You want designs? Bored of Neighborhoodies? Ok, then we’re gonna give you designs. Or, more accurately Arts and Crap is. In the ‘printshop’ section of their site, you can choose from thousands of designs (more to come soon, though we’re not exactly sure why) to smack onto an American Apparel tee. For an extra $10, you can add-on your own design, ink, or combine of the logos. The possibilities are endless! But for this weekend, we suggest ordering the one that reads “BBQ.”

Doctor Popular has many talents. Not only is he a blogger and a yo-yoist, but he can work denim on a sewing machine like nobody’s business. This last talent comes in handy when it comes to concocting crafty creations such as his Raw denim wallets and iPhone cases available in his DocPopEtsy shop. These suave casings serve are a welcome respite from your run-of-the-mill leather-made money holders and i-cessories. Your belongings will be safe, secure and snug as Doctor Popular demonstrates on his youtube video. Paging Doctor Sensible.

While It is often said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, the people behind Pulchra — the first online beauty contest devoted to the appeal of everyday objects — find that statement to be only partially true. The competition calls for voters to judge which not-so-unusual articles come across in an extraordinary manner. Submissions can include everything from cell phones to sneakers. Anyone is eligible to submit their favorite item and take home a grand prize of €10,000. When it’s over, Pulchra will take the ten most breathtaking pieces and bury them in an iron time capsule to preserve our beauty zeitgeist. Don’t be bashful, if you think something is pretty enough to be remembered, why not submit it?

Fodor’s and Lonely Planet do an admirable job of helping first timers get around unfamiliar locales, but what about repeat visitors? After the obvious museums and landmarks, there are still plenty of cultural must sees and dos that escape our vacation radar. Le Cool publishing have found a way to bring all of the missing links of leisure to the attention of the jaded jetset. On the heels of their hometown “A Weird and Wonderful Guide To Barcelona”, the Spanish publishers have released four graphic guides: Amsterdam, Lisbon, London, and Madrid. They feature the work of top designers and insiders who find hidden gems in these Euro cities, and prove that while they may have been there, they might not necessarily have done that.

Everyone knows by now that oil and water don’t mix, but have you ever stopped to wonder what happens when you combine H20 with a heavy Helvetica font? Word is it makes quite a splash. SCR, a subsidiary of Japan’s Tha Ltd. has put together a scintillating new screensaver entitled “Dropclock” that combines the two contrasting elements in super-slow motion and proves once and for all that merging this unlikely duo can indeed make for some captivating imagery.

Eventually, we’ll get sharks with laser beams attached to their heads to fill our backyard pool. But until then, making “Pew! Pew!” sound effects will have to suffice. Not Damion Silver. This member of the Nu Artist movement has used his chaotic, layer-happy graphic style to design images for a wide range of companies — from Converse to Timex — but recently he created an intriguing personal project: laser-designed skateboards.

After creating boards the old-school way, Silver stumbled upon the technique of using focused light as a design tool. He liked the method’s clean and precise feel, so he found a partner and started working on his first deck. In about two weeks, he will be offering five decks, which all have the same essential design on different colored backgrounds, for $300 on digitalgravel.com

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Today has been frustrating. The boss sucks (not Josh, who’s always lovely … our other boss. Bruce Springsteen), we barely ate, and there are high demands placed on our productivity. But whenever the wish for a blood clot to travel up to our heart and explode in the pointless Tuesday meeting strikes, we look at Squares from RightBrainTerrain.com. Somebody actually had to cut up tiny pieces of magazine paper, playing cards, and other sundries to form this striking, if not head-bangingly tedious piece of art. It works even better than their alterna-motivational posters, and reminds us that there are people in the universe that have infinite patience — and way too much time.

If Pedro Lourenco didn’t share the same name as a certain prodigy teen clothing designer in Sao Paulo, I would’ve never had the delight to come across this Portuguese artist’s impressive work. He earns his daily bread through illustration assignments with newspapers, magazines and books, but gets to inject his personal enthusiasm for comic books, music and movies into projects for clubs (Lux/Fragil in Lisbon), record shops (like Flur, “the greatest record shop ever,” he says) and concert posters (The Liars). Next on the production line is a kid’s book and fanzine. Between the two Pedro Lourenco, there should be no mistaken identity here.

