The middle shot above reminded me of the latest Battlestar Galactica episode (poor radioactive Earth!). Many more intriguing photographs here: Website: www.smashingmagazine.com

Enjoy looking at inspiring contemporary design? It sure is fun… until you have to go back home and stare at the crumbling plaster on the guest room wall in your 70-year-old non-contemporary home. Website: www.contemporist.com

Behold the new documentary by the guy who brought you the fontatsic film Helvetica. This one is about product design and consumerism. It will tell you why you must must must have the impeccably-designed Leica point-and-shoot, even if the Canon takes better photos. If you’re a designer or artsy type, you will no doubt enjoy [...]

Collection of modern beds and creative bed designs from all over the world.

Owl are so bad ass. Just pop this 12” x 12” beauty in an album cover frame and you have one wise gift. The owl is hand printed with three colors, on fancy, thick, tan colored paper in a s/n edition of only 62. Price: $20 Buy Here: www.nateduval.com

I know, these tees only appeal to a niche market (Navy Seals, Cage Fighters, Supermax Wardens, Type Designers, etc.), but I’m pretty sure everyone would simply fontastic in them. Price: $25 each Buy Here: www.wireandtwine.com

Two thirds of Philadelphia’s seventh most popular podcast will be performing at MilkBoy Coffee in Ardmore on Friday night, December 5th. Todd Marrone will be painting while Russ Starke will be bringing a massive amount of rock goodness with his band The Levelheads (yep, they’ve reunited, totally for the money).

See all 4 sets here. “Each set features four cards depicting quirky Flora illustrations from the 1940s and 1950s. The first three sets feature music-themed images, and the fourth features a tree with a bird in flight in alternating colors. The cards, which were hand-printed by Yee-Haw Industrial Letterpress, Knoxville TN, are packaged with kraft [...]

New Yorker Cover – November 17, 2008 by Bob Staake Order Prints Here

If you enjoy gawking at functional and stylish workplaces as much as I do, workalicious is well worth your time wasting. Architect Gregory La Vardera discusses “workplace design, furniture, implements, and culture” of all types and even featured our pals at Primer Microstudio. The site has lots of photos that should inspire if you’re looking [...]