
Toronto, I’m told, has a bit of reputation for high quality tap water, so it should come as no surprise that this amusing turn-of-phrase/eco-friendly business venture/all-around great idea originates in the Big Smoke. You may have seen these bottles around having recently been featured on packaging blog thedieline as well as a host of other design and lifestyle blogs. Order your bottle here or poke around the tap water website to learn more about why plastic water bottles are bad, bad, bad.

This is a great project by Cardon Webb (Cardon Copy) in New York. He finds cluttered, misguided, and often funny posters around the city, re-designs them to look better, which results in an overall more effective poster!

Some great Design Thinking here from Rhea Jeong
‘Hello Haptic’ is a flash card kit for blind children to learn various haptical experiences about nature. Read More.

His sketches are being featured at the MoMA, tracing all the way back to his childhood. Some look familiar, as many were used to develop characters for his films.

A paint-less concept from Ryan Harc (a new design firm as of earlier this year) who proposes no paint be used to save on various environmental costs. Plus, the embossing looks great.

Some solid photography coming out of Montreal. Check the site here and here. Not a ton of work up, but this one’s from a wicked series done on burnt down buildings.

Found this article on Architonic, some rad architecture on the sides and tops of mountains.

Really great illustrations for the ‘Big Mouth Project’ in Australia aimed at raising awareness about work safety. More images after the jump.

Great collection of random classically cool stuff. Everything from Mid-Century design masters to fashion icons to biker gangs. Check it out.

Some next level X-Acto work done by Charlotte-based Studio KMO. I wonder if they used a No. 1 for this. Via The Jailbreak.