Strange ads for Museum of Communism invite you to "get intimate with history." Hmmm, no thanks! Campaign by EURO RSCG NEW EUROPE ad agency.

Ford wishes GM a happy 100th with light-up message

Creative way to protect your motorcycle from theft and bad weather.

Dutch design duo Idiots (their term, not mine) are the latest incarnation in a long line of taxidermy artists, and when I say “artists” I do not mean the nefarious creators of jackalopes, etc.

Rollercoaster Fruit Tray, designed by Janne Kyttanen, can hold up to 9 oranges, but then you will not see its beauty.

Typographunnies. submit or vote on your favorite font joke.

Artist Dennis McNett's latest installation focuses on innovative wood blockings. The show opens in NYC this weekend. The pics are awesome.

I've never seen more beautiful design in a soap dispenser than Umbra's Joey. I think they've got simplehuman beat here.

A showreel showcasing experiments with motion effects and a dark, distorted synchronized audio soundtrack. This piece consists of pieces from random animations, but soundtrack really makes it work as a whole.

50 amazing film posters from Poland, many of which are much better than the actual films they advertise. Can you guess what film this pic represents?

Hard Candy for OXYGENE magazine.
Stylist Vincent Poinas and photographer Arnaud Gouallec.

Benedict Radcliffe uses a wire frame technique to draw cars, life size in scale, in three dimensions and spray it artic white. His new project is the Lamborghini!

The UCSD StarCAVE at CalIT2 ~ The StarCAVE is a five-sided virtual reality (VR) room where scientific models and animations are projected in stereo on 360-degree screens surrounding the viewer, and onto the floor as well.

Swiss artist Sasha Huber's attempt to change the name of the mountain named after an influential racist and a pioneering thinker of apartheid, Louis Agassiz. Make history together and sign the petition!

My little Pony is celebrating its 25th anniversary and for the occasion Hasbro invited some great artists to customize their famous character. Claw Money added some bling and sneakers to the pony. Love it!

Rag Chair design by Tejo Remy for Droog Design...

In the brilliant Phillip Toledano's latest exhibition, "America The Gift Shop", he examines the last 8 years of American history and the presidency of George W. Bush with the stereotypical "souvenirs" we have to remember him by.

This video is crazy. It's a 30 second short shot by Martin Nordqvist and animated by Magnus Engsfors.

Mark Turpin's Pine Island: These architectural replicas, miniature doll houses, buildings and furniture are breathtaking. You can even have a custom replica of your home made. And the interiors are just as impressive as the exteriors. WOW.

Marc Owens created the Receipt Clock - a physical twitter machine of sorts. The Receipt Clock prints out the time and date on a lined slip of paper, which allows you to write a personal message which is significant to that particular moment in time.

4Moms Origami self folding robotic stroller

Usona's Moheli Wooden Chair with a drawer - living in New York City, I need storage wherever I can get it.

SCACCO MATTO! (aka~checkmate)
a playful suggestion on food-design...
this and more ideas in the website...

Gorgeous minimal packaging for Southern Alps lets the dried fruit sell itself.

Nice packaging on this Max Longin Float Bed

The Krenit bowl and Salad set was designed in 1953 by the Danish engineer Herbert Krenchel. For decades it has been a collector’s item, but is now back in production by Normann Copenhagen.

Spence Harris Hogan have rebranded a few of the UK's McDonald's restaurants with very sleek and modern interiors. I wish US McDonald's could get a face lift.

Back Side Flip 360° by O-S Architectes - cardboard boxes with a golden lining - temporary installation at Hotel Saint-Côme in Montpellier, as part of the Festival des Architectures Vives 08.

melli ink editions - cramer + cramer, geneva - september 19 – november 7, 2008 - Glass emulating bone, in these incredible glass skeletal sculptures

The Plamp by moomoo architects. The lamp doesn't have a traditional bulb, using several dozen meters of light tubing as both the shade and the light source instead.

Nice ads from the ad agency JWT India and art director Jeff Emmanuel. Visuals are great, art is fantastic, and the fire animals are just awesome.

Interesting album design by Turner Duckworth for Metallica's Death Magnetic album. Follow the link for an interview with TD about the design process.

Check this out... it's a site that uses rudimentary graphics controls to let you create amazing symmetrical designs.

I don't love the look of this watch so much as the idea - a diamond digital watch by collaborators Gourmet and Christian Tse. I like how the digital display appears through the white diamonds.

Beautifully detailed furniture by Christian Vivanco - all sides are carefully considered and the back is often as nice as the front.

La mosca is a great graphic design studio from barcelona, doing an excellent infografic work for La Vanguardia

AAARRR!!! Studios Classic Pirate Dice Game. Re-released today.

Sweet little Babushka lights by Mathmos.

Designboom's coverage of the Chilean pavilion at the Venice Biennale - I love the jellyfish-like pedestals, and the idea behind fetishising architecture in tourist trinkets.

I love the playfulness of these jewelry pieces by jacob lewis

Happy Talk Like A Pirate Day ~ now you can even have your google language of choice be... PIRATE!

To show their work to clients, Sydney creative collective Happy Soldiers had a bit of fun on stage with a human website.

Microsoft Ads: Bug or Feature ~ nice article at Portfolio ~ was it viral attention grabbing genius? or a huge failure? Must say i hated the seinfeld ads, love the new "i'm a pc" spot...

Imagine the Peugeot in the worldwide megalopolis of tomorrow. Here are the finalists of the Peugeot Design Contest 2008