Take two minutes and watch this. And then take a month off and watch TCM. Fresh new paint from Fresh Paint.

Photographer Masaru Tatsuki spent ten years with the truckers and their decotora (short for decorated trucks) of Japan’s highways.

Ryan Heshka - Radio Science Funnies, Inc. ~ great flickr set of his works!

Rock Out! Fun illustration portfolio of Andrew Bannecker

Stunning ad made by DDB Paris for the opening of a new Nike Store in Paris.

when this national geographic shot of bora bora hit my inbox it was like a moment of zen. gorgeous!

Jorge Oswaldo creates incredibly deep/layered mixed media art using vinyl stickers and plexi... check out the video that takes you through his studio and his process ~ awesome use of a vinyl cutter!

The painting on this truck depicts San Francisco after a disaster which perfectly align with the San Francisco of today providing a window into an extremely troubling world.

Paul Sandip, Pencil Eater - ATE is a double bladed stainless steel pencil sharpener which effectively sharpens large and small pencils to a comfortable sharp tip every time.

Gift Guide Day 2 ~ this second to last guide is all about gizmos and gadgets to help you have more fun taking pictures during the holidays!

Expand your mind! Just look at Brazilian Bruno 9Li’s mind-blowing illustrations, all done with only a marker pen!

Hehe - things to do when you're bored:

ps2 toaster - nice one!

Nice marketing operation on 1 big poster, by We shall see.

Ooooh NOTCOT logo on techcrunch! I know, its not the same as actually being written about, but strangely exciting still.... check out Radar's Gallery that launched!

LOTR's Gimli, Aragorn and Legolas created by the hands of origami artist Eric Joisel, using one uncut square of paper for each model.

These gorgeous rings by Ring Leader (a creation of London based graphic designer Katie Rowland)appeals to the type lover in me. Feels like having your own little letterpress on your finger since you can ink these rings and print off them!

Visiting London shop Labour and Wait is like stepping back in time. They sell functional timeless pieces that will make you wish for a simplier time.

coolhuting review the onguard locking skewers. they seem like a subtle elegant solution to bike theft, but perhaps that elegance just pisses off would-be theives...

Absolut Vodka invited 12 brazilian artists to customize their bottle. Check the exposition!

Previews of Michael Graves' Solutions line for Drive Medical - well designed products to assist the disabled

Attention all shopper ~ Design*Sponge's two parter on recommended online shopping destinations of bloggers (my picks included) are up!

They finally arrived from press: Zeixs - four books full of inspiration and design excellence showing about 2200 artworks from more than 400 international designers. Have a look :)

adorable needle-work critters - Little cat designs

THE OTHER MINI. MINI clubman has just been announced [Editor's Note: its so not very mini]

Carl "the voice" is now in motion ! by yann le coroller - also check out the great show reel.

This cardboard "boom box" from Suck UK even has fully-functional speakers. [Editor's Note : Suck UK seems to be listed at $0.00]

Cool & elegant paper bee by "Elsita". Featured on Etsy.

Artist: Suzanne Anker - Buddhist Baby, 2004 - Rapid rototype sculpture, plaster and resin with pyrite

Work It Out video - Most graceful movement on crutches I have ever seen ! Bill Shannon dancing.

Reimagined bloomberg terminals ~ i love what HappyCorp has envisioned for the future (traditional on top, theirs on the bottom)

Ooooh ooooh ~ wifi blackberry coming! Research In Motion announces the performance-driven BlackBerry 8820, the first dual-mode BlackBerry smartphone featuring cellular and Wi-Fi communications as well as built-in GPS.

Gorgeous work by Christian Ward

Clever use of the wasted space; the "hole" in CD's.

Milagro Tequila has some exquisite hand blown bottles...

Soar as high as 5 feet with Flybar. It's a high-tech modern version of your old Pogo Stick and it delivers some serious bounce. [Editor's Note: these were in the Ok Go video!]

SPUTTR - its so cliche web 2.0 (logo, styling, r-naming, colors, tapping in to every other web 2.0 searchable site) - i actually laughed, and thought it was a joke.

New Kinkyform collaboration feat. artists NoPattern and Faceless. A minimal stool with artwork laser etched into it's top. Visit the site for more impressions

Bringing a stained glass aesthetic into visual arts, David Flores is one of the most prominent up and coming urban artists today.

Local Celebrtiy's Respect Your Mother tee is just what you need for Earth Day coming up this weekend.

Smart design: Cycling shorts with built in MP3 and thigh mounted control strip.

Fly Guy Designs has recently released a Photoshop brush set that resembled those used in our favorite childhood books. Another set to help fuel the brush craze.

Forgot your fork? Too many drawers?
I've got the right solution, or better.. the sticker solution!
... for fun & find!

Dyson's SLIM ~ the latest in the line of vacuums that suck like no other... the others were a bit massive for my tastes, but this one looks .... just. right.

The observation made by Walter Marchetti of the movements of a fly on window between 8 am and 7 pm one day in May, 1967.

Samsung's latest bluetooth headset... designed by Bang and Olufsen (WEP 420)... freshly announced at CeBIT

I just found out that Google Book Search now shows every place mentioned in a book on a map. Here's Around The World In 80 Days