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Bad-ass deck from my homeboy Nick aka ovrbored. Get yours.

I don’t post a lot about redesigns or Microsoft (or their affiliates) but I stumbled across this preview of the new MSN.com
I’m usually the last to say this about anything Microsoft but, from an information architecture perspective, it isn’t quite bad at all. It’s easy to visually parse and it strips our a lot of [...]

Beautiful work from Zefara Studio Zerafa Studio LLC (thanks, Joaquin) featuring a custom kitchen from Bulthaup Toronto

via ArchDaily

Finally a respectable, more portable digital SLR. Check out Josh Rubin’s review of the Olympus EP-1 “Pen” DSLR on Cool Hunting.

When it comes to design, Britain always seems to be a step ahead. My first adult trip to London was in 2003. I remember being impressed at how seamlessly the Brits had integrated next-level technology and playful design into an old-world surrounding. Everything from The Tube’s Oyster Cards to the Swiss Re building to the [...]

For the upcoming Wired issue, Khoi Vinh and a couple of his crew from NYTimes.com put their spin on Craigslist. Just don’t call it a redesign:
Any truly serious redesign of Craigslist would inherently look very different from what we produced, and we kept that in mind from the very beginning. And, yes we took some [...]

Palm has introduced their second multi-touch phone, the Pixi.
I’m not sure if it’s the smaller form factor, smooth edges (unlike the Pre which cuts into your thumbs when typing), or the permanent keyboard, but I think I like it better than it’s predecessor.

Not sure how long Dell has been running this program (I’m not a PC) but DellSwarm.com is probably one of the smartest online commerce ventures I’ve seen in a while.
By leveraging the power of bulk-savings and impulse buying, Dell offers the promise of lower prices based on how many committed buyers there are for a [...]

QLOCK TWO from the Dutch shop Biegert & Funk