Hatch Design got 147 entries in its egg-design contest and the winner is stunning. Of course, I love it because it's a tiny replica chair!

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Another cool thing we spotted in today's Trendwatching report: A Dutch fashion company called Wickd makes Ts and other apparel marked with a logo that's unique to you. (Think of it as a cooler-looking version of a barcode.) You can link the logo to, say, your Facebook page or to a profile you create on the Wickd site. Wear the shirt around, and someone can use a cellphone to snap a pic of your logo, and they're instantly linked to the site of your choice.

Wow! The e-mail inbox is full of industry news this week, including:

• Jonathan Barnbrook's distinctive Mason is now available in OpenType format from Emigre.


• More news from The Paper Mill Store than you can shake a stick at: They're now carrying additional lines from Gmund (Bier, Ever, the yummy Kaschmir and Treasury). Appleton's "insanely bright" Fluorescents line of C1S cover stock is also now available. The online retailer also offers new double-thick cover stocks from Monadnock, Mohawk and Finch. And they've added square envelopes from a variety of mills.

• Sappi has issued a call for entries for its 2008 Ideas that Matter program, with submissions due May 31. The program provides grants to North American designers for development of print campaigns that support social, environmental and humanitarian causes.

• Global packaging manufacturer MeadWestvaco has rebranded as MWV.

• O'Reilly has published "Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac: The Missing Manual."

• Paper distributor Unisource has launched greenfinder to help designers sort through paper options by their "green" characteristics.

• Here's a new stock source: PhotoShelter Collection, which purports to fill the gap between Flickr and Getty with a curated collection of quality images from both amateur and pro photographers (who retain 70% of the sale price).

• Benetton's Fabrica communications group (publishers of Colors magazine) is teaming up with Academy of Art University and the Italian Cultural Institute in San Francisco, for an exhibit and portfolio review. An event on April 18 will launch the new issue of Colors and feature editorial director Enrico Bossan, creative director Erik Ravelo and Fabrica's video/film director Babak Payami. The trio will host portfolio reviews for Academy of Art students on April 15 and 16; selected students will serve one-year internships at Fabrica in Italy. Finally, an exhibit of all 73 issues of Colors will run at San Francisco's 79 Gallery through May 17.
 
• Domtar has a new swatchbook for its newly FSC-certified Cougar brand called "Cougar Commands Attention."