Irina Blok's packaging design for the SF ZOO. They make me want to buy three things to get the three bags to display together!

Where do pins that come to NOTCOT go? Well for the last year or so they have gone here... and become their own piece of inspiration for me...

CyFi ~ instead of cycling with headphones... how about wireless speakers?

minnesota artist colin johnson has created the most astounding collage, currently offered as a print in a limited edition of 50 pieces.

Lacoste and Kidrobot got together not only for a sneaker collaboration, but designer eBoy designed toys to go along with the sneakers. Love the tennis guys with the oversized crocodile on them!!!

Absolutely gorgeous book of images body explored in our Solar System from Mercury to Neptune. Includes very recent mission images as well as re-worked images from old missions so that even old images are new.

Clever use of GoogleMaps as the web page of design duo James&Joe. And I love their I<3MY MUM T-shirt.

You can always count on ATYPYK for a clever design pun. Learn The Basics [via SwissMiss]

Mateus Acioli has an incredible new design & illustration portfolio. Check it out.

I love the way this umbrella lamp glows. "Umbrella Lamp provides a spectrum of lighting possibilities, from soft, reflective illumination to a brightly focused reading lamp."

Annie Vought painstakingly cuts the script text out of letters and notes. The result is an incredible tapestry of letters, lines, and shadows created by pinning the work up for display.

Really puts meaning to "one man's trash is another man's treasure." Tim Nobel and Sue Webster take piles of trash and make art into them... but sometimes the art isn't apparent until you see it in a different light.

video installation and making of's by Work In Progress

Grandburo is an awesome t-shirt and design store recently opened in Providence.

Help a child. Buy a laptop and get one free. [Editor's Note: you remember the OLPC ~ well apparently sales have been disappointing, so they are doing a buy one, send one to a child program in nov, $400]

Still Room Studios Modern Design Deck.. prints and paintings.

To make a donation, you needed to remove a form from this cardboard slipcase. When you slid out the form, the image on the cover changed: a child was magically removed from the street and placed in a safe home.

designed by asaf jacobs, israel.
portable book shelf, for a limited number of books. lets say a wheelbarrow for books

LadiesRoom - The French new social magazine

Indie lego kids head to the disco

Rollerman aka Jean-Yves Blondeau. This man is crazy.

Cool illustration from the likes of Geoff McFetridge, Seymour Chwast, Non-Format and Mick Marston in new ad campaign for The Economist

Nice design and art direction for Lush Lawn and Property Enhancement, by Struck agency

The IT Crowd is the funniest show out of England . Considered to be the next hit from England like The Office a American adaption of the show will hit this Spring, so before it's ruined get the dvd or download the original show.

On one of the cheapest, coolest adverts... Erbert & Herbert's Subs & Clubs made a spot using iron-on's on 150 tshirts to create an their animation. Hilarious, genius... and the making of is even cooler.

to add to the list of random gifts to remember... for those work-out-aholics... Push up Preston makes me giggle... see the animated gif of him in action

US Money is getting another facelift... and they are adding some color too

GreeNYC ~ the city of NY is trying to become the greenest in the country ~ and with help from huntergatherer, they have these adorable animated tv spots!

Fly Shelf by Matteo Ragni ~ floating shelves by day ~ projector screen by night!

I need some "everything is ok" tape by MINE ~ go vote for it over at the cooper hewitt people's design awards.

Coolest micro-camcorder! 33 Hours Record time.

On coolest DS Stylus ever ~ i want one of these ninja gaiden swords!

RESTLESS - chopsticks that don't need a chopstick rest. Because of their shape, the tips won't touch the table when they're set down. To accentuate their graceful posture, place them so the indent portion faces upward. Designed by +d, Japan.

Malia Jensen's Sketchbooks for Architects - napkins and binding compound.

NIPPLES - glass plate

pull rabbit's ears and you will find a surprise: a very funny toilet brush....

Fridgewatcher.com is a project where people send in images of their refrigerators. It's quite interesting and fun to see what people buy and eat in different countries. It's a great source of inspiration for product designers too.

New humidifier designed by DesignPlus+

Vertu and Ferrari have released another limited edition cell phone together, this time only sixty will be made and are made with real parts of Ferrari's.

i swooned at the image of the gehry's guggenheim bilbao the first time, but have yet to make it to the city. definitely top of the to do list though!

Heinz mean Beanz. By Leo Burnett, London.

Big poster gallery for Party Print event in Lodz (Poland)

Buckingham Palace is not for sale, and why it's best not to mess with a Beefeater

CD holder - "Buy me".. I'll do it this minute.
design: Marian Lassak

Kim Keever takes a hundred gallon aquarium, fills it with water and landscape and transforms it into surreal, romantic imagery.

I never thought I would refer to a shovel as "stunning" . . . until now.

Cal Lane's work at the Foley Gallery.

A few years after its creation, Mark felt that the city was getting a bit lonely so he released some SneakerBox playmates for the other CardBoys, so now they can all shoot hoops, grind rails and maybe rob a few banks, together.

