'Drawdio' created by adafruit and jay silver is a pencil that lets you draw with the music. The kit is an analog synthesizer circuit that straps to any soft-leaded pencil, and lets you crank out electronic sounds while you sketch.
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NOTCOT.org shoppable roundup of goodies from the last few days!

photographs of poinsettia greenhouses outside of austin in seguin, texas. really beautiful, and neat to see the nurseries getting ready for the holidays

Japanese architecture Shuheu Endo strikes another amazing project with Rooftecture, a house built on a small strip of land on a hill facing the sea.

LEAF HAMMOCK In a fast paced, overwhelming workstyles and hours, Leaf inspired by nature and earthly systems, creates a balance in one’s life. It responds to human needs as an individual, creating a wellbeing luxury.

SHL Architects designed the new NRGi’s Headquarters in Denmark. A tilted building with an iconic façade.

Spacehack is a directory of ways to participate in space exploration, interact + connect with the space community and encourage citizen science.

The Oca is a temporary structure designed by brazilian architects Königsberger Vannucchi, where many local native communities hold ceremonies and meetings.

Promotion of swear words and insults in a very public but subtle way.

Watch "Burn•E, new Pixar short film, extra including on the upcoming DVD/Blu-ray release of "Wall•E".

Some books take place in graphic design but in product design too : no longer considers the book as support of writing but as a area of reading ! A diploma's project by Claire Robert.

Alexis Themistocleous's Caged Message vases are cast in bubble wrap and contain secret messages that are laser-cut into stainless steel. The messages can only be revealed when the vases are smashed.

On bizarro internet videos ~ Devo + Tivo + aliens + retro conspiracy theories?

Tine Roeder and David Krings collaborated on Structures/Facades. Love the super intricate weaving that becomes more loose/transparent as you get closer to the middle of the sideboard.

A unique look at the CGI processes involved as well as an interesting automotive portfolio....

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An crop from a poster by Seblester showing 100 Contemporary Boomerang Designs ~ it's absolutely fascinating (click the grey/white square in the photo nav)

Obama's new site Change.gov has finally launched! "Throughout the Presidential Transition Project, this website will be your source for the latest news, events, and announcements so that you can follow the setting up of the Obama Administration."

How much spaghetti is needed for one or two persons? This is the problem that was addressed by Joël Chiasson in my packaging class last year. The result is simple, functional, cheap to produce and offers three openings to fit different family sizes.

The Alcatraz Hotel in the western city of Kaiserslautern, Germany. Former German prison turned hotel offers guests a jailhouse feeling, with a possibility of walking out whenever they like.

Nano-Tech Water Drop - similar to the age old children's game, only using water drops instead of metal balls.

Beautiful Illustrations by Mysterious Artist ( Chiara Bautista )

Shepard Fairey unveiled a new Barack Obama image last night in Washington DC...

General Mills recently redesigned a few of their cereal brands - Count Chocula, Boo Berry, and Franken Berry. I like the clean design and the close-up of the characters.

Katrin Olina creates “fantastical worlds of multilayered imagery and ethereal characters.”

Champion Graphics's cover design for a Monster Children notebook, produced by Penguin.

Interview with Ian Dingman, illustrator behind Wes Anderson's new Criterion Collection release of BOTTLE ROCKET.

Some pretty interesting sculptures assembled entirely out of typewriter parts.

Great illustration by Jen Wang for the Penguin Classics cover of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (which will be a movie starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett coming out in December)...

One hundred couples in Tokyo were invited to a private concert, where there's lavish beds, and unlimited Haagen-Dazs ice cream to watch a classical concert in maximum comfort.

An open-air shopping mall on a tiny piece of land in Tokyo.

Swedish company Wind in Mind makes stylish wallets and pouches out of scrap material from sail manufacturers.

a new character by Thunderpanda. an easy to make papertoys named Kyuu!

The Campanas brothers were selected as Design Miami’s 2008 Designers of the Year. The honor comes the commission of designing next year's VIP lounge. Rumor has it that their Ttransplastic series (above) will be the starting point for the designs.

This is going up right now as I am typing this and we’ve got a whole host of shots of the amazing work that JR and his team are putting up. He opens his brand new solo shows on 3rd October at both Laz on Charing X Road and Laz on Greek St. More on these later…

Typical of the man, he’s working on a HUGE scaled and is covering almost all of the side of Foyles bookshop on Manette St just off the Charing X Road. With pieces on the opposite building and the whole front of the other building and a stunning piece on the side.

In Portugal, pavement is synonymous of art. Being usually used in sidewalks, it's in plazas and atriums that this tradition finds the deepest expression.

new Banksy commisioned rat in Soho. Banky hearts NY!

70ºN Arkitektur designed some nice rest areas, bicycle sheds and birdwatching towers along the National Tourist Routes in Norway.

pete cardoso makes posters which is why we wanted to talk to him

This video is crazy. It's a 30 second short shot by Martin Nordqvist and animated by Magnus Engsfors.

A truly bizarre collection of front covers from the satirical French magazine of the 1960s - Hara Kiri

The new refurbished Los Angeles Mondrian hotel is now open and Benjamin Noriega-Ortiz' touch of Hollywood glamour has revitalised this iconic LA hotel..... beautiful!

Tap'dNY is a bottled water for the new age: an honest and local alternative for all New Yorkers. They purify and bottle New York City's famous tap water, leaving out the malarkey and far journey included in other bottled waters.

The Spizak.com is the “online” portfolio for Polish designer and digital illustrator Adam Spizak, who currently resides in London, UK.

The Pentagon Memorial by KBAS Studio will open tomorrow.

Urban Play is an upcoming exhibit of "urban design interventions".