ample sample's 2008 contest finalists have been decided! designers were challenged to come up with useful DIY projects that could utilize the large amount of excess carpet samples that accumulate every year.

By attaching a camera to the passenger side window of his car, photographer Andrew Bush took photos of his subjects whilst driving beside them in and around LA.

Sunboat - Electric boats are quiet, reliable, and easy to operate. They're great fun, cost almost nothing to run, and are pollution free, taking their energy from the sun.

Electric Artists celebrates their 10th anniversary, and sends us this awesome quote/inspiration book ~ bound simply with a rubberband which is surprisingly effective!

Scent Map This new website offers an interactive way to find your perfume while sitting in front of a computer.

Real world Mario question mark blocks and coins!

Today's xkcd comic is SO cool -- based on the recent Discovery channel commercial-- that we're asking people to send us video of themelves singing the xkcd lyrics so we can make a giant xkcd music video!

Max Lamb has made a cool exercise in seating by casting two pewter stools directly in the sand on Caerhays beach on the South coast of Cornwall.

The new Armani building, in Tokyo, Japan is the image crystallization of this great designer. By Doriana and Massimiliano Fuksas

The “Flooded London” exhibition provides a look into NASA scientist, James Hansen's prophetic warning about global warming.

Transforming accessories by Bernadette Deddens.

The rooftop terrace of the sophisticated and elegant hotel Las Casas del Rey de Baeza in Seville provides a welcome sanctuary for the oppressive heat of this city....

Art Lebedev's Matryoshkus Nero - Great way to understand the relation between bit values

The form of this 1700-square-foot house by John Donkin derives from three specific client requirements: a garden, a visitors' apartment, and a strong street presence. Done!

Re-working 30+ year old data provides a new look at the surface of Venus.

Time has a great slideshow on real life robots since Wall-E is out tomorrow!

Fifty Designers Favourite Typefaces. 100% of the cover price goes to UNICEF's Myanmar (Burma) Cyclone Children's Appeal in the wake of Cyclone Nargis that hit Myanmar on 2nd May 2008.

Shutter Houses by Shigeru Ban, an exclusive 9 unit condo in Chelsea. It has perforated metal shutters to give privacy, resulting on a dynamic facade.

A brilliant "Sweded" version of the science fiction classic "Aliens." The special effects, costumes, and sets are remarkable. The out-takes included at the end credits are a hilarious touch.

Beautiful retro DAB/FM-radios from British Roberts Radio. I understand why they have two Royal Warrants of Appointment from the British royal court...

TBWAPARIS pulls the wool over your eyes

New Zealand giftware and design brand Nuzilla is a team consisting of student and lecturer. There are thousands of illustrated kiwi's and tiki's....

Tim Hunt has just graduated from Dunedin University and shows a bright future with his end of year Eclipse Lightshades.

Visual communication on Marsatac festival. White poster but clues hidden in the decor.

Trailer for the new Spiderman video game, Web of Shadows. The game joins combat and web slinging.

New images from Iceland by photographer Ryan Fowler!

Dorogaya Magnetic Calendar

Great seeing corporate support for biking - it is finally back! Puma supports the I-Cycle Film Festival, a collection of short films exploring bike culture and the people who influence it.

A to Z Brand Project by Burak Kaynak - says;
TAGS are showing what i think about each brand. I broke each logo into pieces. Re-construct them from my own perspective...

Improve Everywhere's Charlie Todd teams up with Taco Bell to freeze a store's grand opening ~ i can't believe people poke at their food and cut them in line! (ok, well i guess i can)

Lynn Lanterns from Williams Sonoma Home are a gorgeous use of porcelain and candles, i wonder what the lighting actually looks like at night!

NEW RELEASE: Print Liberation shows you how to start screen printing today using the most basic elements. With tips and troubleshooting from Print Liberation, you’ll soon be able to print on the bottom of a ship in a hurricane.

"Don't expect your food to look after itself."
Great ads from the advertising agency DDB out of Sydney, Australia. The look on the face of the tomato is just priceless.

Just opened 2 days ago, Citizen M is a new hotel in Amsterdam. The concept is all about giving weary global travelers modern - and affordable - accommodations.

Nike will release a limited version of the Hyperdunk in a McFly (Back to the Future II) inspired colorway.

Designer SuperHeroes + Toys = ZAHA! Empress of Architecture. KARIM! King of Plastic. JAIME! Chief of Ceramic. Awesome project by Olivia Lee.

BASKETP "Flip" made in Japan for the design week in only 10 pieces.
up for sale in I Love Tourism SHOP, Venice, Italy

Communication Arts Illustration Annual. It's the annual that sets the industry standard. Gorgeous artwork from Anna & Elena Balbusso, Daniel Bejar, Chris Buzelli, Harry Campbell, many more.

There are some clouds that are so rare that you will be very lucky to see them in your lifetime. This is a list of the top 10 most rarest cloud formations.

The Image Fulgurator is a device for physically manipulating photographs. It intervenes when a photo is being taken, without the photographer being able to detect anything.

Bruno Muff, Markus Freitag and Daniel Freitag risked their lives dangling from ropes over hours just so the audience could view the mother of all oversized football portraits at the Freitag tower in Zurich.

Lamp made from plates. Idea: Denis Belenko
Model: Dmitriy Nkolaenko

No matter how cool your office is, it will never beat the view of this office building on a dock in Amsterdam. By OTH.

Oooh Delight has fun sets of the EIKO Egg Boiler sets that are spoons that can hang from the side of the pot to make it easier to get your soft/hard boiled eggs out...