Twitter’s creative director Doug Bowman illustrates how the #NewTwitter design creates the golden ratio.

Community service announcements by Jeremyville

A porcelain spray can by Invasian & Montana Colors

Åsa Jungnelius was born in Stockholm and has been with Kosta Boda as a designer since 2007. The collection Sugar Dandy shows that Åsa is one of Sweden's hottest and most exciting designers right now, with amazing talent.

An incredible series of images shot by photographer Joni Sternbach who uses the historic tintype technique; this series of portraits capture surfers and their oceanside environment in a kind of anthropological way...

FABRICATED HARVEST is an installation by John Adams and Ricki Dwyer who combined digital fabrication and traditional basket weaving.

Alula editions is subscription service to hand printed textiles. 4 a year, each one by a new artist. First up, Jason Jägel.

Designer Olli Hannonen presents the infographic sleeve of the live album "Stop Making Sense," each circle representing a song and an amount of time, each transition marked and noted.

Vintage car print by Stefan Marjoram

The Bare Essentials poster outlining the stereotypical ‘must haves’ of the graphic designer from mind set and values to tools and appliances.

A Gust of Wind by Paul Cocksedge at the Victoria & Albert Museum, part of London's Design Week.

The Dutch duo, Lernert & Sander, have taken seven of the most mundane of household domestic appliances and comedically refashioned them into divine creations for Selfridges in London.

CIA's Martin Haake will be giving a talk, revealing secrets & inspiration during this year's Offset festival in Dublin Ireland.

Yes, that IS a HUGE middle finger - the most recent and much discussed artwork by maurizio cattelan arrived today in milan's piazza affari, in front of the italian stock exchange building.

Paaaaaarty! "I wasn't myself last night" ~ latest creature in my head by Andrew Bell

FEATUREDI Am Plastic Too ~ by Kidrobot's Paul Budnitz ~ amazing coffee table book that is like the yearbook of amazing designer toys! So many NOTCOT friends and favorites featured ~ take a peek inside...

Lauren Tennenbaum aka (In)Decorous Taste presents her rock crystal shoes.

HOUSE Collective take over 1 Berwick Street, Soho for nine days of workshops, talks and creative events showcasing design, performance, art and fashion with highlights including sessions from D&AD, Seymourpowell and Stand + Stare Collective.

Brian Viveros' "The Dirtyland" Show preview is up!

Chris Jackson's 'Data Stream' is a sculptural addition to the USB key.

Not all garbage, has just a single use. Look at this design by SHSH , a temporary pavilion made from used plastic beer crates.

Designer / artist Bill Zindel presents a collection of illustrations and collages all on brown bags, of brown bags, or representing brown bags, all of them titled, you guessed it, "Brown Bag."

The original Pommel Horse of the west.

The Anti Design Festival has taken over Shoreditch - check out Londonewcastle, Aubin Gallery, Idea Generation Gallery, KK Gallery, Payne Shurvell Gallery, and many more for a variety of exhibitions and events!

Shipwreck in a gallery – Josh Beckman's installation Sea Nymph

FEATUREDClick4Art does their second set of Cups & Saucers, this time tea/coffee cups! And the Kozyndan Sea Hares design is AMAZING! Also take a peek at Ron English "Abraham Obama" and Jon Burgerman "In the Park"

A trilogy of guidebooks with how-tos for a Bollywood-Meets-Rocky-Mountains wedding invitation. Quirky illustrations and concept make it an instant collectible.

The Paris/Berlin collective are known for their fur 'graffiti' but they have now taken the idea one step further. A species may not have to be living in order to evolve anymore...

Visit the A+D Museum in its new permanent home on Museum Row in Los Angeles! A+D features progressive architecture and design in everyday life.

'Pop Rivet' bench by TAF, (Gabriella Gustafson & Mattias Ståhlbom) for the Lollipop Shoppe.

"Haus IK_13" by Mitto Architekten. A tiny wooden house and artist studio in Borsfleth - Germany.

VIDEOBerlin based artist Sarah Illenberger has covered a whole car with cardboard in different green tones. The video shows the fascinating process and an interview with her.

