Build for Pritt

A cool French television ad for Pritt correction rollers showcasing the illustrative talents of Build's Michael C. Place. Accompanied with a soundtrack by The Midnight Juggernauts, this should get your correction tape juices flowing.

Robotic Dog

This hilarious yet eerie robot called "Big Dog", developed by Boston Dynamics, claims to be "the most advanced quadruped robot on earth." That claim has to be true, just watch the video. The best part is where it walks on ice.

National Photo Gallery

Hosted on Shorpy, the 100-year-old photo blog, hosts amazingly hi rez photos the National Photo Gallery. The amazing detail and clarity of these mostly unpopulated images makes it seem as though you've stepped back in time. I especially like the retail spaces like the drug store, and market.

Van Goghgurt

"Just like kids need to have good nutrition on a daily basis, kids need to have their daily serving of the arts."

The latest television spots for the "The Arts. Ask For More" PSA campaign for Americans for the Arts are fantastic and campy. I especially like the Brahms Breakfast.

Now you see it...

Now you don't....

The next time I arrive at my car parked parallel and find that some other driver parked too close to me.... I'm going to wish I had this–the disappearing car door!

Burning Man Radio

This time of year, The City sees a mass exodus of cars loaded up with furry bikes and "barter-ables" heading over the Bay Bridge on their way to the Burning Man Festival.

Christy, one of our own here at Tolleson, is one that makes the annual trek to Black Rock City. Her husband TradeMark runs ShoutingFire internet radio station along with his partners all year. They will be broadcasting live from Burning Man on Burning Man's radio station BMIR. Stream it if you want to listen in to what is happening on the Playa.

TradeMark will have a daily show from 3-5pm. Christy will be guest co-hosting so if you listen, you just may hear her on air!

The Tunnel

Leake Street, London SE1 7NN, also known as The Tunnel is a place where UK street artists are encouraged to apply their trades. Here are some more pics of the event. Sponsored by Blank Expression.

Pelican Paperbacks

Ace Jet 170's blog is filled with design candy with such things as chickens, maps and television. But, the best thing I found, from bouncing to their flickr set of Pelican paperbacks. Upon further diving, I also discovered an assortment of other collections they feel compelled to share.

Great Books For Boys

Another awesome series of books from Penguin titled Great Books For Boys offers up six adventure stories from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Each book features an awesome graphic cover that lends to the mystery inside. For only $10 a pop, they're a steal.

Buchan, John. The Thirty-Nine Steps

Chesterton, G.K. The Man Who Was Thursday

Childers, Erskine. The Riddle of the Sands

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Lost World

Haggard, H. Rider. She

Hope, Anthony. The Prisoner of Zenda

Samplingplong

Jörg Niehage's Samplingplong is a sound-installation that "abuses technology by integrating interactive computer-technolgy, cheap plastic-trashlike-toy-instruments and parts of obsolete electric and pneumatic equipments. The installation is a sample of accoustic components - improvised garbage-style instruments: it consists of clicking relais, magnetic valves, breathing plastic bags, beer bottles, animated by electricity or compressed air, connected to a computer by an USB-interface.

Bubble Calendar

Start 2009 off with a bang. Or at least a pop. Handmade in Brooklyn the Bubble Calendar is as beautiful as it is fun. Nice and big at 48"x18", and typeset in Helvetica Neue. Now just try to keep yourself from popping your way through the year on January 1st.

Advanced Beauty

If you haven't already done so, you need to subscribe to the Advanced Beauty video podcast on iTunes right now. We've been enjoying the weekly entries by various contributors the last month - 12 more to go. The latest one by Robert Hodgin is fantastic.

Here's a little about the podcast:

"Advanced Beauty is an ongoing exploration of digital artworks born and influenced by sound, an ever-growing collaboration between programmers, artists, musicians, animators and architects."

Tukaani Eating Device

Designer Lincoln Kayiwa, a graduate from the University of Art and Design in Helsinki , creates inspiring and functional everyday objects, from wine glasses for picnics to new-and-improved chopsticks.

Writing Spoon

London based artist Julia Mariscal has designed a spoon that may find comfort next to that eccentric silver spork in your drawer. It's a spoon with a tip that resembles that of a fountain pen. Just dip it in coffee, chocolate, or sauce, and use it for writing.

The Writing Spoon is now a part of chef Ferran Adria's "Faces" collection of kitchen tools and tableware for molecular gastronomists.