This new interactive toy from japan involves sticking your finger in a hole on the side of the box to interact with a virtual environment. Bandai’s new Tuttuki Bako handheld interactive plaything requires you to twiddle your finger around inside the orifice to play with a variety of virtual characters on an LCD screen on the front of the device.

There are six play modes ranging from pushing around a tiny little person, to ticking someone’s nose, to petting a pint-size panda bear. Feel like trying it? via technabob.

“The idea was to create as unique a calendar so that the process of its presenting would become an outstanding event. Alongside with this, it was important to expose the idea of “energy”, as it is predetermined by the name and logo of the company. Each page is a month and it looks like a comb made of matches that correspond to the days. The matches are real and the construction of the calendar is absolutely safe.” Designed by Yurko Gutsulyak.
It somehow represents a day passed just like burning a match each day to me.
via TheDieline.com

Click on each part of the Little Fella

you will get different reactions from it. via TokyoPlastic

The Flashforward Film Festival honors the best FlashTM work. Flash work is nominated by the public in a variety of categories, then evaluated by a panel of expert judges. The finalists in every category are also eligible for the People’s Choice award, determined by public online vote.

During each Flashforward Conference there is a live Film Festival Awards Ceremony. Every finalist is showcased with a short video trailer highlighting the best aspects of the work. The winners in each category, along with the People’s Choice winner, are announced and awarded with the famous Big Rubber Arrow.

Have a closer look at the inner beauty of each fruit and vegetable through photo collection of Anjens. via Double Takes

Lovely photos from SKYplay . Skyplay depicts a composition dominated by use of the sky & real clouds at that moment with another object. Enjoy.

Cool interaction that plays around with the elements of kanji. Try it out here

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This is not the first Hospital theme restaurant in the world. Yet, the interior design is the attractive part for me. More photos here.

Go “Green” has been one of the greatest issues we discuss everyday. Through different medium, many organisations have putting in efforts on spreading the message of protect the environment.

GREENPEACE, an organisation that stands for positive change through action, defend the natural world and promote peace, has done a great job on the CoalFinger campaign. Watch the animation here.

Calender Wallpaper

Wallpaper games

Sensitive Go-Between Wallpaper

Light Emitting Wallpaper

Since it’s almost the end of the year, if you are looking for new elements to decorate your workplace, living room and etc… Hope you will like some of this unique and interesting wallpaper design. Each of them is inspiring. Enjoy!

via Designboom

Set of 3 bookmarks: 1white + 1red + 1gray
Through the entire color spectrum

Every ‘liquid bookmark’ is hand-made by the designer, kyouei co ltd, Japan

Each design is a one-off. More details here.