"MY NAME IS CHARLES SAATCHI AND I AM AN ARTOHOLIC" (Phaidon) is OUT and a MUST-READ of this autumn! "Everything you need to know about Art, Ads, Life, God and other mysteries and weren't afraid to ask"

THE OTHER VOLCANO - Nelly Ben Hayoun’s new project at London Design Festival.. watch the video!

'CREO' by Charissa Rais is a customizable stamping device that could generate geometric letterforms. Comes in a wooden package complete with one stamp holder and a set of little stamp heads.

Anish Kapoor makes sculptures with mirrors to turn the world upside down.

VIDEO'Where Good Ideas Come From' video by Steven Johnson ~ gorgeously fun animation!

Marmol Radzinger's 'R.M. Schindler' lounge chair (cedar + canvas). Available at Wright 21.

FEATURED“Jeu de société” in Reims is an art exhibition making beautiful use of the boarded up construction site around the Halles du Boulingrin ~ covering it with choreographed photography

Graphic design team Valence present a magnificent little collection of illustrations and collages going by the name "Holidays."

'Nutsy's Deluxe Racing Set' by Tom Sachs edition of 150. This kit gives you everything you need to drive on Nutsy's racetrack (or anywhere you deem suitable for a Mini-Z racer).

Obscene stickers found affixed to a number of rental cycles (part of London's new public bike-rental program). The stickers succinctly conveyed many Britons' anger toward the banking sector.

Custom shape skateboard deck by Makr Studio. Gray top laminate with hand stained bottom. The board is a White Walnut toned bottom with a gray steel like top.

Simon Hasan's 'Naked Radio' created using porcelain, stainless steel, walnut, lace and brass.

Joseph L. Griffith's "Drawing machine #1" interactive mixed media installation.

VIDEOVideo of FTSI's 'Ball Grid Array' kinetic installation in the Chinese Private Enterprise Pavilion at the World Expo Shanghai 2010 China.

“Proletarian Drift and the Enfranchisement of the Bourgeoisie in the 21st Century” collection by Jason Alper at Guy Hepner gallery.

'If Slater Bowled' by Allison Wright, a pin shaped surf board (homage to pro-surfer Kelly Slater) is the main character of the Single Pin:Red project. that seeks to bring out humor, surprise or to draw attention to unique landmarks.

VIDEO'Dictaphone Parcel' by Lauri Warsta is an animation based on a sound recorded with a dictaphone travelling secretly inside a parcel.

Simple, yet true letterpress card for grooms to give to their brides on the day of their wedding. Sets the tone from the start.

Kengo Kuma's Cube#6 created using LUCCON light concrete.

Portraits from Qajar Dynasty of the Persian Empire, which lasted from 1781 to 1925.

Amazing drawings of shopping carts by Taizo Yamamoto.

FOC helped Ailin Lacey, a graduating student from Dublin, 3D-print her ‘Old is new again’ vase. "Through the act of flower arranging, the vase can very simply transform in aesthetic.”

'Design Products Collection' series of vases by RCA's Julian F. Bond. His 'Pixel Mould' machine produces the vessels using a single mould made up of over 1300 individual plaster sticks.

Red Bull and Melbourne-based installation artists ENESS bring a new perspective to action sports by fusing interactive art with skiers and snowboarders flying through the air.

HOUSE INDUSTRIES FOR NICKY HAYDEN: Alpinestars recently recruited typogrpahy masters House Industries to flip an update of motorcycle racer Nicky Hayden's "Kentucky Kid" moniker.

Photos of crayons in strange and wonderful situations taken by graphic designer Ryan Musselman.

A beautiful new Evian water bottle has been designed by Issey Miyake, coming out later this year!

Fun illustrations by designer and illustrator, SockMonkee.

VIDEO'Robotagger' by Golan Levin and Jeremy Ficca. Concept by Evan Roth and F.A.T. Lab.

Wired's “Redesign Apple’s Ugly iTunes Icon” contest results.

'Race and ethnicity' infographic set of major US cities by Eric Fischer. Inspired by Bill Rankin's map of Chicago's race and ethnic divides.

Jennifer Steinkamp's 'Florence Nightingale' installation at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

Stuart Haygarth and framing company John Jones collaborate to create this great installation at the V&A for London Design Festival 2010.

Wild Abstraction - illustration by David Schwen.

Watermelon Lantern Festival cherishes the artistry of the Chinese.

Vintage Ralph Lauren tags.

