NOTConcept 001 - the 3D renders are here ~ if someone would build it, we could grill NOTCOT logos into food! See the full product shots, and shots in context of some very cute balconies...

BrickArms ~ briefcase Uzi ~ while its hilarious that there is a lego arms dealer out there... i do love the briefcase uzi design!

This GIANT fish Q-BA-MAZE installation at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis is made from those marble/maze blocks i reviewed a few months ago... see the video of this piece in action!

beautiful, sugar-coated juxtapositions from canadian photographer liz wolfe.

Those nauseatingly sweet Raphael angels have been put to work by LILA, an Italian AIDS awareness organization

The Journey ~ Art Director, Justin Young's PSA ~ a lovely animation taking you on the journey of where your tap water comes from...

Doonesbury ~ where politics and comics are mixing, this recent thread on the "Poetry of Barack Obama" and "The Prose of Hillary Clinton" classes causing a stir on the fictitious Walden campus are quite amusing.

Does anyone else go completely crazy any time they see some idiot parked in two spaces? I drive an impossible car, a lincoln town car, to park,and I still manage! I want 100 of these stickers...

Artist Pete Fowler works with English label Boxfresh on a capsule collection. His designs appear for the first time on clothing! Cannot wait!

Get ready for the TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON!!! Weds night February 20th, 2008 ~

Whitevoid Application : an unbelievably cool interface design in Papervision 3d.

iPhone/iPod-ers ~ incase has a nice 2-in-1 charger ready for car AND wall sockets... a good gadget for those constantly on the go

Who's behind all the magical fun product design that comes out of Fred? Jason Amendolara - Check out their design director's freshly launched blog

British street artist Banksy has been in LA recently and took it upon himself to decorate. The question still remains to whether these will fall victim to the buff or the capitalists?

the new Swing wine glass from Gumdesign ~ don't worry it won't tip over, but it sure does look fun to swirl around

the smallest permanent pneumatic roof of the world… by 5elf , location: Berlin

This is Bjorn Johansson's Anatomy of a Typeface ~ Can you imagine if this bony font had flesh and faces as well? I think i imagine these to be the skeletal system of the "Sesame Street is sponsored by the letter ____"

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.

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

This house by Marge Arkitekter is located in the Swedish archipelago. Dressed in larch panels and sedum moss roof the house is built to age with the surrounding landscape.

This plate looks like an ordinary plate, but the bottom is printed with undeniable, provocative, bitter and indigestible sentences about hunger statistics in the world in heat sensitive ink.

Negativity Refuse Bags ~ a new way to literally THROW OUT your ex, your anger, your baggage of any sort emotional or otherwise....

The Buccellati Millennium necklace has over 1290 diamonds in it totaling over 104 carats, only one has been made and it costs $2.6 million.

Gift Guide Day 3 ~ Musical Gadgetry to accompany the many mp3 players everyone already has...

Impulse buy of the moment ~ $5 on Sonic the Hedgehog for my ipod! Ahhhh nostalgia.

Web agency AKQA has created a live Xmas card for 2007 featuring a large neon sign powered by 2 festive hamsters.

An NYU photography student, Dan Sakamoto, has an eye for great pictures

Sexy wallets/billfolds made from recycled vintage ties, so every one is unique. Don't know what that has to do with whales, but cool nonetheless. by Narwhal

Day 29 of the gift guide is all about some of the most eco-friendly, let luxurious feeling wallets (with great packaging, so they look great as gifts) by db clay... there are even 500 one of a kind wallets!

i teamed up with my spray paint and stencil and started getting some snail mail ready to go... so calming to take a screen break and get dirty doing something *real*

Canoe ~ a great store in Portland (and online) for some great design gifting

perhaps the most amazing ring ive ever seen! Flutter Bye by Helpless Romantic

On great new tote/reusable bag options, Silly Thing's upcoming Chapel of Dawn-line of Canvas Tote Bags featuring a hilarious James Jarvis-creation

paper carrier bag design for Olympic Games

New Caixa building by Herzog & de Meuron in Madrid. Rusted steel plates make the new building dissapear between the old brick construction.

Who knew Cartier was so hip? They've launched their newest watch, the Ballon Bleu, with comic strips, movies and art by different artists. Very cool and the watch is stunning as well!

Max and the Wild Thing costume on Etsy. This is the cutest thing I've ever seen.

Keyport ~ the first keyfob for all your many keys is FINALLY shipping in two weeks with its limited edition Slide... check out images of the first ones.

New work from Marian Bantjes for Saks Fifth Avenue "Want It!" Campaign. [Editor's Note ~ i love this post. It has so much energy from the excitement of the designer! And the work itself is incredible]

Floaty Thing #1 by Dave Pressler

New work by Mulheres Barbadas!

"Instead of getting fried, the Sony G-series will be able to EXPEL water out of the rear of the laptop, and if there is simply too much water to get rid of the machine can shut itself down to prevent permanent damage."

to add to the list of random gifts to remember... for those work-out-aholics... Push up Preston makes me giggle... see the animated gif of him in action

Vinyluse - Wall Decals

Graffiti Archaeology is a project devoted to the study of graffiti-covered walls as they change over time.

The Colette x Ralph Lauren Rugby ball that will be exclusively available at the Parisian store to celebrate the start of the Rugby World Championships