Is your new apartment in need of that personal touch? Or maybe your old digs could use some sprucing up? Often times the urge to redecorate your living space can be met with a tireless quest for the right fabric design to craft curtains from or cover cushions with. But what if what your looking for isn’t out there — it’s inside of you. Instead of perusing pattern emporiums aplenty, perhaps you should be searching the depths of your design savvy soul for that perfect look. The folks behind Bon Bon Kakku believe that just because it’s available in stores, that doesn’t mean you should suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fabric shopping misfortune. The trailblazing net shop allows both aspiring and established designers to create their own patterns and put them on display, so that they may someday soon be obtained for your decorating pleasure. Every layout uploaded to the shop is voted on by the site’s users, and the highest rated ones enter the hallowed ranks of site’s very own online store. What are you waiting for? Get your designs in and make your apartment aesthetic a reality!

I’ve been a massive fan and daily user of the MAKR wallets for a long time, literally first raving about them more than three years ago. I’ve been using the same One Wallet for about two years now, and it’s broken in and perfect — or so I thought. Wallet master Jason Gregory had to go and launch 12 new sets, making me extremely jealous of all the other cash-and-card carrying possibilities. Give these bad boys a look: simple, elegant, durable, timeless. Handmade by real people, for real people — all the materials are carefully selected, cut, laser etched in house. Congrats on an incredible relaunch Jason!

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Threadless is our kind of store (for more proof, see here). Their designs are driven by the creative minds of both artists and their devout consumers. These are the kind of T-shirts that when we wear them, we always get the obligatory “OMG! Where did you get that?!” so now we just carry their business cards (we don’t speak to strangers).
And, starting July 11th, Threadless plans to really bring art to the forefront by holding “Go with the Flow,” an exhibition at their Chicago store/gallery, featuring the urban-inspired art of graphic designer/illustrator J. Byrnes. In the meantime, you can check out more of his gritty designs at adapt-studio.com

Urban environments are a hotbed of inspiration. Everything from the alleys to the buildings and the walls can stimulate the need to create. It’s these typical city elements, as well as the discarded consumer ones such as garbage and other found stuffs, that influence Larver (a.k.a. Martin Bochicchio). The Madrid-based designer whose professional experience ranges from textile and graphic design to art direction, utilizes a variety of means including spray, mixed media, digital, photography, illustration and collage to create his unique paeans to the beauty inherent in the metropolitan scenery. We recommend checking out his website for a glimpse into his killer aesthetic .

This past January, John Rambo (as portrayed by Sylvester Stallone), descended upon the borders of Myanmar to dole out “aid” in the form of explosions and plenty of collateral damage. Presently, that kind of “assistance” isn’t going to be of much benefit. Fortunately, the folks at Create/Reject have a more inventive, less violent idea for a way to assist the nation’s one million plus people still suffering from the effects of the May 2nd cyclone. Rather than relying on the use of force, they’re relying on the sale of fonts. Their simple response for the request for relief was to put together a book titled Fifty Designers Current Favorite Typefaces, featuring ideas from talents such as Stefan Sagmeister and Experimental Jetset. The best part of the whole deal is that all proceeds from the sale go directly to UNICEF. At the dirt cheap cost of nearly $6, it’s worth much more.

I won’t lie. The classic scene with Christian Bale in the 2000 thriller American Psycho really got me thinking about business cards. I am already known for obsessing over the finer details and seeking out the extraordinary in mundane, everyday products — so why shouldn’t a small, rectangular piece of paper that is meant to sum up my professional existence deserve some attention? After seeing some samples from Salt Lake City based The Mandate Press, I was hooked.

Ben Webster started his printing business after taking a letterpress class as part of his design curriculum. A side hobby turned full blown business, occupying a 2000 square foot shop, The Mandate Press produces everything from business cards to hang tags and offers hand finishing on products including die-cuts and gluing. And the turnaround on your order is pretty quick for a shop with only two employees. The Press can have a custom project to you within five days, as opposed to two to four weeks from others. Check out their list of personalized cards on the website. You get to choose from six designs and get 250 for under $100.

A first glance, JS perennial favorite Matt W. Moore’s portfolio reveals a range of styles centered on a knack for arrangement. When it comes to the geometry, Moore can create a compelling scene using the most basic shapes and patterns by utilizing an array of intense colors. Though they lack any conspicuous organic forms, the shapes convey a warmth in balance that you could stare at for hours.

Rather than taking me to the outer reaches, the Navigate the Cosmos trio reminded me of an urban noir depiction; more Gotham City than outer space. And that is where the versatility of MWM shines through. See these new pieces from the Vectorfunk series for what they are. The interpretation is yours to draw.