There's a steady stream of books packed with the latest logos and it's invaluable to browse through these to keep on top of the latest design trends. But it's not always easy to decipher what made a logo worthy of inclusion, or how it could have been improved. Wouldn't it be great if you were sitting around with a bunch of talented designers, and together you picked the logos apart, examining what worked and what didn't? That's the thinking behind Really Good Logos Explained, a recent release from Rockport Publishers.

When you think of Porsche, your first thought is probably of sleek, precision-engineered, luxury sports cars, typically driven by middle-aged men with rich fantasy lives. Let's face it, if you're a male of driving age, you'd love to be zipping along in a Porsche at this very minute but the odds of this ever happening are pretty slim. However, thanks to the modern miracle of brand extension, you can at least partake in some small way of the world of the happy few, due to the work of Porsche Design.

So you've been ogling the 3D capabilities of Photoshop CS3 Extended but there's no sign of an upgrade? In fact, you may be watching the 3D train leave the station with that helpless feeling of once again falling behind. You know you could extend the scope of the graphics and documents you're currently creating by adding 3D content. But how? The good news is that the cross-platform DAZ Studio provides a simple, free way to begin incorporating 3D into your Photoshop workflow.

Marion Bataille is a French illustrator who has provided the imagery both for her own books and those of others, including a volume of Surrealist poetry geared to younger readers. The clip above shows her latest book, ABC3D, in action, with video being the perfect medium to demonstrate the kinetic apects of her inventive pop-up alphabet.

After nearly a million page views of my colleague Ivan Raszi's original Cool Business Card Designs article on the Creative Bitz blog, Ivan has submitted a second installment aptly named Cool Business Cards Part 2.

Let's face it, the applications in Adobe's Creative Suite are not always employed for work that most of us would care to define as "creative." But Adobe couldn't really call it the Ugly Banners For My Company Suite or the Painfully Dull Marketing Flyer Suite, now could it? No, if you use Adobe's Suite, the pixie dust of creativity will simply alight magically on your work and if not... well, I guess you just weren't that creative in the first place.

While here in the West we think of some chefs as artists, access to the rarefied dishes they create remains restricted to the happy few. But why shouldn't more of what's on our plate be consciously designed? As is often the case, the Japanese are way ahead of us aesthetically, having created centuries ago the practice of eating cold dishes from compartmentalized boxes, known as bento.

Italian Graphic Designer Simone Legno has made more than a mark for himself in the Pop Art world recently with his Japaneseque, Tokidoki brand.

Go to this website. As the video starts and Arcade Fire singer, Win Butler, begins to sing with arms outstretched, he is actually beckoning for some interaction. Click around (hands, face, other objects etc.) to interact while the video plays.

Need to take notes during meetings? If so, perhaps you merrily tap away on a laptop? That's great if you touch type and don't mind annoying everyone with the sound of your keyboard. Or maybe you're of the old-school variety and jot things down with a pen? But how fast can you write? And just what do you do with those paper-bound notes after the meeting?