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Alphaposter - While I'm talking about love the detail in these posters as well (obviously not as elaborate as the Colosseo poster, but lovely nonetheless).

http://brokenkode.com/alphaposter

Colosseo Letterpress Poster - Love the attention to detail of course. It's objects like this that make design something special.

http://brokenkode.com/colosseo-letterpress-poster-reimagining-the-roman-coliseum-with-type

Brazilian strip by Nike - Love the concept of reusing waste in a positive way like this. Wonder when the day will come when we're not as wasteful with everything ...

http://brokenkode.com/brazilian-strip-by-nike

Hate Mail from Third Graders - If this had happened when I was in the 6th grade and planets and the solar system was my passion, I'd be doing a ...

http://brokenkode.com/hate-mail-from-third-graders

Be still my bleeding heart. Yesterday I saw an interview on the BBC with Jean-Pierre Jeunet, whom I rate extremely highly as one of my favourite directors. Well amidst ...

http://brokenkode.com/life-of-pi-movie

Mark Coleran Visual Designer - Remember all those awesome futuristic designs in movies? Ever wonder who designs them? Mark Coleran, that's who.

http://brokenkode.com/mark-coleran-visual-designer

@Astro_Soichi - If there's one new person you should be following on Twitter is Soichi who has been posting breathtaking photos from space and sharing them with the world.

http://brokenkode.com/astro-soichi

Movie Mr Men - This made me smile a lot. Love how he's just constantly building this flickr set. Here are some of my favourites: hulk.jpg flikr.jpg harley.jpg gmail.jpg

http://brokenkode.com/movie-mr-men

Driving in Lebanon (a user manual) - Thought I was making it up eh? Hell a whole book has been published to catalogue some of the crazy shit these Lebanese ...

http://brokenkode.com/driving-in-lebanon

Overcoming Creative Block - Some excellent ideas in there. One of my favourites (which I've not tried yet, but was actually thinking about that today) was the idea of going ...

http://brokenkode.com/overcoming-creative-block

As a teenager, I was never ashamed to pledge my allegiance to this show (the original version, not the shit that has turned up this year). Up until the second ...

http://brokenkode.com/happy-90210

Michael Johansson - Click on that link, you'll not be disappointed (via iso50).

http://brokenkode.com/michael-johansson

Radius 10 - If I was in the UK now, this would have been mine. One of the nicest calendars I've ever seen.

http://brokenkode.com/radius-10

'Walking Man' Sculpture Sells For $104.3 Mill - Never heard of Giacometti, but I fear that says more about me and my general lack of knowledge with regards to contemporary ...

http://brokenkode.com/giacometti-walking-man-sculpture-sells-for-1043-mill-auction-record-the-two-way-breaking-news-analysis-blog-npr

Ben Franklin's Thirteen Moral Virtues - Found this great set of principles to live by.

Silence. Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself. Avoid trifling Conversation.
This was ...

http://brokenkode.com/ben-franklins-thirteen-moral-virtues

Panic Blog - Just wanted to say that the Panic Blog (like most things related to Panic) is pure genius. Simple, but extremely clever with loads of thought put into ...

http://brokenkode.com/panic-blog

Welcome To Macintosh Documentary - I've come relatively late to the house of Apple, so this was good watching.

http://brokenkode.com/welcome-to-macintosh

How To Make A Pencil Crossbow - Love this sort of thing, definitely going to be making one of these.

http://brokenkode.com/how-to-make-a-pencil-crossbow-planetodditycom

The Complete Chart of Characters’ Past Connections - Leading up to the season premiere next week, i expect a lot more of these things flying around (via @noscope)

http://brokenkode.com/the-complete-chart-of-characters-past-connections

Last.fm Visualisations - Oh my god, I might actually start using last.fm just so that i can get myself some meaningful posters and put them up. Also Felton's annual report...

http://brokenkode.com/lastfm-visualisations

The Gates Notes - Excellent looking site from Bill. Is it me, or does it feel as though he's generally distancing himself from both MS and Fester (Steve Balmer).

http://brokenkode.com/the-gates-notes

Plastic Beach- The new Gorillaz album appears to be imminent. Awesomeness.

http://brokenkode.com/plastic-beach

Banksy film to debut at Sundance - Soo, totally watching this when it comes out. What can I say, I'm one of those poor fools that actually enjoys what the ...

http://brokenkode.com/banksy-film-to-debut-at-sundance

I'm about to read Robert Fisk's "Great War of Civilisation", but I'm reminded of one of my favourite quotes by Kahlil Gibran, and I thought I'd share it with everyone: ...

http://brokenkode.com/pity-the-nation

Happy New Year Everyone - Good riddance 2009.

http://brokenkode.com/happy-new-year-everyone

Borders in Administration - How the hell did I miss this news? That's a real shame as I generally liked the feel of Borders. It was never a massive destination ...

http://brokenkode.com/borders-in-administration

Grooveshark Icon - Seeing as I'm using Grooveshark for all my musical needs right now, downloaded Fluid, and this pretty little icon by Pat Dryburgh. While I was at ...

http://brokenkode.com/grooveshark-icon

Interview with Michael Chabon - On a complete sidenote, I've always loved the design of his book covers, which I believe are done by Will Staehle.

http://brokenkode.com/interview-with-michael-chabon

Dubai architecture you couldn't make up - I remember the cloud in the sky, because we actually were part of that competition (or supported it), and I read about the ...

http://brokenkode.com/dubai-architecture-you-couldnt-make-up

Dubai’s Improbable Tale - It's like a car crash. I can't get my eyes of how Dubai is going down the toilet. Wish I understood why? Maybe it's to do ...

http://brokenkode.com/dubai-s-improbable-tale

Pictory - Stories of culture shock. (via DF)

http://brokenkode.com/pictory

Inside ISO50 - Great set of photos to show the attention to detail.

http://brokenkode.com/inside-iso50

KAL's cartoon - Not sure why it's called Kal's cartoon but it's definitely the best cartoon on climate change I've seen in a while.

http://brokenkode.com/kals-cartoon

Dear Simon - without a doubt one of the funniest things I've read in a really long time. The last pie chart had me on the floor.

http://brokenkode.com/dear-simon

Visualizing Empires Decline - One of the best visualisations I've seen regarding this sort of thing. Interesting to see how bloody large the British Empire actually was. (via Kottke)

http://brokenkode.com/visualizing-empires-decline

Iconic TV Posters - by Albert Exergian. Also be sure to check out his site.

http://brokenkode.com/iconic-tv-posters

R. Kelly - Trapped In The Closet - I've not heard of this 'urban opera', but seriously this is the funniest shit I've seen in a really really long time.

http://brokenkode.com/r-kelly-trapped-in-the-closet

Peugeot electric car design - I love it when manufacturers take old classics and update them, when it actually works (Mini, Fiat 500, Beetle). This isn't like that.

http://brokenkode.com/peugeot-draws-inspiration-from-the-1940s-for-its-latest-quirky-electric-car-design-mail-online