A Year In Caps. 2012 Typographic Calendar printed on Sustainably-Harvested Birch Wood.

Heather Lins, whose unique pillows and homewares I have previously featured, has designed a calendar for 2012 which celebrates typography.Each month is printed on sustainably-harvested wood veneers and makes a great gift for any graphic designer or typophile.• Twelve 5" × 7" birch veneer cards• Tied with a pretty ribbon.• Gift tag and reusable gift bag included.• Digitally printed.• U.S.

Stylish Stainless Steel Artist Etched Plates For Your New iPhone - Luxe Plates.

Now that we know the new iPhone 4s is the same size as the previous iPhone 4, you don't have to wait to find a cool case or plate design to protect the world's most popular gadget. That said, I'd like to bring Luxe Plates to your attention.These are beautifully etched stainless steel self-adhesive plates that fit the back of your iPhone 4 or 4S. They protect the phone without getting in the way

More Fun Ways To Wipe Your Bum. On A Roll Designer Toilet Paper.

above: On a Roll 'Contaminated Area' toilet paperIt's a trend that is becoming as prevalent as going to the bathroom itself. More and more companies are designing decorative and novelty toilet paper.By now, most designers and web surfers are familiar with the brands shown above by Renova, Paper & Design and Paper Sensations, but I recently came across On A Roll designs by Worldwide Co.The

Hip Hop Heads. 14 Fabulous Illustrated Portraits by Dale Edwin Murray.

London-based freelance illustrator and graphic designer Dale Edwin Murray has created this fabulous and ongoing series of 14 different hip hop head portraits. Wonderfully executed, the features and details are minimally depicted and yet are readily recognizable as the producers, writers, singers and artists they portray:Pharrell Williams:Coolio:Flava Flav:Kanye:Snoop:Eminem:Rick Ross:Jay Z:Tyler

35 Graphic Design Posters by Vahram Muratyan Compare Paris With New York.

Art Director and Graphic Designer Vahram Muratyan compares Paris to New York with a series of beautifully designed graphic art posters.Playfully pitting the two metropolitan cities against one another visually - fashion, film, food, transportation, drink, art, sports, venues and cultural icons are placed side by side or top to bottom in a minimalist style of illustration accented with retro-style

Greeking For Groovy Art Directors. Hipster Ipsum - Artisanal Filler Text.

Lorem ipsum dolor got you down? No more, now there's Hipster Ispum, a text generator that infuses trendy words into your placeholder text. They offer two styles, Hipster with a shot of Latin and Hipster, neat.An example of Hipster with a shot of Latin:Homo mlkshk banh mi brunch biodiesel. Lo-fi echo park terry richardson 3 wolf moon, scenester gluten-free fanny pack. Brooklyn master cleanse

Alexander Girard Prints on Plywood. Classic Graphic Art Goes Green With PLYprints.

For the first time since 1972 Alexander Girard's iconic graphics are now available as wall art, screened onto 14"x14" panels of Columbia's formaldehyde-free maple faced hardwood plywood.The PLYprints program draws on Girard's history of printing directly on wood in such places as the Compound restaurant in Santa Fe.Eight of Alexander Girard's classic designs are available on 14" x 14" plywood

Retro 80's Items Made Entirely Out of Cut Paper by Zim and Zou.

Thanks to an interview in Don't Panic, I've discovered the paper crafts of Zim and Zou, aka Thibault Zimmermann and Lucie Thomas.The French Graphic Design studio proposes a contemporary approach of design thanks to a mix of different fields such as paper sculpture, installation, graphic design and illustration.Their latest project, Back to Basics, uses bright colorful paper crafted into icons

Alfabetika. Whimsical Posters That Brighten Up Children's Rooms And Their Minds.

Alfabetika are a line of reading and counting basics made charming and stylish. Numbers and alphabet letters come to life in the form of whimsical drawings by the beautiful and talented designer (and a personal friend of mine) Anne-Lise Borgen.The Norway born designer, who is now based in Paris, first came upon the idea to create Alfabetika when she couldn't find a suitable gift for her niece.