I was hypnotized by Josie's Lalaland from animator Eb Hu. (and music from Philip Shepard)

An polar station in the chilean antartic territory by ARQZE (Architecture for Extreme Zones).

Watches by vivianna torun for georg jensen... steel with diamonds.

Hagit Hashimshony, Gal Shkedi & Oleg Milstein are 3 brilliant young illustrators who got together to create the best tea party in town! thumbs up guys!

the juicer is placed on the edge of the kitchen sink

LG did Prada, Motorola did Dolce & Gabbana, apparently the sleek Samsung SGH-P520 is the new Armani Phone

Vinyluse - Wall Decals

Brilliant infographic exhibition by Yang Liu highlighting the differences between Germans and Chinese in “Ost trifft West” (here is queuing and in a restaurant)

Crayon shootings...

The GOOD Food Fight ~ fun flash game that teaches you some new healthier recipes, and then you face off in a food fight against the opponent of your choice.

Urchin Rock ~ fascinating company that shoots underwater portraits for babies/families.

Toast Concept ~ really fun UI on this flashy portfolio site

Some classy wine glass markers made from retired transit tokens by Hanger 3.

Interesting video created by PF Flyers called 'Evil Bee'

Octopus Silkscreen Wood Panel by Joe Futschik

EcoTots Art Time Easel

A night club that features a unique blend of architecture and design. This night club is best served chilled. Ice Lounge - Toronto.

Dan Yeffet used his own fingerprint when he designed this very special limited edition fingerprint pendant lamp/sculpture. Really amaziing at night! Limited Edition of 30 pieces.

Hot Rod + Stroller = The Roddler by Kid Kustoms. Almost makes me want to have babies (or at least borrow one as an accessory)

Funky Designer stuff for your pets !

I found out about Scott Radke's marionettes on Juxtapoz. I'll be looking forward to his exhibition in LA in February

Detailed, graphic, calligraphic work from Tauba Auerbach.

SpY, urban artist from Madrid - website [editor's note: the urban furniture section is too cool]

The power of the All Blacks in this super ad by TBWA\Whybin, Auckland, New Zealand

Spice rack that defies gravity

EVA Unit 1

cute chibi figures of evangelion@School

Final Fantasy 10th Anniversary Potion

Import from Japan

Mary Jane still looks sexy even after being dead. With Halloween just around the corner check out what happens to all of your favorite superheroes when they become MARVEL ZOMBIES!

Sara Burns "animated Wallpapers" were one of the interesting exhibits in the 100% Futures section of the 100% design show. Moving light projections that dance on walls.

A brilliantly bizarre animation drawn on the walls of an old building! ~ by Blu!

John Ross and Mark Farrow make beautiful music for the Pet Shop Boys

Combining glass and wood in a new and delicate way. Karl-Oskar is a new product designer with new ideas for the swedish glass industry.

a lovely "CLOUD" olive oil dish designed by Mary Judge. when filled you see a series of concentric rings of lovely greens in descending tones due to the depth of the oil in the dish. made in italy.

I think i might have actually LOL'd reading this Onion masterpiece "14 American Apparel Models Freed In Daring Midnight Raid"

A little rant on my new Canon 40D, and the rockstar camera straps it might need... have you SEEN the incredibel leather work of Red Monkey?

Contraforma's new MW Collection ~ something old into something new ~ great integration of 100 year old lithuanian house wood in laser cut metal...

Videos from the FM Conversational Marketing Summit are up! You guys will love this ask a ninja live session ~ also to see the others click on the main summit button

Medical infographic works from Bryan Christie.

C505’s ASCII ROCK video collection

The inpholio news section is now online, keep up to date with who’s who and the latest news within the photography industry.

Slightly more intelligent than your average brand, the-affair makes graphic tees influenced by subjects that delve a little deeper than your standard pop-references.

Weleda General Kephalodoron Migraine Remedy. Instant relief from acute and chronic migraine headaches.

Stunning images of Antarctica taken by Fabiano Busdraghi

One of the bizarrest pens I have ever seen. This push top ballpoint features a soft rubber like material in the vital sections where finger meets pen. Designed by Jean Pierre Lepine.

Multitasking... if you're going to carry a cane, might as well have a corkscrew in it? Maple Wood, imported from France

Beautiful panoramic images from UK photographer Will Pearson.

I'm glad saki likes us, b/c through her mention, i discovered this ROBOT CALCULATOR! So cute.

Skull-a-day just released the absolutely yummy Skullphabet as a Truetype and Opentype font.

I am craving these beautiful speakers... Vers 2x... see the rest of the eyecandy, and apparently they will be popping up in target mid-oct for $179

Loving the new Mr. Coffee Anniversary edition!

15 Fashion designers take on sidekicks which are being auctioned off for charity.... from betsey johnson and diane von furstenberg to j.lo and philip lim...

Vestal Design found the best Talk Like A Pirate Day video (it was yesterday!).... its a great tutorial on how to talk like a pirate, in the form of a retro foreign language vid

Paper toys taken to a new level ~ 100% Paper Naughty Nurse (her ribbon tied outfit even opens and she has a metal eyelet mouth) - by RegMART