Design Inspiration

I'm thinking that this blog really needs a new look, but, as usual, I'm having trouble coming up with something that doesn't look totally lame. I may have been inspired by overstated's recent redesign, or it may just be that I'm growing tired of the vanilla MT template I've got going on right now.

So, I've been browsing around, looking for inspiration. Here's some stuff I've (re)found:

• Some great looking parody ads. I especially like the one for Pimp My Garden.
  
• A new industrial design Weblog that makes me want to make something. Anything. (via xBlog)
  
• A couple of graphic design firms: The Chopping Block promises "oranges and graphic design." Mule Design sells some sweet t-shirts - check out the one for Philadelphia.
  
• The Tate Gallery's agoraXchange is "an online community for discussing and designing a massive multi-player global politics game challenging the violence and inequality of our present political system." Ludicorp's The Game Neverending doesn't promise to change the world, but it does promise a "big, big, big, big world" and a real economy.
  
• A few weeks ago, I went to see the Christian Marclay exhibit at the SAM. His stuff is amazing.