Cool Thing: Cable Yoyo

Created by Bluelounge Design, the Cable Yoyo's mission is to bring Zen-like order to the tangled cords on your desk or floor by coiling said cords into neat flat spirals. The outer casing looks a little like a square iPod. Speaking of which, they also have a mini version that keeps your iPod cords from turning into a snarled knot in your pocket, too. Have a look here.

I'm gonna get one.

Watching Words Move

Chronicle Books has just published a reproduction of the design classic Watching Words Move by Ivan Chermayeff and Thomas H. Geismar - this time with added notes on the text by such design heavyweights as Steven Heller. Another one to add to the art and design book wish list.