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We have another fantastic book giveaway for you this week. Packt have given us two copies of the paperback book Google Plus First Look, written by Ralph Roberts, to giveaway to two lucky readers. All you have to do for a chance of winning one of these books is leave a comment below telling us why you would like this book.

Please Note: This competition is only open to readers from the US and Europe.

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Chairnobyl by Helmut Palla

Great British Chefs is a new business that celebrates and champions the best chefs across Britain. These are chefs who cook in their restaurants on a daily basis and whose food is distinctive and cooked with love.

Credits: Hat-trick

We live on a small tourist island in The Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast of Africa, and we decided to start a blog called Lanzarote Information, with the ...

Garden Facade - temporary facade at the Stadskantoor, Rotterdam’s central administrative office by Marco Zaccara, Césare Peeren, Pedro Maicas

dogs underwater from Seth Casteel

Design isn't always about showrooms and industry idols. Beautiful objects show up wherever there's ingenuity and an appreciation of aesthetics. High or low, you either get it or you don't. Of all the books on the always-relevant topic, "Pentagram Papers #32: No Waste" perhaps gets closest to the heart of what good design on a dime means. The monograph explores a Cuban world of objects on their second life as people repurpose materials to suit their needs, all from the perspective of an industry-leading design firm.

Pentagram has been producing the ...

snack memo

A logo and printed identity for a music and sound design company set up by a quartet of influential music makers.

Credits: Here

Artist Tofer Chin's signature stalagmites have taken many forms over the years—as massive installations popping off gallery walls and planted in parks, and as the geometric force breaking up mathematically-derived Op Art patterns in mind-bending paintings. But the LA-based artist's sharp expressions, on view in his current solo show "Totally", are about to receive a fashionable change-up from Bijules' NYC-based jewelry designer Jules Kim.

For one night only, the collaborative duo will present "TC+ BJ = 23 Art Intervention", ...

It is always worth doing a bit of research into how long the design agency you are considering have been established for. A ...

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It is pretty much industry standard these days, being used by photographers, web designers and graphic designers. Packed with ...

From design powerhouse Black + Blum comes a stellar new alternative to wasteful disposable water bottles. Eau Good uses Binchō-tan, a traditional Japanese charcoal, to naturally filter tap water over the course of six hours. The plastic bottle has a small indent to hold the charcoal in place while drinking, and a simple squeeze releases the piece for replacement. Held in place with a metal ring, a natural cork stopper secures the opening.

Sourced from sustainably harvested timber, the charcoal is created by burning the wood at a precise 1000 degrees celsius. Once ...

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Xbox soap from Digitalsoaps

When we learned about The Bushcamp Company, the only safari operator in the southern part of Zambia's game-filled South Luanga National Park, we not only wanted to visit, we wanted to share it with our readers in a way that a story or video couldn't provide. We decided the best way to share the experience was to actually share the experience, and we are proud to announce our first CH Edition trip, which is available exclusively through Jetsetter. This trip of a lifetime ...

In this post, we’ll be sharing with you a collection of useful tutorials that will help you to to use Adobe Illustrator in a variety of new ways. Whether you are a pro or a budding novice, you are bound to find something that will help you.

Below we present a collection of some of the latest, most useful and highly creative tutorials for Adobe Illustrator.

In this tutorial you’ll learn how to create colorful, realistic bubbles. It’s pretty in depth though, so set aside a couple hours for this one.

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towards another theory - fireballs photography by Geoffrey H. Short

Nagasaki (1945), Space Shuttle Challenger (1986) - Historic explosions depicted with cauliflower by Brock Davis.

Retro and vintage styles are often showcased for logo designs or web designs, but they also work great for business cards. The softer contrast of vintage styles or the harder contrast for retro styles help make a business card seem unique and takes your business card printing to the next level.

In this post you’ll find a collection of great examples of retro and vintage business cards.

Hope you find these examples inspiring!

Ok, let’s answer the first question on your mind. Yes, you can actually purchase all of the designs showcased. Hope you have some deep pockets, because these shoes are not your ...

A longstanding French tradition, almond water has been produced in small batches by nut lovers around the globe for hundreds of years. Bringing this all-natural treat to the masses is Victoria's Kitchen, a small, family-run company started by husband-and-wife duo David and Deborah Meniane to "honor the importance of family and traditions that are passed on from generation to generation."

Loaded with the nutrients found naturally in almonds, the gluten-free beverage still uses Grandma Victoria's original recipe of water, natural almond flavor, pure cane sugar—and, say the founders, her love—for ...

Seattle-based Vim Beget makes jewelry and accessories with a vaguely antique aesthetic, blurring the barrier between past and present. Each piece of burnished silver is finished with rusted steel, affording it its own unique look and feel—the upshot of hours spent in the hands of sole designer Billy Bartels.

Deeply rooted in the process, Bartels believes a hands-on approach makes the the end result worthwhile, and cuts each link separately before hand weaving them into a chain for bracelets and necklaces. "It's a lengthy process but something that can't be matched by ...

Aurora by Jennifer Maestre

For his first monograph, Matthieu Lehanneur has opted to express his design standpoint through the medium of his past works. Since his 2001 graduation from the ENSCI-Les Ateliers, he has stunned the community with a decade of innovative production in industrial and interior design. The bound collection from Gestalten looks at Lehanneur's design language with accompanying essays by the MoMA's Paola Antonelli and Ross Lovegrove, in addition to a conversation between Lehanneur and curator Hans Ulrich Obrist.

Over the course of his ever-evolving career, Lehanneur has honored his ...