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Ser-vice is a lifestyle brand focusing on clean aesthetics and modern lines. They are driven by “…good food, friendships, surf trips, flip tricks, photography and smart design.”

Chris Rubino is a New York City-based artist. He recently has created designs & illustrations for such clients as The New York Times, Banana Republic & The NY Public Theater. He also runs a Brooklyn-based silk-screen studio named Studio18Hundred that makes limited edition posters for bands such as The Rapture, The Brian Jonestown Massacre and Vetiver. A series of his posters has recently been added to the permanent collection at the Museum of Design in Zurich.

I Love Clouds is the work of Cloud Bonwick, a UK designer currently working at Brahm. Our heads will definitely be stuck in the clouds for some time mulling over this portfolio.

SUCK UK makes some of the craziest products you never thought of. We love the imagination behind the company and their story of success from the ground up. Very inspirational!

Flickr Color Selectr allows you to search for photos on Flickr by color.

Issuu is an online publishing service and a creative community dedicated to publishing. With Issuu (pronounced ‘issue’) anyone can convert their PDF documents into interactive online publications.

Serifcan Ozcan, a Turkish native designer living in New York that gets inspired by the connection of languages and finding a happy median between the culture of his heritage and his new found home, the US and A.

From famous celebrities like Steven Spielberg to infamous ones like Michael Jackson, to cultural icons like Albert Einstein and Elvis, to political figures like George Bush and Sadaam Hussein, Noma Bar has made a career of creating unique caricatures through illustrations that rely on the power of association, and sometimes a bit of imagination. A true cross-over book, Guess Who? The Many Faces of Noma Bar will appeal to graphic designers and pop-culture fans alike.

Ken (Kenyon) Meier is a student of the Yale University School of Art, due to graduate in early 2008. We really like the typography overlays and overall composition of his early works. Can’t wait to see what’s in store for the future! Oh, and he’s got a nice blog going also, be sure to check it out.

Platinum is a Brazilian studio specialized in integrated digital photography - a technique that combines photography, illustration, 3D design, and CGI.

Motion Graphics/CGI Artist Brandon Lori showcases his most recent work in his 2007 Showreel titled Dynamo. We find ourselves replaying this one over and over again and that’s not only because our fave Daft Punk’s “Robot Rock” is being used to enhance the visuals. Enjoy!

We’re finding more and more London based designers converting from architecture to print—Bianca Wendt being no exception. What will happen if graphic designers begin to take their skills up a notch? Some very colorful structures we imagine.

Jamie Dobson started with a background in architecture and later moved into communication design. Using her own LED text machine and record trace machine (above), Jamie creates some of the most original art and design we’ve seen in some time. This is some crazy amazing stuff.

During Give One Get One, you can donate the XO laptop to a child in a developing nation, and also receive one for yourself. This offer ends December 31st! This will be the only time to get your hands on such a cool little laptop that we’re sure will have some major hacks arriving in the new year.

Pandayoghurt has some nice pieces that are both technical and musically inspired. We really like the grid overlay stuff he’s doing… possible trend for 2008? You can also view a few more pieces on his MySpace.