Illustrator Marion Deuchars explains how to draw a bird in six steps.

As if sexy photos of Kate Upton weren't enough, Hangover funnyman Ken Jeong photobombs the beautiful blond in the August 2011 issue of GQ.

An update of the fabled Left vs Right concept map. Written and art-directed by David McCandless, designed by Stefanie Posavec.

'Sonumbra de Vincy' by loop.pH captures the type of designs to be featured at London's origin contemporary craft fair in September as part of a new platform for lighting installations called Lux Craft.

Hand-blown glass terrariums from Bevara Design.

The Red Ribbon Park in China's Qinhuangdao City by Turenscape Landscape Architects winds along a verdant riverside.

P5P iPad/iPhone App: collection of generative sketches. The interactive visuals are defined by set of rules, computed by randomly modified algorithms. Tweak parameters, touch/move the device to influence the outcome of the images.

Series of four future retro posters for a fictitious airline to mars called MarsUnited by Andy Rohr.

The much awaited, La Maison Champs Elysees Hotel, has finally opened it's doors after a decadent and beautiful renovation!

The Bee Titanium Editions is a special edition series from theory11 based on the traditional designs. Utilizing metallic inks that radiate light in a subtle manner, and embossed lettering - the deck oozes quality.

The hyper-realist work of painter Karel Funk. A modern renaissance.

The Palms House in Venice by Daly Genik Architects feels light and airy for a house covered in metal.

GE and MIT's SENSEable City Lab compile and visualize the data from 7.2 million anonymized electronic medical records to create this Health InfoScape. By Dominik Dahlem, Eric Baczuk and Xiaoji Chen.

A time-lapse video of a crowd forming at English Bay beach in Vancouver B.C. during a fireworks show.

On This Day is a heat sensitive wall calendar. Each day is represented by a square so when you touch it, the black cover completely disappears to reveal an interesting fact about something historical that happened on that very day.

Cool Hunting check out the Ferrari World Design Contest.

From the secret laboratory in B-Reel’s London office, comes this brain-bending experimental project from B-Reel UK creative director Riccardo Giraldi. Mind controlled Scaletrix!

Ricard Vila's new generation plotter. Ecological, noiseless, ergonomic and easy to use. Produced by TKT brainpower.

Get ready for your next adventure with a travel roundup from Notventures.

Microsoft has just announced a limited edition Star Wars themed Xbox 360 Kinect Bundle. An R2-D2 themed console with custom sounds, and a C-3PO themed controller are the highlights of the bundle.

Awesome slideshow of some incredible playhouses from the NYtimes.

Sivan Royz’s laser-cut shell like iPhone case.

With Maestro, magneticNorth lets kids conduct an orchestra! Part of the recent Manchester International Festival.

‘In Pecking Order Eggs’, market research shows the average consumer only uses two eggs at a time. Alana Leddin came up with a two-egg packaging that was durable, cheap to produce, easily flat-packed and user-friendly.

Bon Yurt. Artists go wild with neon glowsicks, blenders, crystal glasses and some 200 meters of hose.

Impress set of 26 wooden nautical flags from Best Made Company.

The new Dixon modular storage unit by Dare Studio can be arranged in multiple configurations and also used as a room divider.

Evolution eraser from h concept's Horiyuki Shiratori.

'Weightless pull' by Architecture CO for Superfront Brooklyn's Public Summer Pavilion.

New Limited Edition Art from Russ McIntosh. Focusing on a lighter and brighter atmosphere, this series implements geometric shapes and select color to find a correlation in our reality.

Who said a concrete floor looks cold and industrial? Ivanka Flaster proves what a great stuff concrete really is.

During a collaborative workshop organized by Dutch furniture company Arco, Andrew Haythornthwaite created 'autoboxes.' taking mechanical cues from the children's toy jack-in-the-box and some impressive design-skills.

70 of these lights will be scattered around the lane-ways of Melbourne’s inner city on the nights of Friday 22nd July and Saturday 23rd. Designed to be taken by those that find them by Kristian Aus.

Gas guzzlers across America, new infographic from Mint.

Rowing along Oxford Street sipping drinks and nibbling strawberries. 5 stories above the crowds on the roof of Selfridges you'll find a boating lake, island bar and waterfalls. A surreal experience from Bompas & Parr to launch the sweetener Truvia.

Repeat after us, Pattern Wall Tiles are sticky without the icky. Get on board with these eco-friendly, self-adhesive pattern tiles from Blik and Threadless.

Close up look at 64 Colors' Toasted Marshall the marshmallow (each hand toasted!) and his new sidekick, the limited edition glow in the dark Gumdrop puppy!

X-rays of sloths show clues to their behavior in their extraordinary anatomy.

Alex Andon's make your own jellyfish habitat featured in MAKE volume 27.

SD ComicCon is upon us ~ and here's a look at some of the fun toys that caught my eye ~ lots of fun playful designer inspiration!

Pink Balls for Aires Libres in Montreal by Impact Production in partnership with Société de développement commercial - SDC du Village.

For ID&T & Vodafone, IceMobile created an iPhone and Android app for music festival 'Welcome To The Future'. Users can check info, timetable, share their fav line-up via Facebook, view exclusive content and videos.

Michelle Mason's adorable London cushion series.

An unusual custom bike with lots of right angles! Looks very similar to the original BauBike by Michael Ubbesen Jakobsen.