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Facebook has had the same basic design for at least a few years now. There have been small changes along the way, but for the most part, the last few years for Facebook have remained pretty standard — news feed, images and link sharing. Some might say if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, but artist Barton Smith is under the impression that the social network needs an entire facelift, let alone an update.

Smith took it upon himself to redesign Facebook’s UI, imagining a site with a slick UI, compared to the current site built around the minimalist news feed.

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Alexandros Stasinopoulos’s Ora Watch concept is interesting for a few reasons. I don’t typically wear clothing or accessories that would help people draw the conclusion that I look like a school bus (just like your momma). I’m not fat, I’m big wheeled. The numbers are read via measuring tape which revolves to tell the time.

Thankfully there are a few color options, including blue and my personal favorite, good ole black. I’d rock it like a KISS concert.

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Designed by the same fortune teller who created this Xbox 720 concept, Tai Chiem’s next target is the Playstation 4, the potential next gen console for Sony and the sequel for the PS3.

Much like the Xbox 360, the PS3 still has a few more years of life left in its lifespan of relevency. In fact, I believe the console is on the tail end of its prime years, especially with the recent launch of the PS3 Slim. But it’s never too early to start playing around with potential designs for the PS4. In the mind of Chiem, the PS4 would feature transparent surfaces made for adaptive touch screens, able to navigate the system and change UIs based on your gaming or media needs.

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Designer Angela Moramarco created this AnatoWii project, demonstrating what the anatomy of the Wii console might look like if it had internal organs, rather than hardware.

Consoles, in their own way, can become living, breathing members of our everyday life. Why shouldn’t they have their own anatomical charts? If we had to guess what organ composed the Wii, we would have guessed it was 100% colon. Totally full of shit.

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Remember how your parents were always trying to softly “suggest” that you get a haircut and “your own damn place.” I’m not an psychologist, but I think what they were really trying to suggest is that they wanted to see some independence emerge from your man-child mentality.

So, you’ve finally moved out, but moved right in with a woman who might as well be your slave. If she ties your shoes for you, it’s love. You might as well pick yourself up some of these Objects of Co-Dependency, because you are never going to be able to do anything on your own.

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Designer Ramm ND created these awesome Lingerie Cans. If you happen to be double fisting this brew, place the two cans together like so, sit back and admire the view.

Now those are some nice cans.

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Inspired somewhat by the strongest known force in the universe, the Blackhole Phone uses its unique design to its advantage, adjusting its display depending on what you’re using the phone for.

Using the beauty of outer space and the simplicity of a black and white color scheme, the phone uses its circular inlet to display text messages in a creative way. Hit the jump for more.

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Designed by Chrissy Conant, the Chrissy Skin Rug is actually a very personal creation by the designer, signifying her relationship with her parents or some other mommy-daddy-type issue. I’m more focused on how disturbing this thing is.

It sort of looks like a slaughtered blow-up doll. If there was a blow-up doll serial killer, their home might feature a rug like this one.

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Built using hundreds of strategically placed LED lights suspended from threads hanging from the ceiling, the “Man With No Shadow” is a life-sized dude designed by Makoto Tojiki.

He has a sort of Dr. Manhattan thing going on, especially with that Smurf-colored Tootsie Roll he’s packing in his non-existent drawers.

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Canstruction is an awesome annual international design competition in which designers create their own pieces of pop art using nothing but canned food. With each piece taking 8-12 weeks to complete, thousands of cans are used during the competition. They are all later donated to food banks.

Ok, great, so the homeless evidently love it, but what about us? Just take a look for yourself. Pure awesomeness. Is there anything cooler than can be done with a can of beans? Take a look after the jump.

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