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Today is the 50th anniversary of Lego, one of the most creative toys ever created.

The LEGO history began in 1932 in Denmark, when Ole Kirk Christansen founded a small factory for wooden toys in the unknown town of Billund in the south of the country. To find a name for his company he organized a competition among his employees. As fate would have it however, he himself came up with the best name: LEGO – a fusion of the Danish words “LEg” and “GOdt” (“play well”).

Source: BoingBoing

Fish Bowls is a new project by designer Roger Arquer that presents 15 variations on the standard fish bowl, very playful, enchanting and thought provoking.

View them all at dezeen.

As someone who is not great (or even good) at graphic design, sites Faveup really inspire me. The site is user driven, meaning fresh designs are up all the time. With categories for business cards, flash and CSS based web designs; there is a place for every Web 2.0 graphic artist to show off what they have created.

Faveup is a simple gallery of inspirational design. Everybody gets designer’s block sometimes so it’s nice to have somewhere to go to get your creative juices flowing again. Faveup also gives credit where credit is due, rewarding great design with the respect and linkage it deserves.

The site seems to be based loosely on the Digg concept, that is to say visitors are encouraged to �fav� the designs they like and push them to the top of the list. Interesting concept but not unique, and I�m getting a bit tired of knock-offs.

For only being about 6 weeks old there is a decent amount of content already up. If you are a designer, submit your stuff, at the very least you�ll get some more exposure. I�m not sure I would spend the time voting on stuff myself, but I will check back from time to time for inspiration, especially in the business card section.