On another fun surprise package ~ How incredible is this YO FRAGILE! guy on a huge box that just showed up ~ and wait till you see the incredible mixed media piece inside! Awesome ghosty skater boy.

I love that the CES HP post helped me discover that the Normann Copenhagen designers have a really fun little blog!

Wow! Check out the latest print entitled "Bill Murray" from designer Jeff Boyes. I have this hanging on my wall right now and was so hyped I had to share it. I think there are still a few left on his site for sale!

Uncyclopedia is an encyclopedia full of misinformation and utter lies. You might say it puts the "psych!" in "encyclopedia". Quite amusing, really.

Another series of gifts for new parents ~ the Twilight Turtle and the Sleep Sheep ~ the turtle is has different colors and projects constellations ~ and the sheep make whale, heartbeat, rain, surf sounds...

N-Blox is a proposed residential building in Toronto, Canada.

Designed by Quadrangle Architects.

Terrazo: Views of Mexico City photography exhibition by Pablo Lopez at the Sasha Wolf Gallery - beautiful photography that helps you step back and get a little perspective

Creature by Andrew Zuckerman is definitely the MUST buy coffee table book of the year... unfortunately my copy came a bit bashed up, and the cover seems to be crying green...

For a low cost gift that's all about your packaging skills... no-bake baking gifts... like cookies in a jar! just add eggs and butter.

Austrian Bela Borsodi does still life photography in a very special way. Interview and links.

Adiri Natural Nurser - “Your breast doesn’t feel like plastic. Why should your baby’s bottle?” - Interesting new design and business story

Design House Stockholm finally opens an online store! (For all those goodies like my favorite carrie basket... and this great Umbrella Stand, by Eva Schildt with a sponge!)

UPDATE Oops, sorry i forgot Roger Federer as King Arthur in my Annie Leibovitz and Disney update... does his nose look kind of weird to anyone else?

Triggered by post #6732 ~ Joshua Targownik sent in his photographs of the Reform School which are beautiful... it looks like the picturesque doll house full of designer goods you wish you had.

Sculpted Cabinet with drawer - right out of a cartoon set methinks!

Crazy tanning ~ Self-destructive Object_product by Yu-Chiao Wang

Who new you could do such great things with your empty wine jug? Carlo Rossi: Make Something - a series of products reusing wine jugs.

I found the most inspiring neon sign at a bowling alley i didn't even go into.... so i made you a video to see it in action.

I'm loving this fire hydrant bed by For The Dogs. I'm sure my Dachshund would too.

A brief overview and series of images on a river surfing spot in Munich. [Editor's Note: this was also the subject of #3555]

Cesar Saez's proposed "Banana Orbiting Over Texas" project

db clay launches their latest line of eco-friendly TOPE wallets and their new website ~ i got hands on with two of them ~ and have a 25% off discount for you

Clever advert: Very, very absorbant!

Emily Tsingou Gallery is pleased to present the second one-person exhibition in London of Danish artist Peter Callesen.

El Gran Frikiton is an interesting blog where each month a new topic is proposed and you send in your related artworks!
Above is artwork by fjor for last mont's TMNT theme.

No it's not the next iPhone wannabe. But an elegant Samsung touchscreen padlock available in Korea.

An illustration made by the young italian designer Simone Magurno.

Chicago artist Liviu Poleuca paints portraits like no other portraits ever seen. The size of his work and the amount of paint used will make your jaw drop. Besides that, they're just plain pretty.

Calligraffiti is a new art form combining graffiti, calligraphy, typography and graphic design. September 14-16 Shoe and Eric Haze are having an exposition at the Post CS, Amsterdam. More at ilovenewwork.com

The boys of Penny Arcade bring us PHOTOSHOP HERO! You know you'd rule that game...

cocotte for the berlin show from 20th_sept to 4th _nov

Pocket Shots - exactly what they sound like... single serving shots on the go... oh the packaging design opportunities here!

Tree Surgeon - by Peckerwood Golf. Part axe part putter... for those who hang out in the rough... and other stuff.

Inspiring work of John Bauer Swedish Illustrator (1882–1918)

Beautiful graphics for this guide to FUROSHIKI wrapping by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment . Personally, I would print it directly on the cloth.

The Furminator. They call it "first person shooter pinball", it's a virtual reality capsule built around a mechanical pinball machine. Be sure to watch the videos under the 'media" link.

Walk Score - nice map mashup to see how walkable your location is, and what is around you

An interesting analysis of the colors used in the top grossing movies of all time, broken down by rating

Choose your own adventure stencils on the streets of the Mission in SF.

spanish artist chema madoz creates witty and surreal photographs from combinations of everyday objects.

Five-To-Nine: This is what designers & artists do in their free time: create stuff and then make a magazine about it.

Pretty nice GTA IV special edition bundle. Would've liked to see some more thought put into the actual game disc's box though.

Balmuda's floater is a nice way for those who don't want to make a double monitor from their laptop and it want it discreetly hidden while using that monitor with it.

Papiroflexia (Spanish for Origami) is the animated tale of Fred, a skillful paper folder who could shape the world with his hands. Created by Joaquin Baldwin at the UCLA Animation Workshop, 2007. Original Score written by Nick Fevola.

Pleo is finally available for pre-order!!! Shipping in October.

beautifully original wedding invitation by chris maclean. in his words: "simply removing the dot from the word claire reveals the word dave proving that they really were meant to be together."