“Simpsons characters as art masterpieces”
(via design:related)

mabelmoments:

Google doodle featuring E.C. Segar’s Popeye on what would have been Segar’s 115th birthday.

And why spinach?

Segar chose the vegetable due to an 1870 German study which claimed it contained the same amount of iron as red meat.

The strength-giving properties of spinach were later revised however, after it was found a stray decimal point had led researchers to believe the vegetable contained ten times its actual iron content. (via guardian uk)

“Friends With You Open New Boutique in Miami”
(discovered via Bernstein & Andriulli)

FriendsWithYou Mr. Phantom X iPhone Skins by Infectious
(via Mimobot)

new Star Wars USB key character designs…

“Hello Kitty: A cool cat turns 35” today
(article via latimes.com, and link to the animated design history promo)

new Kidrobot Ralph Wiggum 6-Inch
(and other Simpsons characters)

“Mimoco and Munky King Designer Toy Store Team Up For Month Long Los Angeles MIMOBOT Pop-Up Shop”

TOY STORY 3 Character Posters
(discovered via We Are Movie Geeks via Ain’t It Cool)

Marge Simpson poses for Playboy
(via Times Online)

Where The Wild Things Are iPhone App

Hello Kitty 35th anniversary animated video promo, showing evolution of the Hello Kitty character design through the years. (via design:related)

likeable:

Domo Invades 7-Eleven Stores
(via Notcot via Eat Me Daily)

Boxed and Labeled: New Approaches to Packaging Design

looks like another fun book from Gestalten
(via Lovely Package)