Pratap Ganapathy of National Institute of Design , India developed this injection guide to assist diabetic patients while preparing insulin shots as a part of his classroom project. The Guide prevents needle from bending and helps measuring insulin doses accurately.

One of the standouts from the Tinlark anniversary show... getting to see Diem Chau's insanely cool carved crayons in person!

The Crossroads of the World on sunset blvd in hollywood. ~ first shopping center in LA ~ built in 1938 ~ and completely surreal just after sunset... i was there for the Tinlark Anniversary Show (#8200)

Get your words across using this dot matrix or segmented message tape from rAndom International and Suck UK.

NASA is now publishing books with pictures of the universe specifically designed for visually impaired readers.

The Library of Congress opened a Flickr! account displaying thousands of historical and wonderfully addictive photos.

Groovy Danit & Yinnon Simhi run Studio Groovy in Israel. They built a wooden Vespa. I don't really know what else to say.

Cockney Designs turns street signs into coffee tables ~ an interesting new twist on what you can recycle metal street signs into!

Edinburgh artist, Grace uses pebbles found on her native Orkney Islands to create her beautiful organic bangles, pendants, earrings and cuff links.

Twin artists Guy and Pete show their stuff on this video / graphics show-reel site... talented chaps of Peephole Productions

Adorable bird necklaces... Check out the creative work by Jessica Jane.

I don't know why I'm just discovering this, but I love. Akemi Tenaka's Tagei eco-friendly, convertible coffee table/bench.

Banksy contributes a defaced Damien Hirst painting to the (RED) auction/benefit for aids, which takes place on Valentine's day.

A holiday house is located in the middle of the village of Vnà in the Lower Engadine in southeast Switzerland by the architects : Gabrielle Hächler & Andreas Fuhrimann.

Charmed by the new ad campaign for Renaissance Hotels & Resorts. Using famous Renaissance paintings as their starting point, they've adapted them to boast about hotel amenities and showcase hotel architecture.

" Suddenly , out of nowhere, on the plane of the wall or on the patches of mould appears a growth of pure geometry, minimalistic composition of simple forms." says mr.TRUTH

House Industries has some adorable new logo kids tees!

April 1958 - Vendre design magazine - french design trade magazine via grainedit.com

i know brooks salzwedel gets plenty of love here on notcot, but... wow! there's an opening of new gallery work at tinlark in los angeles this saturday night (1/19). even if you can't make it, check out the preview. simply amazing.

For the typographile, a chat with the designer of the google logo.

it took me some time to gt their card, but in the end i though it was pretty clever! Ambos Design: two girls working as frelance in Paris.. nice!

Zebra Crossing is now one of the most popular element of guerrilla marketing. This time, it has been used in order to draw attention to the “Settimane dell’Architettura e del Design”, an international appointment between designers, architets and passionates.

Smaller dysons are coming in March! A more compact version of the classic ball vacuum, as well as Dyson Baby the mini canister vac.

Portfolio website of photographer Eric Luc. Unique portraits and beautiful photos of buildings and trees at 65 mph. Also a link to his daily photo blog.

Sewing the Invisible by Jum Nakao

Beautiful new ad campaign for Miu Miu Spring 2008 with Kristen Dunst~ particularly smitten with the ominous surreal reds of the backgrounds in contrast with her very pale look... and some great bags and shoes!

A.P.C. has a fun leather wrap bracelet in their Spring 2008 collection with a centimitre ruler embossed on it! So many uses, so cute in black and tan leathers...

Paper-based Condom Envelopes from the 1930s and 1940s

TAF Arkitektkontor had designed this low budget staircase, made out of stacked pine boxes. The opening between the ground floor and the attic was too narrow to construct a regular stair so they were forced to come up with a a better solution.

This gloriously retro Icon Watch boasts distinctive styling that pays homage to the 8-bit console games of old.

Hannah Bertram and her ephemeral chalk and dust art (image caption: Things That Come And Go (Rug), 2007)

Live Fast is the concept of the last Diesel campaign, released in January 2008, made by Marcel, Paris.

In order to communicate FOX’s 4th Season of House in Portugal, several statues were covered with medical masks containing the info about the premiere.

Nice Room & Board Copenhagen Media Console to hang or place the plasma on... and discreetly hide the many game consoles, etc. New for 2008 you can get them open top, in various sizes/finishes.

That trucker! I love him! Amazing illustrations by Russian artist Merdanchik.

On gadgets worth adding to the travel list ~ Monster's Outlets To Go (i like the 4 vs the 3) are a nice one... particularly coupled with a travel adapter!

Strange ~ but bizarrely funny ~ for those who like LOLcats ~ there is a LOLinator that translates your page into LOL both visually and textually. Here's a reason to hug a designer today.

Selfridges is pleased to welcome the art of sculptor Richard Sweeney into the new season's window displays

Contact lenses with circuits, lights a possible platform for superhuman vision

For me, a mac is *just* a tool, not a way of life. Apparently the mindeset profile for people who own a mac is really high in openness, superiority, perfectionism - and low in modesty and dogmatism?

Sean Marc Lee's "Neon Noir" makes LA look like a hard-boiled wonderland.

These animal electrical outlet covers are pretty cute ~ liking the sheep and elephant best. Best comment idea ~ someone should make skull and crossbones!

"I Am Not A Papercup" ~ Double walled porcelain cup with silicone top. eco-friendly and reusable. dishwasher safe. by Decor Craft Inc.

In light of the writers' strike... someone has created these awesome vintage-esque The Writer's Guild Strikes Matchboxes!