Designers from the Japanese design firm Gung have developed Kaoiro, an emoticon stamp. Kaoiro means facial expression in Japanese. Users can configure a combination of oft-used symbols to stamp emoticons onto paper. [via]

Get To The Points are magnetic Slip-Over-the-Page bookmarks. These colorful, reusable magnetic bookmarks are a super easy way to prominently mark a specific line of text for future reference, a memorable passage in a book, or earmark all your favorite recipes. Simply open the point and slip the bookmark over a page and it will [...]

Ever wondered what a typical meal is like in different parts of the world?
Cultural geographers Peter Menzel and Faith D’Aluisio visited twenty-five families in twenty-one countries to create a collection of photographs of what people around the world eat in a typical week.
Following are some of the pictures. Check out the complete set [...]

Morocco
Here are some beautiful pictures taken at different parts of the world. Don’t miss the complete collection.

Peru

Holland

Instant lunch is a simple and elegant food package design concept by Japanese design student Kota Kobayashi.
The initial concept for this re-branding is “On the go food.” The concept was established based on two observations. First, one of the product’s strongest features is that it can satisfy a stomach with in 3 minutes. Second, [...]

Leaf it is an interesting take on sticky notes. Decorate your work space as if planting trees around you. These recyclable notes comes in 2 colors of 20 sheets x 4 leaves (total 80 sheets). Buy for US $6.

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Cushions inspired by Apple iPhones. Buy from here. [via]

Every year the Grand Palace Square in Brussels, Belgium turns into a carpet of flowers.
Officially started in 1971 and in 2010, this Belgian square will be literally carpeted with close to a million begonias from August 13th to 15th. More details can be found at the official Flower Carpet site. Pictures of the [...]

Brilliant approach to represent the ink usage of various fonts. [via]