Designer Bina Beitel shows her new lights at the 'Under my skin' exhibition at Next Level Gallery in Paris. Some strange and astonishing lights, between innovation and handcraft.

Cities, present and future - A cool collage by Tim Marrs to appear on the front page of the FT.

"Self Made," The full length documentary about tattoo artist Luke Wessman. Produced by Soi Clave Integrated Media Solutions.

'Organ of Corti' by liminal UK is an acoustic device which explores the potential of recycling unwanted sounds from our environment into new music.

Organic sculptures by Alma Allen using marble, ironwood, walnut, copper ore and bronze.

Graphic design duo POP CHART LAB present two very fantastic chart/posters 'Grand Taxonomy of Rap Names' and 'The Very Many Varieties of Beer'. Everything you ever wanted to know!

'Nanotectonica' installation by Jonas Coersmeier integrates electron microscopy, parametric modeling and digital fabrication into the architectural design process.

FEATUREDStacks Summer 2010 - really fun collection of decks and tees with knight and retro racing auto graphics! Also *sketchstorming* ideas of skateboard swings.

FEATUREDTBWAChiatLA 5353 Music Art Fest - celebrating the creativity of the company, this internal party had bands like Local Natives playing, awesome art (from giant chickens to burnt golf ball portraits), and food trucks!

The AIR1, AIR2 and AIR3 aquariums by Usin-e use blown laboratory glass and unusual shapes to create modern and elegant fish tanks.

New paintings and sculptures for the Fleeting Immersions pop shop gallery show: Santa Fe Astronaut.

VIDEOUmeric's 'Until Now' 2010 indents/animations reel video.

The largest marker in the history of the world!

Everyone needs a smoke break every now and then. Smoke Break is designed by Phil Jones

Wooden Vespa 'Daniela' by Portuguese carpenter Carlos Alberto.

VIDEO'Making Future Magic: iPad light painting' making -of video by Dentsu London and Berg London.

Stereo Exhibition - Cool ambiental exhibition of emerging croatian and slovenian artists in Nova Gorica, Slovenia. Great collaboration of artists, curators and architects. All for 1000 euro!

The Story of Eames Furniture is the benchmark reference on the subject. It is a biography—not of an individual person, but of arguably the most influential and important furniture brand of our time. From Gestalten Verlag 2010.

The exhibition of the architect Corrado Levi for Peep-Hole space, Milan.

A new short length documentary gives a rare glimpse in to the life of a glass sign writer, David A. Smith. Documentary by Danny Cooke.

Retrouvez characters of the most famous stories, Alice, Pinocchio, The Sleeping Beauty, Bluebeard, Peter Pan , Little Red Riding Hood, Mrs Butterfly, Thumbelina, directed by Benjamin Lacombe.

y=x² is a new sculpture by Los Angeles based artist, Andrew Lewicki.

Jeff Finley of Go Media releases this feature length video tutorial covering the design and typography behind the cover art for his band's new song "Andrew Jackson"

This ink drawing explores the journey a needle takes across a record’s surface. The end result is a texture that resembles the qualities found in a beautiful, worn record with all the pops, warps and scratches included.

Behold the wacky, wild world of illustrator / animator Rick Nosworthy, and his lovely dismembered people parts all scattered about.

The exhibition “Appetite: A Reciprocal Relationship between Food & Design” opens at The Cooper Union.

New on the books at CIA, Julene Harrison is a dab hand with a scalpel & paper. We especially love this window poster. 'I can see your house from my house.' Super cute.

Illustrations by german Artist Marek Haiduk.

So fun! David Soames "The Ultimate Combo" Screenprint

FEATUREDAnthony Lister painting the windows at the Standard NY ~ so fun to see how it unfolds!

Seashell x-ray photos arranged to make animals from Jim Wehtje.

COO.EE Studio's submission for the Ridiculous Typography Rules book.

'Surveillance 100' floor lamp by Humans since 1982.

'World of Motion' video/illustrations by Colin Hesterly.

3D chiseled and beeswax covered album case for Alaric King's album "Bedtime Stories" designed and executed by the artist, Alaric King.

Wanderwort for the Goethe Institut. Golden Section Graphics' "German Spoken" shows 2,000-2,500 emigrated German words in use around the world.

Love these papercut whales from mrYen's etsy shop.

