Well-researched article on the best pens & pencils for the coming school (slash I'm an adult and just like pens & pencils) year.

Chase DeForest is an artist designer who lets her pastimes of gardening and the outdoors meld with her work, the result... Hoseware.

The Cans Festival: Part 2 - more of the new work! Artists include: Conor Harrington, Shok-1, Xenz, Word to Mother, Maus Maus, V-hils, Sickboy, Zeus, Waleska Nomura, Banksy, Copyright, The Krah, Pure Evil, Busk and more

As a response to a fan video from Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08, Tiger Woods and EA SPORTS demonstrate that the "glitch" found in the game, is not a glitch at all.

Citizen Cube is the work of artist Brenda Guyton, who creates sculptures from found computer parts.

Installation artist Andrea Canalito plays with propositions of nature and vulnerability, exploitation and hope, victims and victors regarding the complex relationships between the human and the animal.

Parisian filmmaking duo : Jonas & François, for Nike Streetswear.

Anita Fernandez Artist Girl in Love

Animals Inspired Design #3 / Arty

Artist Nedko Solakov's new book, 99 Fears, is a collection of drawings, each of a personal worry or general anxiety. Cheery stuff then? Well, actually, it’s all very funny...

Coolest old school GPS ~ like a watch, you swap in mini scrolls that tell you where to go - one scroll per route

san francisco artist pascal campion washes our senses over with the rich colors and lines in his illustration work.

The Guilty yacht was designed by superstar artist Jeff Koons.

Loving the new snowboard by artist Krink (KR) for Monument Snowboards. Its coming out this Fall/Winter season.

Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa has been celebrated and ridiculed- by world-famous artists such as Fernando Botero, Salvador Dali, Andy Warhol, Rene Magritte, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring and many others.

Something about this cup and saucer combo from Bailey Doesn’t Bark just hits me right. The simplicity of the bird on the tree is gorgeous, but what I really love is the way the cup and saucer line up with one another to maintain the continuity of the artwork.

Behind the scene pictures of Nike Flywire Installation in Jakarta. Straight from the artist's blog. cool...!

Nokia release a new 8800 model called Carbon Arte. Engineered from carbon fibre, titanium, polished glass and stainless steel, the Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte is for individuals who appreciate uncompromised high performance.

An original handpainted artwork with new Pritt correction roller.

The Beauty of Package Design: Inspiration and Tips. This article encourages designers to step back from the screen and get their hands dirty.

French artist JR has produced this inspiring public art projectin the favelas of rio beautiful, and sad at the same time...it's hard to look at them in the eyes...

In his Location series, Korean artist Yeondoo Jung utilises traditional prop making techniques and scenery construction to create his ideal custom landscapes.

Zoo York presents a nice artist deck series, with 5 recognized artists with a Cockroach theme.

elegant, functional, minimal ceramic designs from philadelphia artist heather mae erickson.

Le Cool's uber-cool city guidebooks fill the reader in on the quirkier, artier and sometimes seedier side of life in some of Europe's top destinations....

Beautiful type design by Marian Bantjes (yet again). This time integrated in a book cover design...

Beck's Canvas will see 4 works of art from emerging artists replace the iconic green label in production for the first time with the works adorning over 27 million bottles in the UK.

Artist James Jarvis gives NikeTown London a new look. Love it!

Inspired by the gers of native Mongolians, the lifepod is the ultimate in modern nomadic living.

FEATUREDA NOTCOT look at the madness that was I Am 8 Bit 4 last night ~ absolute chaos, fun music, and a lot of great gamer inspired artworks... oh and one guy even shot pics with his PSP!

+ Caroline Slotte + works in ceramic

David Maisel's beautiful and haunting photos from his Library of Dust project (the book is coming out in a few months). Each corroding canister holds the cremated remains of patients from an American psychiatric hospital. BLDGBLOG has a great article on the project.

Here's another piece of artwork being featured at the Manifest Hope Gallery during the DNC. The image was done by Jude Buffum and it will hang above a boombox playing a custom track by Computer Jay.

Custom painted mustachioed skate decks by artist Lawrence Melilli. Never has a board been so handsome.

How would YOU illustrate a brand named "Monkey Shoulder"??

Winnipeg had their second annual Steamroller Print Festival, where local artists create large linoleum carvings which are then inked and printed on large canvases with the aid of a steamroller.

San Base is a Russian-born Canadian artist who makes really fantastic computer-generated digital generative art. Dynamic, non-static art where the picture is constantly changing and evolving.

