BBC has created a section for ideas to rebrand Africa for media consumption which parallels a three-day summit is under way in Nigeria. View full entry
delicious.salted.com presents an automated Pecha Kucha presentation module for your last 20 del.icio.us bookmarks. View full entry
An inventor has made a bike that travels sideways. BBC View full entry
The German design mastermind Otl Aicher is finally getting the attention he deserves, writes Benjamin Secher. Telegraph View full entry
Blaine Brownell 's transmaterial product of the week (feb 16) has this incredible paper softseating which is made of a flexible kraft paper honeycomb structure with wood side panels. Fan open a paper softseat into a stool, a bench, a loveseat, a chaises, a couch....the possibilities seem endless... View full entry
"Head of LG Mobile Handset R&D Center insisted on an official occasion that Apple copied LG’s handset design." Put your hand up if you didn't see this one coming. | Telecom Korea View full entry
When the Smart Fortwo arrives in the U.S. in early 2008, parent company DaimlerChrysler doesn't want to repeat past mistakes. The first Smart hit the European market in 1998, but the brand has never been profitable. (??)smart, i saw a used one in Izmir. View full entry
Information design guru Ben Schott, author of the Schott's Almanac series, gives a candid and insightful interview over at Radar. Says Schott, "It's astonishing if you start counting the number of times Angelina Jolie has been on the cover 'Us Weekly.' But to have an Almanac that didn't talk... View full entry
An engineer proposes a "user-friendly, portable Muslims in Space calculator." Harpers View full entry
The new Swiss Army knife contains 85 devices, weighs 2lb and costs nearly £500. But can you actually use it for anything? Guardian View full entry
The stark insignia of civil defense — a C and D forming a red circle in a white triangle on a blue disk — died yesterday after a long eclipse. NYTimes & Telstar Logistics View full entry
A judge rules that U.S. money violates rights of the blind. /. View full entry
For some architects Lego and xmas gifts are synomimous. Here is a site that tracks the evolution of this construction system. Technica, via Communication Nation View full entry
Online gallery of last week's Dutch Design Week and Design Academy Eindhoven graduation show. Now live at reluct.com! View full entry
The Maine National Guard is giving out "Flat Daddy" and "Flat Mommy" cardboard cut-outs for families waiting for their loved ones to return from Afghanistan and Iraq. 1 2 | via View full entry
