slow days.

When it's slow at work, some people browse the internet, others read, and others doodle. My friend Otis doodles. He worked on this box for about a month and ended up giving it to me last week. He is a super talented illustrator and designer. He's going to go far with his stuff.

what you're really looking into.

Talk about design. Check out these images of eyes taken close up. They are mesmerizing! These photos were taken by UK based photographer Rankin, who is best known for his portrait and celebrity photography.

CRS.

CRS (Lupe, Pharrell & Kanye) - US Placers [EXCLU]
Uploaded by PeteRock

There's been talks of super group CRS, which consists of Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco, and Pharrell, putting out an album sometime in the near future. For now they just have this little diddy titled Us Placers featuring Thom Yorke. I really hope these aren't just rumors about CRS putting out a full length album, cause that would pretty amazing if they did. For now I'll just enjoy this video though.

kidrobot x nemesis project.

Check out this track bike that Nemesis Project recently built for one of my favorite brands, Kid Robot. The bike was created as a contemporary art piece for the Kid Robot Store to show during Art Basel Miami Beach, but is 100% ready to ride. The bike is currently on display at at the Kid Robot Miami store but has a list price for $6,000 if your interested calling it your own.

fyi.

Sometimes you hear about what people do for a living and you just say to yourself, "Dang, that would be the life." That's exactly what I said when I heard about what Tom Routh and Susanna Bergstrom do for a living. These two founded FYI which is a design studio that is responsible for the Burton clothing label [AK]. The studio is located in the middle of the mountains in Pemberton, British Columbia and frequently gets visited by members of the Burton team to test new products. They have everything they need in their studio to create state of the art outerwear and apparel. Now that's the good life.

bbc/icecream lookbook.

Ever since I heard Pharrell was starting a clothing line, I've been excited to see what he'll come up with. Some of his designs have started trends, others have started laughter. I really like this new line though. He's calming down with the all-over print and bringing back classic style. Check out the BBC/IceCream 'O8 look book and see how you feel about it.

creative ads.

These ads were done by the Jung van Matt advertising agency in Hamburg, Germany for Monda Pasta. They're located in the frequently visited Hamburg harbor and read, "Monda Pasta, so you can't let go."

jeremyville.

Oh wow. I just stumbled across Jeremyville and this guy is amazing. I could have spent hours checking out his website and all of his work. I love his style! You'll have to check it out for yourself though.

2007 top 10 lists.

If you need a refresher on what happened this last year, you should check out TIME's Top 10 lists. These lists will refresh your memory for all the entertainment, news, and other happenings this year.

more container houses.

I love this idea of turning old cargo containers into well designed homes. Adam Kalkin is an architect and artist who uses these containers to build very unique and modern looking homes.

james datz.

Check out James Datz and his fun designs and illustrations for his independent design firm Neither Fish Nor Fowl.

common's new ad.

Common - Lincoln Promo
Uploaded by corporatetakeover1

Check out Common's new ad for Lincoln set right here in Chicago. I sure hope I can upgrade from the el to a Navigator some day.

mans' best friends.

Check out these amazing photos taken in Nigeria by South African based photographer Pieter Hugo. The series is titled The Hyena & Other Men and the portraits are of a group of men who use their rather scary looking pets in street performances.

10 deep.

Some companies just know how to do things right. 10.deep is definitely one of those companies. The company started back in '95 as a design firm and a creative collective but their main output is their clothing line. And that is understandable because their clothes are sick. Every line from 10.deep is original and unmatchable. I love their company motto too, "Forget everyone and listen to yourself. Strength lies in the hands of an individual (10 fingers), not in the approval of one’s peers." Check out their new Holiday '07 lookbook here...

nish.

Steve Nishimoto, aka Nish, is an artist, designer and one of the minds behind Zoo York. He's done work for a large number of clients from clothing labels, to skate and snowboard companies, to television networks, and other large corporations. I really like his style. He uses simplicity to his advantage and creates well thought out designs and layouts.

boombox bikes.

I just had to post this. There's this new trend in New York where kids are building huge sound systems for their bikes and forming little bike gangs. This is great. What will kids come up with next. Read more and see more photos here...

wants for sale.

A New York City couple recently started a pretty genius project called Wants For Sale. It's pretty simple. They paint something they want, then sell the painting for whatever the item or service is worth. After the success of that project they started Needs For Sale, in which they paint needs that people or organizations have, then sell the paintings for whatever the items are worth. I like this project.

heartbeats: live.

Heartbeats by The Knife is my favorite song of all time. Here's the live version of the song from their new release Silent Shout - An Audio Visual Experience 3-disk deluxe DVD set.

container cottage.

I think I have found my dream home. This cozy lakeside cottage on Lake Aylmer near Montreal is the work of architect Pierre Morency. He used three large storage containers to construct this treehouse-like cottage. It has open air rooms, grass floors, and a garden on the roof. And since he used old metal containers for the main part of the structure he was able to build this cottage for under $150,000.

necker island.

If you ever think you might need to get away to your own private island for a day you should check out Necker Island. Necker Island is Sir Richard Branson's private island that he apparently spent over $10 million dollars to convert into a luxury resort for a max of 28 guests. Private beaches, several pools, personal chefs, and much more for only $46,000 a day.

lookin forward to this.

Yesterday marked the 25 anniversary of Michael Jackson's multi-million selling Thriller album. However, the special 25 Anniversary Edition of the album will not be available until Feb. 11. It'll be worth the wait though. Not only will there be previously unrecorded tracks by Michael, there will also be remixes by Kanye West, will.i.am, and Akon. The special addition will also contain other rarities and several music videos. I know I'll be looking forward to it's release.

snow.

I guess fall is officially over. We now have three or so months of this to look forward to. Where's the nearest mountain at again?

57Even.

Steven David Muller, aka 57Even, does it all. From branding, to ads, to industrial design, to fashion design, Steven Muller creates amazing pieces. He has a high attention to detail and it shows in all his work. This dude has talent.