Home Depot re-branding? It’s almost too good…

Goooooooal! Awesome animation of Gareth Bale’s hat trick against Inter Milan.

Do you think they had the kids colors these pictures before or after they doused them in drugs? (The pages, that is, not the kids.)

A bright green idea in athletic field lighting.

It’s a squid! It’s an alien! Oh no, wait, it’s just a Zaha Hadid-designed civc center — and it’s created quite a rift in this central California town.

It may look like a pipe, but trust us, Ceci n’est pas une pipe (and other great art pranks).

This week we’ve got cool gift ideas, Santa’s Brand Book, Emotional Spell Check, and more. Happy Holidays!

If a tattoo’s too permanent for you, how about getting one on paper?

From ceiling height to wall color, the many ways design can affect your mood.

Ever wonder how Santa manages to uphold his brand image year after year? He follows the brand guidelines, of course.

Emotional Spell Check would probably come in handy from time to time.

Starbucks coffee sleeves make pretty good canvases.

We’d probably be even worse at solving this Rubik’s Cube than the regular one, but what a cool idea!

A great holiday gift: these new Fiskars scissors do just about everything.

Image: Tattoo art by Jacob Dahlstrup

Among the things we learned this week: how to make a stop-motion animation film with a tiny camera and why dust can be beautiful.

“A gathering of words about history, values, and the pleasures of social life,” from Barbara Kruger are installed at the Whitney’s future home. 

The world’s smallest stop-motion film (watch the “Making Of” video too—fascinating!).

Branding charts: by logo colors and brand value. 

Ten street artists you should know. 

Ashes to ashes, dust to art.