The best of DesignFaves.com, December 2013

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December 12, 2013
The best of DesignFaves.com, December 2013.

thumnailFor designers passionate about the latest developments across the full spectrum of visual design, there's a brand new site that features some of the most exciting, innovative and inspiring design projects taking place today. Every day our sister-site, DesignFaves.com, trawls the web seeking out the projects with the most buzz surrounding them and delivers a compact, visual summary right to your inbox.

Focused on all fields of design, you'll find graphic design, art, architecture, furniture design, fashion, branding, photography, and everything else that's visual and engaging.

You can sign up for the newsletter and get your daily dose of design inspiration each morning, or browse through the site when you're feeling tapped for new ideas. Whoever you are, and whatever you love, you'll find fresh projects on DesignFaves.com.

Every week we'll be bringing you a summary of the best the site has to offer, and to whet your appetite, here are our favorite projects this week:

Custom 3D printed toys by Aminimal

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How does a 'Mad Men' actor live? With a colossal retractable bed

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Precarious yoshi bar made from thousands of stacked reeds

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Handmade views of exploded automobiles

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Custom wood fenders give bikes a vintage look

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Incredible photorealistic underwater paintings

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People and animals blend into mythic beasts

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Giant 'Unwoven Light' reflective sculpture

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Impressive 'Volocopter' electric aircraft moves to next stage of development

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Arctic-ready sled habitats by Rob Sweere

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Transform your Instagram photos into custom wrapping paper

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The story of Kyle Thompson's photography stardom

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Cutting edge app turns smartphones into 3D scanners

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The visionary broken glasses typeface: Schossler Font

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Giant rubber duck sculpture spreads joy around the world

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Jawbone UP24 fitness tracker keeps you stylish and healthy

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High-speed photographs of bubbles in mid-burst: Fabian Oefner

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Which of these posts is your favorite? What would you like to see DesignFaves.com cover? Let us know in the comments.

WDD Staff

WDD staff are proud to be able to bring you this daily blog about web design and development. If there's something you think we should be talking about let us know @DesignerDepot.

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