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ReubenMiller's Got a Brand-Spanking New Look!

I'm sure you've noticed by now that we've got a fresh new look for the blog. After a lot of coding, tweaking and generally making a mess of CSS, I've managed to get it to look half-decent (let me know what you think of it!) It still remains a work-in-progress. The goal of this redesign was to make it easier to get around and add some more color. After all, you know we're suckers for color!

Last but not least, our large header incorporates the work of a featured artist. We'll be featuring different artists in that space and rotating them over time to keep things interesting. This isn't a sponsored spot, but rather a testament to our support of great artists. Our first feature is of the brilliant and witty Simon Oxley, one of our all-time favorites.

Enjoy!

Kid Onion

I just added this to my list of must haves. The character was created by Easy Hey, and will available from  February 5th at ARTOYZ.

[via sharesomecandy]

Alexa's Top 90 Design Weblogs

Want to know the top design blogs according to Alexa? Well, we've compiled all 90 of them. I have no clue how they come up with these rankings, but hey, these are great sites to check out and bookmark! (ReubenMiller ranks 24 - not bad.)

Hand Carved Woodies

Hand carved wooded characters by Mr. Nick, made from solid oak, lime and pine. Available at Magic Pony shop and gallery. Found at Mike and Katie Tado's Flikr stream.

Vinyl Ho Chi Minh

Frank Kozik's latest: 14", Vinyl Ho Chi Minh Bust - limited to 50 pieces and signed. Also chock out his BigBobSlug.

Paperfoldables

Print. Cut. Fold. Tape.

Music Catch

Looking for an alternative to games like Mine Sweep or Solitaire? Try Music Catch. If anything at least the background music is calming.

Lego White Out

At first glance these look like Lego building blocks for  young kids. In reality, these toys are disguising something more functional: white out tape. This product is probably meant to appeal to kids or teens as a fun alternative to office-supply-like white out tape dispensers. How fun would it be to have toy blocks on your desk? It would sure raise the teacher's suspicions that you may just be having too much fun in class.

These are from Korea, so I have no idea if you can find these in the US or not.

Continue reading for more pictures...

Take-G - Futuristic Woodworking

A fusion of age-old craft technique and futuristic dreams, Take-G Toys are an astonishing collection of toys that are made from natural wood. Each of these toys are hand-made by Takeji (Take-G) Nakagawa in Japan. Unfortunately, for most of us, these are not available outside of Japan. I'd love to see these in an exhibit so I can get real close to check out the details.

We've gathered several of our favorites from the website, which has quite a few images to look through, including some that were harder to locate.  Enjoy!

(thanks, Simon)

ARCHE TOY by Floris Hovers

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