honda mopeds

Awww, ain't this li'l lady cute? Hang on, is that Louis Vuitton she's wearing?

Lichtfaktor - German "lightwriting" collective who create beautiful images in the air

Designers come together to raise money for Just A Drop, a charity working on water-related projects

How I'd Sink American Vogue: Scott King has some radical re-design ideas for the fashion mag

Cool illustration from the likes of Geoff McFetridge, Seymour Chwast, Non-Format and Mick Marston in new ad campaign for The Economist

Buckingham Palace is not for sale, and why it's best not to mess with a Beefeater

John Ross and Mark Farrow make beautiful music for the Pet Shop Boys

What a difference a trim makes: barber shop project from photographers Big Rocket shows how important it is to get the right haircut

Designersblock: illustrate, a fantastic new show featuring the work of 80 illustrators, designers and film-makers

Rugby never looked so pretty - beautiful animation from Marc Craste ~ Guinness "Game White"

Jeff Koons, Hedi Slimane and Dieter Rams guest edit the new issue of Wallpaper*