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This is part of the full list from Toxel.com. Most of the designs in the original list are interesting, but I think only the ones below are actually useful.

On/Off Mug

Eva Solo smiley bowl

Drink Selector Mug

There is an interesting article about designing grid systems for flash on AisleOne. I have been using grids in most of my designs and I think they are very useful. Some people say that grid-based designs are usually static and boring. I have to disagree with that statement. Grids are used to tie different design elements together and to give the design a structure. They work especially well in the news environment, where designers have less time to come up with a good design.

Below are links to tutorials and other resources that cover designing grid systems for Web sites.

Designing grid systems for flash – by Antonio Carusone

Grids are good – by Khoi Vinh

Design, Programming

Golf’s four major tournaments offer competitors a more difficult test than the rest of the stops on tour. But while most players succumb to the tougher courses and heightened nerves, Tiger Woods shows less of a decline, especially in categories like greens in regulation and scrambling.

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Design, Animation, Illustrations

Some patients who have received artificial hips with ceramic components have complained that the hips make a squeaking sound. The exact cause of the squeaking is unknown, but “stripe wear” found on used ceramic parts suggests that the noise may begin when these parts rub together. The audible squeak may be the resulting harmonic vibration of the metal shell or stem.

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Design, Map

A new book, “Renewing America’s Food Traditions” by Gary Paul Nabhan, identifies 93 foods once common in American kitchens but now in danger of disappearing. Some are livestock breeds or varieties of crop plants; others are wild species such as the Carolina flying squirrel. The book organizes the foods by gastronomic regions, which are shown on the map below.

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Design, Programming

An interactive feature that show super bowl ads categorized by industry for more than two decades.

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Design, Programming

Compensation and accumulated wealth of 200 chief executives for large public companies that filed proxies for last year by March 28.

It is kind of depressing to see that some of these guys make more a year than what I can make in my whole life. :)

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Design, Programming, Photography

This year, the biennial fills not only three floors of the museum but also much of the Park Avenue Armory. Below, explore an overview of the exhibition, or look at 360-degree panoramic photographs of the third floor, fourth floor and an installation. Audio narration is by Holland Cotter, an art critic for The Times.

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Design, Maps, Programming

Toyota operates plants across the world. Some models, like the Corolla, are both manufactured and sold worldwide. Others, like the Tundra, are built in factories close to their intended market, while still others, like the Prius, are made primarily in Japan, and shipped worldwide.

The interactive graphics show where some of Toyota’s models are produced and sold.

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