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Came across two really cool things from Google. The first is a presentation called "87 cool things, even a few from us". It's a presentation featuring some awesome new innovations, trends, technologies and just generally cool bits and pieces. Check it out.

From that I discovered Google's new open source project called Google Wave. It's simply described as "a new tool for communication and collaboration on the web", but it's soooo much more than that. Really worth checking out. Watch the hour-long presentation below, or click here for the easier and shorter about blurb.

Stumbled across the portfolio of Brock Davis - more specifically his "Make something cool every day" exhibition.

Brock Davis is an artist and musician who works on primarily self-initiated projects in a variety of mediums. He currently serves as creative director at Carmichael Lynch where his work has won such accolades as the prestigious Cannes Lion award for creative excellence. Not limiting himself to advertising, Brock's talents span music, drawing, graphic design, writing, works of art both serious and absurd, and a killer instinct for video games. The one constant is an exceptional track record for transforming humor and insights into work that gets a reaction.

I absolutely love his work. As I was browsing through the portfolio, I found myself constantly saying to myself "Why didn't I think of that?!?!?!". Really dig the wit and sense of humour he brings through his work, and love the simplicity of the ideas. His work really proves that the best ideas don't need to be over-complicated and elaborate, and simplicity reigns supreme.

Links:

• His website
• Behance Portfolio
• Make something cool every day on Flickr

Just read a great short post from Seth Godin's blog called "Things to ask before you redo your website". Very basic but often overlooked questions that should always be asked before kicking off a redesign.

Check it out.