Great infographic showing the pseudovariety of soft drinks from Phillip Howard of Michigan State. These firms control 89% of US soft drink sales!

David Shrigley, Jeremy Deller and Mark Wallinger are just some of the top names signed up to support the UK Save The Arts movement by making new work to promote the petition.

Stunningly detailed new series, "Nocturnes & Insecticides" from American Illustrator Nicomi Nix Turner.

Fresh West develops a mini Lazy Chair at a 1:6 ratio for Laikingland.

MWM X Lets Colour France : Walls Are Dancing. Stop-Motion Music Video of 3 Mega-Murals (Marseille, Lyon, Paris).

Roeland Otten gives us a look inside his 10-year journey in creating the ABChairs alphabet chairs.

An interview with surrealist artist Mab Graves regarding her work and her current double feature exhibit: "The Adventures of Harlow, the Raven King, and several possums"/ "The Super Show"

The information desk at TU Delft architecture bibliotheek is made of books.

Amazing illustration by Jason Levesque, aka Stuntkid.

The beautiful new Mona Pavilions in Australia. Where art, meets wine, meets design. Designed by designed by Nonda Katsilidis, of Fender Katsilidis in association with Antarctica Group.

Limited edition ampersand letterpress print designed by Colorcubic, inspired by Herb Lubalin's famed ampersand.

Blackbirds - limited edition screen print at Option-G

Luis Tomasello's acrylic on wood 'Atmosphere Chromoplastique No. 250' (1970). Part of Wright's Post War + Contemporary Art auction taking place September 14th.

The book cover for Francois Lelord's “Hector and the Search for Happiness” by Andrew Bannecker

Summer sketchbook by artist Jeremyville capturing images from the Lower East Side.

Day 6 in Dominic Wilcox's Speed Creating project for the up-coming Anti- Design Festival, London. Today he made some lampshades out of bread dough.

What would the world look like if Google Maps icons were real? “Google’s World” is a cool series of drawings by Spanish illustrator Alejo Malia.

Fashion illustration by Don Oehl.

Sylvain Chomet (of The Triplets of Belleville) creates an animated version of The Illusionist, based on the script of the legendary Jacques Tati.

You can still catch the Threadbare, Drawings in Thread byDebbie Smyth at the Manchester Craft and Design Centre.

Shepard Fairey and Tom Servais created this incredible image for The Surfrider Foundation. It captures the Jaws wave off Maui.

Say exactly what you mean with these letterpressed fill in the blank cards.

Ryan Hays - Untitled Biological Landscape series. 2008.

FEATUREDAmazing Bigfoot solo show, Ominous Compositions from the Magic Mountains at Hurley’s )( Space - from smoke monsters to greet you, garage monsters, murals, and amazing woody pieces!

'Measuring Angst' sculpture by Jonathan Schipper.

'If you could' wood bench by Damien Poulain and Jorre van Ast.

VIDEO'Num' animation video by Andrey Nepomnyaschev.

'Logo Tourist ' serigraphy on paper art project by Risto-Jussi Isopahkala. Logotourist mixes iconic landmarks and commercial logos. It features logos from the hundred most valuable brands.

'The Eggbot' by Evil Mad Science is an open-source art robot that can draw on spherical or egg-shaped objects from the size of a ping pong ball to that of a small grapefruit.

'"WRONGWRITEORWRONG'' THE GADGET' by graffiti artist Daniel Tagno.

Converse Spark Creativity Exhibit
Artworks made out of old and worn out shoes.
This is one entry that was remarkable, the title suit very much "PEGASHOES"

IM is a series of porcelain bracelets that are handpainted on the inside. Every motif is limited to 3 pieces only. Great idea by german designer Christian Metzner.

Since the debut of Batman on screen in 1943, the Caped Crusader has gone through transformation after transformation, costume change after costume change, some more subtle than others.

Takashi Murakami Exhibition at the Château de Versailles as photographed awesomely by Flickrer, ganymede2009.

Nice short documentary on the inner workings of Threadless.

Brand new print of an illustration called 'Starman', by Zara Picken.

Sixty paperweights by Enzo Mari

Anish Kapoor's "Turning the World Upside Down" at the Kensington Gardens from September 28th, 2010 to March 13th, 2011.

Beautiful artwork by french illustrator Alice Dufay.