Suppose Design Office - Cafe la Miell

Japan's Suppose Design Office's employed a split level design to achieve the triangular facade of their Cafe la Miell project.

via Arch Daily

Map of the US in McDonald's Locations

Stephen von Worley has mapped all 13,000+ United States McDonalds locations on a map, with the colors representing the distance to the closest locations. A great way to find places to get away from civilization and/or suburban sprawl.

Google Sketchup 7.1 Available

Google has announced the release of Sketchup 7.1.
Head here for info on what's new.

Daniel Dendra - CNC Milled Table

Daniel Denra of anOther Architect used sound waves to influence the milled topography of this table. By milling the exact opposite for the base, he created an intricate, modern joint.

via BLDG BLOG

Jacek Utko - News Design

Jacek Utko is a former architect, now a newspaper designer who's redesigns of central and eastern European newspapers have resulted in up to 100% increases in circulation. Like the iPod and Mac computer, this is a very strong case for a direct correlation between design and business success.

Utko's profile at TED, and his speech there:



Some of his work:

Ross Racine

Artist Ross Racine has an extensive series of community masterplans he's drawn freehand on a computer. The interesting and sometimes confusing layouts are a treat for the eye, and a comical twist on typical suburban developer land usage.

Studio Gang - Brick Weave House

The Brick Weave House by Studio Gang in Chicago offers a very non-traditional facade to the street. A tall brick wall encloses a courtyard in front of the house and offers privacy from passerbys.

Donald Trump - Do What You Love

A short inspirational video interview with Donald Trump.

Jonathan Darby

Jonathan Darby is an artist. I love his stenciled and layered work, especially his 'Prisoners' piece.

Austin Gray - Graphic Designer

A glimpse at the work of Austin Gray. I loved his work advertisement work; simple, clean, with subtle yet interesting design ideas.