A document that self-declared 'experts' seem to agree on, is a scaleable, proper way to structure a GUI application. It seems nice, but the thing is, there's simply no way to properly understand how these designs will behave until they're torture-tested in a long, painful development cycle where usability requirements are changed on a whim.

The leaf-like cable ties I noted earlier—now for sale at a seemingly reasonable price.

Lovely monochrome icons

The article starts off with a picture of a "Copenhagen desk"; obviously too expensive, but looks like a very neat idea to DIY.

Cable wraps with convincing plastic green leafs. Strangely cheerful, and almost believably transform a bunch of network cables into a branch, at least from a distance.

Several examples of succesful combinations of different fonts. The french café chart, in particular, has a curious degree of authenticity to it.

" ... Justin Van Genderen is a graphic designer in Chicago. He made these minimalist travel posters for the locations in Star Wars. The posters are quite beautiful and are reminiscent of classic travel posters from decades past ... "

" ... Schell points out that currently the external reward systems we see cropping up in places like his car's dashboard (that shows a plant growing the more energy he saves) are designed by "whoever happened to be around at that company." He rightly points out that actual game designers have the power and skill to make sure the future external reward systems that will permeate our lives will actually improve our lives also. These systems could cause us to read more and better books, to brush our teeth as much as we should, and so on. Yes, that could happen. (...) If Facebook is any indication, they will simply create the most effective mental viruses that drive whatever commercial behavior they want, with little regard to the victims ... "

A collection of letterhead designs, unusual and striking, or used by famous people

" ... Why someone hasn’t thought of this idea before, I don’t know, the simplest ideas are always the best, the Split Ring Key.

The Split Ring Key is basically a key, with a key ring built in, and it is being sold as a blank key so you can take it to your locksmith and get it cut ... "

" ... CSS 3 introduces a number of new features that significantly reduce the amount of work required to get desirable UI stylings, rounded corners being one of them. Not all browsers implement these features, and some have their own vendor-specific prefix as the support for the feature may not be considered complete or to the published spec ... "

A number of free-to-use icons specifically related to payments, Like the style more than the subject.

Site about one of the earliest counterweighted balanced-arm desk lamps " ... Initial experiments led Buquet to take advantage of the lever laws:he connected two pipes with the help of two glide bearings.He then added adjustable weights to each end of both pipes. This allows to put the system in any desired position without the use of additional set screws or springs. ... "

A blog about arrangements to make optimal use of relatively small living spaces.

" ... According to the W3C, when you’re evaluating your web site for accessibility, you should ensure that foreground and background color combinations provide sufficient contrast when viewed by someone having color deficits or when viewed on a black and white screen. How does one know if two colors will provide sufficient contrast? Well, the W3C, being the fastidious folks that they are, provide the following definition and formulas to make what seems subjective very quantifiable ... "