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Check out this collection of 50 well designed logos from StockLogos.com in various styles and themes.

E. chromi is a collaboration between designers and scientists in the new field of synthetic biology. In 2009, seven Cambridge University undergraduates spent the summer genetically engineering bacteria to secrete a variety of coloured pigments, visible to the naked eye. They designed standardised sequences of DNA, known as BioBricks, and inserted them into E. coli bacteria.

While the focus of each release of Creative Suite is justifiably on the functionality of its constituent applications, behind the scenes is a significant design initiative. In fact, it takes more than a year to generate such related branding assets as product splash screens and icons for each release. With the growth of the suites over the years, it should come as no surprise that there are an increasingly large number of related assets to create. But it's still something of a shock to learn that the number of these now amounts to more than 5,000.

Sure, Microsoft's Kinect is pretty cool but Leap Motion seems set to leapfrog its capabilities for remotely controlling computers with the release of the Leap device. The Leap hardware is about the size of a large flash drive. Just plug it into the USB port of a Mac or Windows system, install the device software, wave a few times for calibration and it would seem you are good to go. But go where, exactly?

Amongst the many truly terrible providers of online printing services, MOO is something of an exception. Founded in 2004, it now cranks out millions of business cards, postcards and minicards each month, all while retaining a special place within the design community. I've used it myself on several occasions and always found both the print quality and customer service impeccable. Which makes its latest initiative, The Luxe Project, that much more intriguing.

NYSE Euronext, Inc. is best known as the corporation that operates the New York Stock Exchange, although some years ago it merged with Paris-based Euronext to form the first global equities exchange. Its previous logo, shown below, reflected that American-European dualism but in a rather ho-hum, static manner. The firm's new logo is a stylized planet earth that better reflects its global scope. Then there's those stripes, which are an invitation to movement. Marisa Ricciardi, NYSE Euronext's Senior Vice President, Global Marketing, outlined the thinking behind the new logo.

Sure, the new functionality in Creative Suite 6 is great but here's something that could really transform your workflow — a natural on-screen drawing or writing experience, without the need to toggle between input modes. Just introduced, the Perceptive Pixel active stylus is sold as an accessory to the firm's 27- and 82-inch displays.

You love your double monitor setup, but you have losing the cursor to the other monitor? Here is a great app that solves your problem: EdgeCase.

The app by default stops your cursor at the edges, but you have several ways to cross if you want to: bounce movement on the edge, wait half second after crossing or simply press the Apple (command) key.

Arriving two years after CS5, and a year after CS5.5, the scope of the CS6 upgrade, released earlier this week, is ambitious and poses questions for those planning to purchase or upgrade. Central to this is the decision to purchase or rent suites or applications, made possible by Adobe's new Creative Cloud, which is available today.

Announced two weeks ago, Creative Suite 6 represents Adobe's most ambitious release to date of the applications that have become indispensable elements of the workflow of those involved in content creation for print, online, mobile and video.