This Illustration is one page out of Danny Roberts "Lily Cole & Gemma Ward Sketchbook".

The Lampe by Guillaume Delvigne comes in three pixelation styles - 72, 144, and 300 dpi (144 and 300 shown here).

Lushpad ~ a fun new spot to buy & sell for modern collectors.... some drool worthy pieces here! And gorgeous site

Liqurious Happy Hour time ~ what we've been drinking with our eyes, the best are all rounded up to help get your weekend started!

PIE studio (aka Project Import Export) makes very interesting hand-crafted furniture out of a series of natural materials - water hyacinth, liana, bamboo
and rattan.

Wow. Those are some creepy teeth on this new ring.

Digital Edge PC's gaming table is quite a set up

The Sun Table ~ large outdoor table covered in solar panels... awesome idea, looks beautiful, but one question: won't it get REALLY hot to actually use?

How adorable are these food map containers to grow your own food wherever, whenever?

Really cool end table designed by George Farkas from 1949. This will be part of an exhibition with a focus on "Tropical Modernism,” opening at the Harn Museum in October 2008.

This is 2,200 tube of lipstick, carved and attached to a large wooden oval base by Livia Marin. She has some other impressive work too.

A really nice student project: typographical poster for Pilsen 2015

Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide.

As the Beijing Olympics gets under way, Jonathan Barnbrook calls on designers to Remember Tibet

Freedom Stick ~ what you really need when you go to china to bypass all the net censorship... although getting caught with this on you can't possibly help.

Have you ever seen French people singing the American anthem? Or Americans singing the Mexican? A very moving Pangea Day production perfect to share today with the Olympics games kicking off...

Beautiful new 2008 reel from the talented crew over at Studio Dialog.

Random Elements are pieces solely created out of photographs.Nothing is created on the computer other then the layering and coloring process.Every element you see had to be sought out and photographed.This includes the text.

Jeff Jarvis' Amos blog has some great PSA's - here's "Please clean up after your dog" ~ i also love "Please mind your language" with the spew of colorfulness

Sometimes its the most simple forms are the most elegant. Bill Amberg is most recognized for his craft leather goods and a classic sophisticated look. The Labyrinth bag is a playful new use of leather for him.

Design Matrix of the 20th Century

On today's olympics theme, love the mashup of high fashion and sports ~ great slideshow at NY Times, this is Alexander McQueen for Fencing.

Soap from old frying oil? Yes, that is what The Soap is. The brain child of two Swedish designers, Jenny Norberg and Petra Liljas, Apocalypse makes eco-friendly soap in eco-friendly packing.

"What slice of sun does your building have? What light enters your room?"
Experience a trip through the Kimbell Art Museum, and Louis Kahn's mastery of natural light.

PLAYPOWER! Our friends at the Game Libratory finally got their site up for the 12$ computer... magical 8-bit gaming that you plug into your TV in india...

Proposed flagship store for fashion house Louis Vuitton in Japan.

Jean Nouvel has curated an exhibition of the work of French artist César at the Foundation Cartier in Paris. It is running running until October 26, 2008.

In the final build-up to the opening of Beijing 2008, two wonderful and anticipated new TV spots - Coca Cola's "Bird's Nest Stadium" and Adidas' "Countdown" - were finally aired this week.

Lee Stokes' PVC pipe font & poster, created for victims of flooding in Britain. The architect in me finds this very amusing. I would like this better if the pipes were all connected and properly attached to the sinks

goodlookin´ chair by dutch designer tom frencken..

Animal Shot Glasses by Goody Grams - for all you peeps out there with shot glass collections, here are some cool ones to add to the mix. They come in sets of two animals each: bear, bull, deer, moose or rhino.

The world famous Puppy from Eero Aarnio for Magis is coming as a Glow In The Dark version. Only 600 pieces worldwide. In 4 sizes! Available in October.

Lyle Owerko's photographs from The Boombox Project catalog the iconic, visually beautiful ghetto-blaster.

Mustache! Send in a photo of your own "mustache"! Funny little project!

Creative ad shell created with 7563 pieces of dice by Junior ad agency, Brisbane. The bus-shelter ad is for Treasury Casino.

The Jean Jullien's funny works for the Reflet exhibition [Editor's Note: see #12602 for jullien's portfolio]

Happy 08.08.08 ~ Today begins the Beijing Olympics ~ and more marriages and c-sections than any other day...

Brilliant French Pepsi ad with Beckham as Indiana Jones, Thierry Henry in a tuxedo dribbling the ball in the jungle, Messi in a space suit, Ronaldinho, and other soccer superstars doing crazy stuff.

A video of ferrofluid in motion.Simply fascinating and tranquil as well.

Oxo Candela Flare lights ~ these little rechargable candle replacements are incredible ~ perfect for parties on the patio on late summer nights... see a full unboxing and review!

Mike Perry’s new book Over & Over: A Catalog of Hand-Drawn Patterns is now available. Its a great resource and serves as a directory for some incredible talents.

I'm sure you've seen this guys work but never knew who "this guy" was. Introducing Hydro74. From Illustrations to Type Treatments to Apparel, this guys talent is stunning.

Helvetica + Nirvana. "helvetica" spelled out with a bunch of letters with the typeface... you guessed it, Helvetica

Ever wonder what font a certain logo or type treatment was? Here is Whatthefont.com A website that allows users to upload JPGs or GIFs of the typeface in question and it will match results. Also, a nice forum for professionals to help free!

Two Pro-Smoking designs that incorporate living plants into smoking accessories.

Whoever said that album design in the mid 90's was horrible, must've looked in the wrong genre. These Jazz album covers are beautifully executed.