Ilkone Mobile Telecommunications based in Dubai has announced the launch of a new mobile phone for the Islamic community, with built in electronic device & special software to give automatic direction to Mecca, complete English translation for the Holy Quran meaning, complete azan voice for... View full entry
New reality TV show/competition called Project Runway pits "up and coming" designers against each other for the New York Fall Fashion Week. View full entry
The US Postal Service has created a unique new form of stamp which allows the user to upload their own images hence creating their own customized stamps called Photo Stamps. View full entry
0.7 mm thick - high-quality Fir, is a new limited edition 5 Franc stamp issued by the Swiss Post View full entry
Arnold Steiner launches the AS1 Product Arsenal. View full entry
A British defense contractor has developed a stealth wallpaper which prevents Wi-Fi signals from escaping a building without blocking mobile phone signals. [via Core77] View full entry
Twenty-thousand interactive women's health books, built with the LeapPad learning system technology of Emeryville's LeapFrog Enterprises , are en route to Afghanistan to help teach basic health care lessons to some of the world's most disadvantaged people. From SFGate.com View full entry
A non-Muslim female Dutch designer proposed an alternative (.PDF) headscarf. The use of religious symbols by pupils in school is at present a hot debate in Europe. In the Netherlands the Hijab was banned from physical education classes on the basis of it presenting a health hazard. View full entry
Sony's new Block Jam - "a whole new way to jam with your friends" View full entry
An LA River recovery project that involves paddling in the waters in a bookshelf-looking craft, permits and all. LA Downtown News View full entry
AP comments on "Liquid Stone," the exhibit now on display at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC. previously:Liquid Stone: New Architecture in Concrete View full entry
Stranded in NYC? No place to rest your weary head? Stop by MetroNaps and get your sleep fix in 20 minutes. Be sure to ask about their memory removal special. View full entry
reluct.com brings a view of Ingo Maurer, Reach for the moon. An exhibition by Ingo Maurer and the Vitra Design Museum. The exhibition is a retrospective of light objects designed by Ingo Maurer. You can visit the fair until 8/29. Go to reluct to see the picture gallery. (item edited by Archinect) View full entry
It's hard to not pay attention when Michael Bierut discusses Ed Ruscha... View full entry
Our friends from MAXALOT, "invite graphic designers and illustrators to produce an exhibition free of any guidelines. "We exploit the creativity of graphic artists who are trend-setters in the commercial industry and view high-end graphic design as a modern art-form and aim to promote its... View full entry