Goaaaaaaaaaaalllllllll!

Pardon the overdose on soccer, but this just has to be seen. W+K and Nike's new commercial beautifully conveys the enormous impact of the world's favorite sport.

For the fate of the world... cup.

World Cup 2010 is just a few weeks away, and it looks like the design community is ready for some non-American football. Tiny Industry has created a series of t-shirts and prints that memorialize famous World Cup events.

While we're clearly rooting for our namesake and the good ol' USA, we're partial to the poster for France's 2006 headbutt (pictured above). See more designs here.

A Helmet For Your Phone!

A cracked iPhone screen is the stuff of Viking nightmares, right up there with fire-breathing wyverns and jury duty. Luckily, we came across these cases from Uncommon, which let you upload your own artwork for display on the hard backing.

One Viking designer has already personalized her own case, and we're sure many will follow. Now what color goes best with chainmail?

Better bring your valuables with you.

While we prefer to travel by longship, here's a car that we'd be very happy to drive. Creating a clear car entirely out of perspex is a neat, if not excessive, way to show how the oil works inside your engine. Then again, the only engine a Viking ever needed was a paddle and brute strength. (via Gizmodo)

Do the runnin' man!

Congratulations go to our Creative Director Todd Haislip for participating in the "Take Me Out to the Ballpark 5K" run.

The race benefited a number of great causes for the Rotary Club of Buford/North Gwinnett, including The Littlest Reader, Santa's Helpers, Gwinnett Great Days of Service and the Water Pasteurization Project (click for more info about each).

Todd was too tired to pose for photos afterward, so he sent his lovely wife in his place.