• I thought that this was a joke but it’s not. The Gap’s new logo. Wow. Really?

• 5 blog naming basics.

• Luxirare has done it again. The bag she just designed for her upcoming travels will leave you speechless. I love the simple shape combined with the excessive use of hardware.

• How cool! Striped chocolate bars by Mary & Matt.

• In 1958, Hunter S. Thompson sent a job request to the editor of the Vancouver Sun. You’ve gotta read this one to believe it! “I didn’t make myself clear to the last man I worked for until after I took the job. It was as if the Marquis de Sade had suddenly found himself working for Billy Graham.” It gets better from there.

• The world’s tallest buildings, circa 1884.

• Take a peek inside Etsy’s inspiring headquarters in New York City.

• A Collection a Day is a blog by Lisa Congdon that chronicles her daily obsession with various collections of odds and ends.

• Before you visit a fast food restaurant, read this article about mechanically separated chicken. Even if parts of it are incorrect, it’s still pretty disgusting.

• After 70 crazy years: now I get the panic attacks?

• How to create a shitty brand.