Hotel V was designed by studio OFF with an idea of roughness as a metaphor. The wall finished with a special mosaic expression tile to give different visual expressions in different weather conditions and viewing angles.

Graphic of Caffeine vs. Calories.

Gizmodo commentary looking back on the packaging design of OS X... and this snow leopard box that is so un-mac-like... esp with the very literal snow leopard

Nó: the work of Pedro Franz

FEATUREDPACT claims 45 day biodegradable shipping pack and labels, and pouches for each underwear... but what do they look like? Here's a peek into the packaging of the yves behar design undies... (and discount code too!)

The variable section of the Ventolera Winery adds a more naturally object on top of an almost untouched landscape. Designed by chilean architect Francisco Izquierdo. Great shots by Cristobal Palma.

Eredel Illustration : beautiful manipulation in photoshop.

VIDEOCool film with Landscapes and Japanese electronic music by Ametsub

From sketch to Hint Mint tin... fun look at james jean's process

Salami Advent Calendar! by Butter in Germany for Koenecke

Beautiful piece on ikuikuiku's livejournal

The Lost Art of Type Spec-ing

Ong & Ong renovated an art deco house in Singapore, creating a stunning new interior, complete with a pool.

World Famous Design Junkies creates a graphic-design master set of the many wild and weird ways a person can hold their own poster. Hold it yourself or bring a friend!

An interesting round stage for the Austria Pavilion at the Zaragoza World Expo, by Solid Architecture. Note how the mirrors extend the performances.

FEATUREDRocket World is trying to decide on what the 2010 Creature Hoodie should be... and they want your help! Help them out by sharing your opinion and get a chance to win prizes too...

Stunning artwork using flamingo graphics by Cassandra C.Jones.

Out of creative inspiration (and to quit smoking), this artist Patrik Bundeli transforms ping-pong balls into fine art.

Meredith Dittmar's 3D dioramas are human-animal-plant-energy amalgams that express deep levels of union across themes of biology, technology, and consciousness.

Truck Farm is a living, mobile garden inside the bed of a 1986 Dodge half-ton pickup truck which grows tomatoes, broccoli, arugula, and parsley. As a bonus all the Truck Farm activity is being recorded for TV too.

Australian artist Buff Diss trademark style of 100% legal masking tape street art

FEATURED826LA and the Echo Park Time Travel Mart are proud to premiere the second collection of original time travel themed posters designed by Los Angeles-based artist, Amy Martin.

Each poster promotes a civic message for good citizenship in the far past or distant future, transforming the predictable aesthetic of the WPA poster with ironic sloganeering such as "Fire Good...But Also Bad" and "Robots! Clean Your Drives Daily", coupled with clean, retro graphic design. They are on sale now for PRE-ORDER (shipping starts on September 14th) at http://www.826la.org/store-sundries/#time-travel-posters

Each poster is $19.99, or you can buy a set of 4 for $69.99. All proceeds go to 826LA, a nonprofit dedicated to helping students 6 to 18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students to write. Last year's popular Time Travel Posters raised over $30,000 for 826LA's programs.

Purchase them in person, and meet the artist at The Echo Park Time Travel Mart at 1714 W. Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles, CA 90026. 826LA and Stories Books and Cafe will be hosting an open house with music, art, food, and drinkon September 12th at 7:30 p.m.

You can find preview images at the end of this email, and you can click on each for a larger version. If you'd like more information, please visit www.826la.org or contact christina@826la.org. For more information about Amy or to contact her, click here: http://design-book.blogspot.com/

Brain Patter skate decks by Emilio Garcia and Arts Projekt

By Architects Pedro Pacheco + Marie Clément, Luz Cemetery is located in Luz, Mourão, Portugal.

Love the way these glasses stack to make perfect sense...

8x10 art print featuring bright rain clouds that shower down beautiful rainbow raindrops.

Cute COREtoon about how a creative director works...

Total Crisis Panic Button, a terrific culture jam created in Los Angeles by Jason Eppink.

Inspired by Escher's "Waterfall," Dyson's "Wrong Garden" incorporates a clever design to create the illusion that water flows up.

FEATUREDMixko "Here Comes the Sun" necklace ~ with a dove leading a rainbow across your chest, and the last crystal raindrop on your back... so lovely!

The world as designer Justin Gorman sees it, including gigantic asterisks and footnotes!

Brand identity, logo, character & packaging design concept for Zürcher, a Swiss family chocolate producer and takeaway confectionery based in Zurich. By Prague based Stas Sipovich.

Fun at the workplace! That the thought when Fredrik Mattson designed NOMONO workstation. NOMONO is an office that is as simple to keep in order as possible – and give you more energy for the fun things to do.

Exclusive Banksy vs Bristol microsite from the team at UK Street Art

Pastiglie Leone ~ fun to see one of my favorite candies celebrated in the Fara Collection SS2010

Parking Lot Art Show 2! Coming to LA tomorrow ~ artists showing inside trucks at the Cafe Stella Parking Lot

amazing audiophile work !!!

Nothing is more amusing than a time-lapse video documenting the evening of a man in a gorilla suit. Great score, absurd premise and worth the watch.

Brilliant print ads by Saatchi & Saatchi in China for Ariel laundry detergent that show food bravely fighting back.

Chicago designer, Garrett EB Smith, repurposes a faucet ball valve as a Dreidel for Delta® faucet's Designers of Tomorrow Contest.

Murano blown glass animals with small spots of coloured glass and goldleaf. Design by Ferro Lorenzo Murano.

Portfolio website of graphic designer jonathan arena. Includes featured project 2009 RISD yearbook.

beautiful, fetishistic vintage typewriter repair kit

Pretty cool website trying to stop the use of "Performance Enhancing Apparel" in sports.

Duracell's MyGrid is a brand new drop-and-go charging pad for all of your wireless devices without the mess of multiple chargers.