GLOGSTER EDU,- 21st CENTURY MULTIMEDIA TOOL

Glogster EDU is a global education platform where educators and students can create glogs - online multimedia posters- with text, photos, videos, sounds, drawings, attachments and more. Now over 7,000,000 people use it across the world to keep their portfolios, presentations or bookmarks. It expands digital literacy and encourages creative learning. Check out glogs and tutorials in the net. And remember, the word glog was coined in 2007. 

ANTI-ANXIETY OBJECTS: DESIGN IN THE AGE OF XANAX

ARTINFO Newsletter has just posted an article that relates the increasing use of anti-anxiety medications and mood-calming beverages, with the design, production and launching of new artifacts. Take, for instance, the Ostrich Pillow, that allows a nap anywhere. Or a striking commercial: The Present, an annual clock that tells time in seasons. Mirroring this trend, check out Selfridges' initiative last weekend: 'Silence Rooms'. Designed by architect Alex Cochrane, and provided for customers to  unwind. Shoes, phones and talking are forbidden. Bliss.

SLEEP STEALERS

Most people know coffee can keep them awake at night, but many don't realise that caffeine takes eight hours to clear the system - so anyone drinking it after 2pm is likely to still be affected at bedtime. In addition to being a stimulant, caffeine interrupts the flow of melatonin, the brain hormone that sends us to sleep. Melatonine levels start rising about two hours before bedtime and peak between 2am and 4am. However, researchers found that caffeine can halve the body's level of melatonine and make us sleep an average 80 minutes less.

ELECTION DAY PARTY

If you want to watch the results with patriotic desserts, and indulge yourself without spending a fortune, Martha Stewart's site is a good source of recipes, cooking tips, handmade gift ideas, or Thanksgiving table settings. On her blog she also shares her ideas on living.

APARTMENT THERAPY

Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan is the co-founder of this popular new York-based home and design site. Refreshing how he can transform the dreariest place into a cosy urban oasis using his eight-step therapeutic cure.

CRAFT GUERRILLA

Love crafts' Are you for sharing your know how? Check out craft guerrillas, stop by their website, or even join them. This Christmas, make it Hand Made! So they say at the East London blog. Pop in and feel inspired for your DIY-ing. (Do IT Yourself). Do not forget the Spanish sister armies. Great Fun.