Cave Tagoo offers a contemporary twist on the traditional gorgeous, luxury Greek vacation.

Now you can own an action figure of Brussels artist Wim Delvoye, the guy known for tattooing live pigs and the Cloaca machine. Limited edition.

Yeah, he did it again. The Picasso of LA Paul McCarthy created a holy mess in Bern, Switzerland.

Work by Pradyumna Kumar, the first Indian artist ever to win the Grand Prize at the 15th NOMA Concours for Picture Book Illustration, for his work ‘ How The Firefly Got its Light’ a series inspired by Mithila Painting of India.

"CRICAaccessories is a creation of a Portuguese artist, Cristina Hora. Squirrels, Penguins and Herons are the three themes that characterize this line..."

This new hotel in Brisbane, Australia is more high-end than crocodile dundee.

Artist Steve Ellis paints images of crumpled celebrity magazines as part of a new series of work.

Some great new vinyl figures by Hong Kong artist Michael Lau have been released today.

The Third Space - an incredible installation put together by 52 German design students from the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich who created a gorgeous space out of 1.3 million cable ties. The project took 16,870 hours to complete.

the 2008 Diesel Wall in NY is now up ~ and the winner is Artist Jonathan Sandridge's 'The Good Life' ~ a giant cheeseburger ~ check out the video of the installation!

Extra Wide Contact Lenses.... for that perfectly doe eyed anime/disney look of innocence

Esther Garcia is an incredibly talented tattoo artist in Chicago with wonderful style, who likes to work with unusual ideas.

Victor and Rolf's giant doll house at the Barbican is amazing, if you happen to be in Lonon defiantly worth a look!

Psycho Buildings is an awesome exhibition at the Hayward gallery on the south bank. There is, among other things, a boating lake on the roof!

Tattooed taxidermy. The art of Belgian artist Wim Delvoye.

NEW SHOW at CoproNason Gallery with artworks by Martin Wittfooth (above), Michael Page, Travis Louie, Kris Lewis and Chris Peters. Previews are up!

Fab new 5 x 7 inches show with silent auction at Distinction Gallery. Wonderful artwork up with proceeds going to charity.

Jean Nouvel has curated an exhibition of the work of French artist César at the Foundation Cartier in Paris. It is running running until October 26, 2008.

Controversial waterboarding "thrill ride" art installation at Coney Island uses robots to show torture methods at Guantanamo Bay.

The trompe-l'œil by Renate Buser. Another great artist that loves to create illusions.

Stereolithography was used to painstakingly make a prototype of the Beijing "Water Cube" aquatics centre.

Emma Cammack is a widely acclaimed and world-renowned British body painter and artist who works for the film, TV and advertising industries. Her work is currently being shown at the Barbican Art Gallery in London.

Nat-2's transforming shoe - an interesting idea, although I think the aesthetics of the shoes themselves could use some work.

wow this artwork is stunning - by Tony Ariawan - See this digital arts online tutorial of how to create the effect.

Fun video (with great narration) of some of the Monocle Top 50 Things To Improve Your Life ~ they certainly make you want to hop the first jet to Italy and Japan...

Check out the detailed plushies on this site by artist mrs muju :D

MoveOn is hosting a new contest. Winners will join Shepard Fairey's MANIFEST HOPE gallery in Denver at the Democratic National Conference along side awesome artists...

Some beautiful works of the young Australian artist Courtney Brims.

Illustrated by renowned artist Si Scott and developed by Dan and Dave Buck. Smoke & Mirrors are luxury playing cards printed on premium quality Aristocrat paper. Printed by the US Playing Card Company.

Anni Rapinoja is a Finnish environmental activist and artist, whose project "Wardrobe of Nature" uses plants to make clothing, shoes, bags etc for people in a very beautiful way.

"The World Beach Project" is a global art project devised by Sue Lawty in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum. Open to everyone, everywhere, check some nice artwork made just with stones at the beach.

FLASH is a forthcoming 'pop-up' restaurant at the Royal Academy of Arts in London from the guys behind ultra-cool Bistrotheque.

An eco-friendly and innovative way to light outside and not spoil the sorrounding areas. By Jongoh Lee

Les Atelier Ruby, french makers of luxurious crash helmets , have a signature edition designed by French graffiti artist, honet. Great way to keep your brains in your skull.

An short interview with Yiying Lu, artist behind twitter's Fail Whale image that has become iconic around the nets, from Drawn! blog.

Images from inside Freedom Tunnel on the West side of Manhattan

The first Mr. Coo game by Spanish artist Nacho Tururu is a comic-style adventure showing brilliant pieces of imagination.

