recent finds

• have you seen the re-design of design observer? my favorite "observed" items (previously mentioned) are now on a permanant column.
• here's a good post on images replacing letters on logos. ht: design observer
• i don't entirely understand, but the flickr photos from this gallery of art in berlin are pretty super.
• kyle, you were talking about performance art...have you seen Improv Everywhere?
• this little article on IDEO gives an overview of their innovation process. by the way, i'm a big fan of their latest book, The Ten Faces of Innovation. and here are more related articles.
• peter and hannah might be interested in this article on sustainable design.

inspiring sketchbooks

wow, these sketchbooks get me inspired and excited to draw! They belong to Swedish designer/3D artist/architect/cartoonist Mattias Adolfsson. ht: drawn, of course.

more stumbles

• Kreatory Studio: nice logos...
• Swick Creative
  
• okay, so everybody's doing the symmetrical ornament flying from behind the character thing. but this guy, Hydro 74, does it nicely.
• YouareSoLastYear hip, even if self-proclaimed-so
• Incredible video of the beauty of the motion of rubber balls. Design Observer pointed me to this.
• Sports equipment fun. ht: design observer
  

recently stumbled upon

• K-Create - web designer i stumbled upon. this guy appreciattes good ornament. i especially like this one. Note the nice use of illustration!
  
• and i dont know much about web design, admittedly. but i like how dense this flash animation is. and of course the hand drawn stuff.
• on a different kind of note, this guy reviewed part of a Steve Turner book re: Chritians and the arts. some good dicussion, i think.
• Check out the art show pics in the Neighborhood section of the Na weblog site. my painting even made it, as well as me drawing my hand.