Manik & Ratan from Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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Getting a job as a game designer proving tricky? Don’t Panic want you to create a character for the upcoming PlayStation 3 game LittleBigPlanet. The winning entry gets massive exposure and a glowing sense of pride (plus a copy of the game and a PS3).

The competition is open until 4^th August 2008. Trailer here…

Bored with your sisters, brothers or colleagues? Mounted on three gun-turret style legs, the Room Defender will protect your privacy from prying snoopers.

Knitted wire sculptures.

Sergio Ng, a Brazilian designer, has plans to release his Suicidal Banana character as a 6″ tall hand-painted resin line. The above character is just the first of a number of different designs…all revolving around the tasty fruit trying to end it all. Via Plastic & Plush.

Some friends back in the CO are creating a bit of fuss with their new custom toy project entitled Soft & Furry. The premise is that they are building custom handmade wooden toys in limited runs and would like to get some input from fellow enthusiasts on the idea in form of logos. It boils down to a submission contest where the winner of this 8 week long battle will get a ton of PR and barrels of rad swag. They are already in the second week of the logo contest and are building some momentum. Make sure to check out the Soft & Furry site for more info.

PAPER WARS is an exhibition of the Death Machines series of paper reproductions of classic weapons systems at Portobello Road’s Craze Gallery. More inside the post!

Awesome toys, hand-made by Joshua Ben Longo.

Hellraiser inspired by Mike Friedrich. BHNC.

Via D1RTY MARK3T.

Such amazing toys, hand-made by Nicole Gastonguay. Via Kim.

Mutapic generates original artworks fast. It is a tool for designers, artists and craftsmen. It can be used to create logos, icons, patterns, illustrations, and just for fun.

Mutapic is a toy, it is fun and simple to use, but Mutapic is also an original and efficient tool. Mutapic is used for the complete creative process. Mutapic proposes ideas, makes sketches and allows you to refine your sketches until you get a final artwork.

When you use Mutapic you combine two pictures to create a set of new images. The two pictures are high quality vector graphics downloaded from the Mutapic server. The new images are generated locally on your computer screen in bitmap format. Mutapic generates and infinite number of original images using randomness, rules, recipes and elements that are graphically interesting.

Mutapic is a free web application:
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BigChief. Make you own ;)

Mariko Mori, famous Japanese artist, and her UFOs.

Silicon Natsuki inspires you with a real silicon pleasure. Take her to your home (or office).

I Heart Guts is the brainchild of an anatomically obsessed illustrator who loves internal organs and all they do. Founded in 2005, the company strives to offer the best in stoopid slogans paired with happy gloppy guts. They started out with one T-shirt and now our apartment is filled with tote bag guts, button guts, sticker guts, tons of tees, and now plush toys. Oy vey. If ever you need a gut, come on over and we’ll bust you one.