A very long interview with the artist Shepard Fairey (including podcast).

James Walton - interesting NYC artist with an upcoming show . I love the lines working with the images. I love how he doesn't give all the information. Something beautiful and sweet about these collages.

The My Little Pony Project ~ also celebrating its 25th anniversary... from Catalina Estrada to Junko Mizuno and Toki Doki ~ artists are decorating 18" My Little Ponies for the My Little Pony Project.

Red Black Brown designed a series of iPhone wallpapers

Obama Art : cool mix of the artists, inspired by a political candidate.

Alison Carmichael has done some iconic commercial typography, from Sainsbury's to Virgin Atlantic. She also kindly contributed the artwork for the latest Don't Panic poster.

Digital photomanipulations of a young Lithuanian artist. Just click a middle button of your mouse and move it.

In case anyone was over black and white stencils, thought I'd share this with the notcot family. My favorite artist Flox a.k.a Hayley King keeps it real.

A distant view of the National Center for the Performing Arts (or “the Egg”), designed by Paul Andreu and constructed for $500 million. The first big commission of the modern era, it is regarded as Beijing’s Lincoln Center.

Take a look at the amazing work of multifaceted artist Carlos Lascano...the making of 'A Short Love Story' is so cool!

The future is near and a great digital artist shows us how he imagines it with technology in real life.

The InterContinental Hotel in Century City, CA, now showcasing the work of artist Kime Buzzelli on the facade of the 17-story hotel using video projections that can be seen as far away as Santa Monica. Terrific use of guerrilla marketing.

Google Montage. Type in an image search and see a nice piece of artwork unfold in front of your eyes.

More delicious book work from designer/artist Allison Wilton of Buffalo, NY. Love the energy in this altered book...

Bottles of Beck’s beer will be adorned with the work of four emerging artists – thanks to a new scheme called Beck’s Canvas, a collaboration between the German brewery and London’s Royal College of Art. Via CR Blog.

White Dwarf Stars: Like a Diamond in the Sky - "Bill Gates and Donald Trump together couldn't begin to afford it."

Patricia Ready Art Gallery in Santiago, Chile. A joint work between Izquierdo Lehmann and Elton + Leniz Architects. Amazing light work on this concrete building.

Interview and gallery with Maleonn, a Shanghai based photographer and artist who made a bold decision to drop his career in order to pursue a personal journey into photography.

From wall move to digital, jakarta based Graffiti artist, Darbotz, make a nice collaboration with Typogapher named Ritchie Ned Hansel, for making his graffiti typeface useable by people.

Hauntingly beautiful portrait photography by Andrzej Dragan. This artist has a wonderfully gifted mind with a PhD in quantum physics and an amazing eye for creating a story within an a single image.

6 tales from UK's Peculiar Crimes Unit illustrated by Inkymole. 'The Victoria Vanishes', the first one, is out now in hardback.

NYC artist Kaws got together with John Mayer to design a series of guitar picks. Really cool!

REBIRTH is a unique futuristic and provoking wooden sculpture by Belgian designer and artist, Arne Quinze commissioned for the well-known and distinguished five-star Paris hotel Le Royal Monceau on Avenue Hoche.

Wasp knife ~ as you stab the bear/shark/etc it injects a ball of compressed gas which automatically freezes an area about the size of a basketball...

“Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling,” which opens on Sunday at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Work No. 850, from british artist Martin Creed, centres on a simple idea: that a person will sprint as fast as they can every 30 seconds through the 86 metre gallery at the heart of Tate Britain.

1976, masterpiece. Its a 9min thrill ride through the streets of Paris.

"In 1980's Design, the only rule was that there were no rules." A gallery/article on crazy looking chairs made in the 80s, courtesy of NY Times: The Moment.

Urban Landscape Group’s ’Living Art’ received 1st prize on a competition for a new outdoor plastic art installation at the University of West Hungary, Sopron.

Art Politic is a group of artists who have come together in order to bring to light social and political issues that they have deemed important. Current issues with amazingly talented contributers!

Fencing Streetart! First i've seen ~ very cool find in London

VEAUX LAUNCHES TODAY! VEAUX is an online talent market that helps fresh creatives sell themselves, and picky buyers find the choicest cut of artistic goodness around.

cute, sexy, weird - the artwork of SAYAKA. [Editor's Note: Also seen as #3519, but so fun, felt like sharing it again]

VIDEOFeed Your Kids the Arts. Another part of a PSA campaign from the Ad Council, Americans For The Arts and Leo Burnett Chicago.

california artist nellie king solomon creates abstract, large-scale paintings that might sweep you away.

