Matt Groening's creations turns into manga style (Japanese Comic)... and famous mangas turns into Matt Groening's style. Great works by spacecoyote.

sad nytimes article on inbred japanese dogs. i particularly enjoyed the discussion of fads, note that the bug king they refer to is indeed our favorite mushi.

Paul Baars Plug Nightlights ~ via Polkadot.it

You can't say "photoshopped."

New Tree Gourmet Belgian Chocolates - i love the packaging and the delicious flavors like Sexy, Blush, and Vigor.

You toucan own this smart little can opener. available at target from boston warehouse.

Obsessing about the Material Furniture Knock Down/Drag Out Collection today

Picked up Pleo at a bar in Beverly Hills this week. This guy is supposedly the next big step in consumer robotics ~ they're getting cuter AND more hackable.

the craziest shoe storage system i've seen so far. its like a ferris wheel for your heels.

David Poston. bracelet: "Well, Well, Well"
from "REINCARNATION of TINS" series.

Steve Leggat's portfolio includes this hilarious Rabbit Yin Yang wallpaper that i can't stop laughing at.

If you are in LA, Saturday is your last day to see The Blab! Show at CoproMason. My Favs were Amy Crehore and Ryan Heshka

nab has some great ideas for "connecting"...free wifi from a chair in front of his house, communication via shared playlist names in itunes. i think hes my hero.

Just in time for halloween - Corporate zombie cube guys that glow in the dark - Please tell me you'll take action if my overworking leads me to be a laptop wielding zombie?

Diamond Keychain at URBN made me laugh tonight

I love the bottle of the new CORZO tequila. Designed by Fabien Baron (and the taste of the reposado is pretty smooth)

Cute & affordable. Check out the website for more fun designs.

Masterful Mixed Media artwork by Gregory Euclide

RETROTHING! Fun blog i just discovered - so much old stuff made new again - flashbacks galore - go take a peek (atrocious browsing on the archives though)

went to this awesome exhibit on skulls years ago, but just stumbled upon the website now. still awesome. =)

Go APE Shirts submission - how cool is that ape? and this is a funny "can you hear me now?" shirt.

its like paul smith or target or just plain crazy colorful stripes in your TOILET - i dont know why it appeals to me today.

david lodge is awesome. read anything and everything he's written. he's almost as cool as stephen fry...except nobody is as cool as fry.

"Private Line" is a collection of fabrics into which the name of the customer is woven as the pinstriping. The letters of the name feature one above the other and thus form a discrete line.

Broad Summit 09 peek ~ bonfires, wine, massages, and lots of lovely blogging ladies hiding out up in wine country ~ take a peek at day one!

Awesome collection of do not disturb signs...

Sticky advice from Adrian Shaughnessy, Tony Brook, Wim Crouwel, Michael C. Place, Ben Stott, Mark Farrow, Storm Thorgerson, Daniel Eatock and Hamish Muir ~ on TAPE!

Portland Artist Sohaila Adela has a new print of one of her lovely originals online. "You scratch my back, I stab yours "

Japanese superstar artist Takashi Murakami now worked with Louis Vuitton on two rugs, both hand-produced in India.

Get inventive and look 'designer' without spending much money is what the 'Paper Bag Princess' look is about.

French style publication Purple features a racy photo of Sean Lennon and his model girlfriend, Kemp Muhl, recreating John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s famous 1981 Rolling Stone cover.

The wonderful work of Noma Bar is celebrated in a new book, Negative Space, which looks at how the illustrator has tackled subjects such as global warming, race relations and national identity

A polyhedron in the middle of a tropical garden in Colombia serves a small retreat to work, read and rest in the middle of the nature.

Danish designers Komplot have created a set of concrete furniture for Swedish brand Nola.

Recent NASA images of a half-mile wide crater on Mars complete with sand dunes and all.

Illustrator extraordinaire Ingela P. Arrhenius draws one of her favorite pie recipes (profile and recipe).

this is what happens when you exercise your right brain too much... other fantastic examples of digital retouching and cgi on andrew coleman's website

Excellent impact for this campaign "Slower is Better", by Elm Grove Police.

Everybody uses a wall as a protective shield with a little bit of cuts to see his personality ! A perfect metaphor used by Jerzy Goliszewski for his university project.

The haunting image of the Unabomber cabin sitting in an FBI storage facility. Photo by Richard Barnes

‘Animal Series’ by LEM

The new Alexander Girard and Urban Outfitters line comes out in July. Here are some photos from the brochure.

Some amazing pieces done by Cleveland based artist Chris Ryniak.

Wisconsinite Michael T Rea carved this incredibly detailed Prosthetic Suit for Stephen Hawking out of wood.

Not all journalists are boring designers! Examples of newspaper, magazine and other publication design that is far above and beyond your typical morning paper.