Font shops pick for 2010 - for my pick I think slab serifs are going to be in for the year, expect to see this more online and in print. Check out the complete list here.

Meet the new Burton Method, currently holding the accolade of the best board constructed – ever. This thing is the lightest, most responsive board on the planet. The Burton doctors stripped everything down with surgical precision to achieve this and constructed the Method from finely woven carbon strands and S2 fibreglass which is what makes it as light as a feather and as tough as nails. The base is also...

It looks like some kind of weird walking robot – but it is actually one of the latest toys out there which even F1 drivers practice on, when they are not in their real cars. The claimed near real 100% realistic steering and transformer, it will throw its driver around just like they have really spun out on the chicanes, and then some. If only there were a simulator to recreate that F1 driver lifestyle… www.cruden.com

I visit fontshop.com often as a source of inspiration when looking to create a new identity or refresh a corporate piece. Fonts are  a vital ingredient in the design world, so this 'best of' page from the fontshop blog is a great wrap up of the year. They also have a printed font book of all their available fonts - a must have for any serious designer.