|skinny fit|

I guess he won't be throwing many huge dinner parties. (photo)

I just stumbled upon this article about a different kind of design: architecture. Construction has begun on the world's skinniest house, a home in Poland only 47 inches wide! I can't even imagine designing a house, much less one this compact considering mistakes couldn't be quickly fixed by pressing Command-Z!

|the nightmare before pokémon|

Besides the rad illustrations, I dig the lettering too. (photo)

Most people either love or hate Tim Burton movies. I'm part of the former camp, my favorite of his films likely being Big Fish. And I actually still haven't seen The Nightmare Before Christmas (I know, a pox upon me). While I'm not a huge Pokemon fan, I do enjoy studying the vast array of creatures, and these Burton-esque illustrations by artist Vaughn Pinpin are ridiculously spot-on stylistically. I hope there are more to come!

|the huge painting rises|

Go big or go home, right? (photo)

In college I often struggled with painting in my art courses, especially watercolor. As a perfectionist, it's difficult for me to let go of that and start brushing anxiety-free. Sometimes you can salvage mistakes, but it's a far cry from a quick Command-Z on my Mac. When I saw this article about painters who replicate movie posters on the side of a huge building, I gasped at the sheer magnitude of the work. While the scale does allow for a certain degree of blemishes since viewers will be very far away from it, I can't imagine working on such small portions of the painting at a time without being able to see the whole thing. Quite remarkable.

|desk-it|

I love Post-it notes, but I frequently use many at once and start to lose track of them. But what about a desk whose top is an entire Post-it?! Click here for the full article from DesignTAXI.

|how refreshing|

A Brazilian ad agency developed this genius—and literal—demonstration of how "refreshing" Sprite can be. Click here for the full article from DesignTAXI!