For those who want more digital modesty in their lives without being boring, artist Visualbug put together some sleek alternatives to Facebook profile pictures. After all, don’t your friends already know what you look like? Not that you don’t look like, you know, the sample profile above. Total Facebook coverage.

The Burj Khalifa, formally known as the Burj Dubai, swung open its doors to the public earlier this month and now we get a peek inside the skyscraper’s 1,044 luxury apartments and 160 Armani-branded hotel rooms. The ritzy residences in the world’s tallest building incorporate bright colors and traditional Islamic architecture to create quite the …

I Love Typography shares an inspiring list of its favorite fonts from 2009. Particularly satisfying about the post is its substantive commentary on the typeface’s history and artistic detail. The one above, for instance, is Calluna, which the blog describes as, “a delightful text typeface, that has already found its way into at least one …

A few years ago, the UK’s Channel 4 aired a simple three minute video featuring 100 people, aged one to 100, hitting a drum in order of age. The short flick doesn’t play any trippy mind tricks or feature a cat playing a keyboard, but it does possess something oddly fascinating. [Via Buzzfeed] News for …

According to a report conducted by The University of Exeter on behalf of the OFT, 5 percent of the UK population fall victim to mass marketed scams each year, resulting in losses of nearly $6M. About the victims: Between 10% and 20% of people were repeat victims, getting caught up in scams again and again …

January is Hot Tea Month, so what better time to discover creative tea innovations that will make any tea lover smile? Toxel features 12 cool products that can make your piping hot mug of chamomile with a hint of lemon a tad bit more exciting. Pfft, who says caffeinated coffee chuggers have all the fun? …

Forget the ice cream man’s Drumstick-filled ride, the hottest creepy vehicle cruising the neighborhood is definitely the portable Ferris Wheel stuck on the back of a 1957 Chevy truck. Back in the 1950s and early 1960s, the amusement truck would roll through town offering free rides to kids. Sound like a brilliant idea? Well, with …

Michael Deal features on his website a slew of intricate infographics devoted to the Beatles—and it’s only one part of his bigger project called Charting the Beatles (and its current Flickr group), a crowdsourced collection of Beatles-themed silly and serious graphics from sales statistics, biographies, recording session notes, sheet music, raw audio readings, and humor. …

High speed photography captures moments that flash by so quickly in real life, not even the fittest eyeballs can spot the beauty of the split seconds caught by the camera. Quick shutter speed and a talented eye allows photographers to snap stunning images of things we might not otherwise see. Swing over to Smashing Apps …

Only moments ago, my children suggested we order pizza for lunch, but after viewing these 25 crazy pizza concoctions, I don’t think we’ll have pizza for a while. If you don’t want to spoil your love for pizza pies, don’t look any further than the corndog with cheese on a pizza pie pictured above, which …

When I first met my friend, Ed Morita, he showed me his dragon. It was so impressive that I often ask him to show others when we’re on speaking panels or pitching companies. Get your mind out of the gutter, Ed is an Executive Pastry Chef, and he showed me a photo of a dragon …

Take a tour of Emirates’s unbelievable first class through news.com.au’s slideshow. This brings luxury to a whole new level—as it does the price. Tickets from Sydney to Dubai apparently weigh in at $13,450. Got the travel bug? Keep tabs on everything travel.