VIDEOA time lapse video and corresponding article of a man trapped in an elevator for 41 hours.

VIDEOFeed Your Kids the Arts. Part of a new PSA campaign from the Ad Council, Americans For The Arts and Leo Burnett Chicago.

Amalia House by GRID Architects, in Austria. If you take a closer look, you´ll notice it´s wrapped on artificial grass.

Table Tennis is now a Serious Sport and Nike is acknowledging this with their new sneakers the Star Classic TT.

These amazing pictures are from British artist Alan Jaras who decided to experiment with plastic, lights and a camera without lens. And no, they are not digital manipulated!

Some amazing Streetrods at the 2008 GoodGuys Nationals in Columbus Ohio

Same Nike campaign as the feature before. But this illustration has better details. Do check out the illustrator's portfolio.

Has the Daily Mail uncovered the "real" true life story of Banksy? is he really Robin Gunningham? Is he a public schoolboy from middle class suburbia? Or is this an even LARGER ruse?

Microsoft Arc Mouse, a collapsible wireless mouse ~ launching Holiday 08

FEATUREDNOTCOT Giveaway! Check out the new Zune Arts graphic novel "the Lost Ones" ~ and leave us a comment for a chance to win a limited edition copy.

After ten years artist Mimmo Paladino and musician Brian Eno work together for an exhibition at the Ara Pacis Musem in Roma.

show and book project where all the artists worked in the constraints of 6x6...

Screenshots of Radiohead's new as-yet-to-be-released new video for 'House of Cards' is created with renderings from Geometric Informatics scanning system and Velodyne Lidar system.

Multi-talented designer and member of the Nu-Artist movement , Damion Silver, is now laser engraving skate decks.......

New restaurant in Belgrade, Serbia by Karim Rashid. Digital artwork made of RGB LED panels surround the bar.

Can you believe that is the packaging for the HP Voodoo Envy? The carbon fiber macbook air killer? I'm in packaging lust... see the full unboxing!

National Geographic ~ amazing photo gallery and feature article on Marine Miniatures with photography by David Liittschwager

New Zealand artist Guy Harkness has a nice mix of work on his online gallery

el Bulli in Roses, Spain, is the mecca of molecular gastronomy... here are mussels suspended in mussels... great article/interview with Chef Xavier Laurentino about a 3 day seminar there

Handwritten Typographers ~ great article showing handwriting samples from some legendary typographers

Artist Uses Old Macs as Canvases for Mac Fanboy Paintings

A cute raincoat designed by Gene Ho, an artist inspired by mangas' universe.

The Dumbrella Comic folks have an ongoing Tee Shirt PARTY! New shirts from designers and artists always on the way ~ my inner math geek is a fan of this one...

Grotesk, a Swiss graphic artist based in BK, posts an awesome collection of old spray paint cans from 1974 to 1988.

A video with the founder of Hammerpress, Brady Vest. It's a nice look at a letterpress artist at work.

Is there such thing as clean advertising? Yes! Elle, Puma and ING are already using it and the technique is like a "reverse graffiti"... it is done by cleaning the walls and streets instead of painting them!

Artist Dorophy Tang created a furniture and art collection for the opening of the new Adidas Beijing store.

Really nice digital abstract work from designer/artist Pete Harrison. Based out of London this exceptional designer has worked with the likes of Dolce & Gabbana, Fall Out Boy and BMW just to name a few.

James May (one of the hosts of the Top Gear) was fired from AutoCar magazine in 1992 for hiding a secret message in the first letters of each article. Here is a picture of all of those articles put together.

To celebrate its 75th anniversary, Lacoste has commissioned 11 Berlin artists to create artworks inspired by the brand's iconic 12.12 polo and crocodile logo. Its now being showcased and auctioned in Berlin.

China's new great wall - article from Time on the Greenpix - Zero Energy Media display.

Bujangan Urban's Solo Exhibition at Ruru Gallery, Jakarta-Indonesia. New Psychedelic Typographic graffiti artwork.

View the Airbus A380 movie. The lighting and interior cabin design is excellent.

Architects own home - Arthur Casas has created the perfect tropical forest retreat. Contrasting the thick chaotic nature of the forest, the house is simple and symmetrical, yet integrated with its surroundings.

Reformations: Cool work by artist Adrienne DeLoe. All of these acrylic paintings incorporate real pieces of nature such as flower petals or butterfly wings.