McCann created a call-for-entry poster for the annual Nike Basketball League Competition, the most prestigious and competitive Basketball League in Hong Kong. The creative team literally translated the spirit of competition onto the posters.

Gorgeously photographed birds by Andrew Zuckerman for his new book, Bird.

Frank Winnubst, Springtime chair – To ensure that the springs would not feel cold and hard, a knitted cover is added on the top layer.

I love Sam Green's illustrations. He has variety of styles that is all superb.

A very atypical tree house – When a 40-year-old pine tree fell over, its owner let it lie. However the tree revived itself. At that point, the owner decided to honor its resilience by incorporating it into a modern 172 sq. foot office/guesthouse.

“This very unique and funky UK chair is hand crafted with American Ash. The seat is filled with high-density polyethylene foam and the upholstery colors are optional.

Nikon's 2009 winners of their annual "Its a small world" competition. All photographs are taken through a light microscope.

This clever origami USB stick called Boardy created from recycled paper , starts life as a sheet of printed board which is designed to be folded into a USB drive.

I really like the portfolio of designer and illustrator, Mark Weaver. His has his own unique style of 60's retro.

The new fleet of 35 cabs in Mexico's colonial city of Puebla are driven exclusively by women and don't stop for men. Each pink taxi comes with a beauty kit, a GPS system and an alarm button.

CantYouSeeImBusy.com - the only site where you can play games without your boss noticing. That’s why all the games here are designed in a way that nobody can see that you’re gaming.

Aakash Nihalani does some impressive work just using neon colored tape. To everyone out there who hates graffiti becauses it is destructive to public places.

Harry Pearce and Jason Ching's posters for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime highlights drug treatment and rehabilitation around the world. The typographic solution built a simple world map from internationally recognised country abbreviation codes.

A Preview of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Theme Park – Artists have drawn artworks to show the world a small preview of the magical theme park at Universal Studios’ Islands of Adventure resort, in Orlando, opening in 2010.

Lori Earley highly inticipated solo exhibition is on 16 Oct in London's Opera Gallary. I love her dark and mysterious female portraits.

Unique work from Japanese artist Kazuki Takamatsu.

Brand spanking new Pantone iPhone app called myPantone – capture and extract colors from photos and snap to the closest Pantone Color, as well as get color inspiration & color schemes from these Pantone color system libraries

I’d be one fit lady if I’d follow this New (Media) Workout Plan. Made me smile. [Editor's Note: what should we do everytime we open NOTCOT? Hmmmm]

Founded by artist Ryder Ripps, Internet Archaeology is a project that “seeks to explore, recover, archive and showcase the graphic artifacts found within earlier Internet Culture. Classic, worth a look!

The StrawJet transforms straw waste into building beams.

Brilliant website that documents Nike Jordan "History of flight" – from 85 until present – with a cool graphic for each year.

Mano de Desierto is a work of the Chilean sculptor Mario Irarrázabal (Uruguay) in the Atacama desert. The motive of hands rising from the ground is an obsession of Mr. Irarrázabal.

Bram Hendriks creates incredibly beautiful wooden furniture that features natural details like live moss on bark and industrial decorative details like screws (which also serve a functional purpose) arranged in a studded fashion.

A pop-up shop for Punkalive, a furniture company based in Punkaharju, Finland. Their collection of chairs, tables and storage units are all crafted from wood collected within a hundred kilometers of their factory.

Truly magnificent monotone photographs of Africa's Big 5 and other African animals by Nick Brandt. View his portfolio called 'A Shadow Falls'

The fantastic spectacles of color - the latest trend in street art - are as impressive as fireworks. A host of light sources, from flash lights, bike lights to blinking LED lights, are used to 'paint' a picture straight onto the camera lens.

CG illustrator Macoto Murayama takes a unique look at the organic beauty of flowers by highlighting their geometric and mechanical structure.

Allison Torneros lets the paint do the 'talking', throws paint and other materials onto the canvas in an unpredictable manner and leaves it to dry overnight. Later, she begins drawing based on what she sees in the random composition.

LIFE came across a fish hospital in India.

Impressive 'Paint Drop Sculptures ' by artist Chris Dorosz.

Bethalynne Bajema does absolutely gorgeous illustrations in sepia tones... in a twisted baroque style.

Recent NASA images of a half-mile wide crater on Mars complete with sand dunes and all.

Carved magazines by artist Nate Page.

In the depths of northeastern India, in one of the wettest places on earth, bridges aren't built - they're grown. See some amazing shots here!

Brilliant website to promote Dookielicious' MAGNIFICOLOR fashion range.

This is fresh and creative advertising idea from VANS. They resurfaced their vintage skateboard advertisement and made it come back to life.

'Bubbleologist', Samsam Bubbleman created the world's largest free-floating bubble

Mona Lisa made of 3,604 cups of coffee

Beautiful cutlery set made by Clara del Portillo and Alejandro Selma for designboom’s Beyond Silver competition.

These stunning pictures show the latest activity during the rebirth of the infamous volcano which holds a long-standing record for causing the highest number of human deaths ever – a staggering 36,000 in 1883.

Dutch artist Geke Wouters has created a stunning collection of paper-thin bowls made from carrots, peppers, beet root, leeks, tomatoes, and other vegetables. And yes, they are edible!

A special display from over 100 well-known international contemporary artists custom painted Japanese kokeshi dolls is available for sale at the JANM store.

Ou Studio based this instalation on the idea of a 3D blueprint. Various items from an old house is placed on the blue wall and complemented with white lines

Japan recently lauched a blue beer called Okhotsk Blue. The brew is made using water melted from icebergs that float each year onto Hokkaido beaches from the chilly Sea of Okhotsk,

Fabulous bench by Nic Roex. A sculptural composite of garden spades and bicycle wheels.

Steamer trays and wooden chopsticks are some of the most ubiquitous trash objects in China – and are thus the perfect candidates to upcycle into something useful and durable like this simple stool – by B.A.S.E