
Scott Hanson over at iso50 profiles some classic modernism/futurism by German industrial designer Luigi Colani. Colani is a true behemoth in industrial design with a long history of creating mind-bending work for companies like Ferrari, Swissair, Canon and BMW. Read More.

Siena The Book Block Table is designed by Australian brand Family of Sam. A great re-use of stacks old book pages: turn it into furniture. Coming to an IKEA near you some day?

Ikonica: A Field Guide to Canada’s Brandscape
This is a great book by Jeanette Hanna and Alan Middleton that documents the history of some of the most well-known Canadian brands. Some you might recognize, some may come as a surprise. Check it out. The book design is pretty tight too.

He’s a street artist from NYC. Really cool style and he’s pretty well traveled. Check his website here.

French designer/illustrator/savant Ludovic P. throws down some seriously fresh work over at Ilk. Impressive stuff.

The folks over at Croatian studio Bruketa & Zinić have produced an annual report for a food company that appears blank until you pop it in the oven for a while. Check it out here.

Amy Sol makes great (subtle and detailed) artwork.

Cool website. Cooler portfolio. Read More.

This is a pretty good list of links to free vector textures for designers. There’s a few too many skull themed illustrations for my taste, although they may be useful for individual elements.

Emil Kozak. Young, talented designer living in Barcelona, SP. Read More.