Awesome Dog Houses, Chocolate by Wolverine, Facebook Timeline Designs and more

What a week. The sad passing of Apple guru, Steve Jobs has dominated the news. With that in mind, we’ve pulled together a collection of  slightly less important but more upbeat design stories you may have missed.

Doggie Dream Homes

• We can always count on Curbed to keep us up to date on the most stylish dwellings, even ones meant for four legged creatures. This week they complied a list of the Six Most Awesome Dog Houses from Austin’s Barkitecture event. The annual charity auction features dog houses created by Austin architects, builders, and interior designers with proceeds going to various animal rescue groups.

Sweet on Hugh Jackman

• The Dieline gave it’s readers a first look at the packaging for Laughing Man, Hugh Jackman’s new candy line. Created by design firm, Established the design is meant to convey the Laughing Man brand’s core spirit of “all be happy” with a collection of packaging that was at once gourmet, joyful and modern. The product’s quality credentials called for luxury so a silver and grey color pallette and clean typography were used.

Time to Get Creative on Facebook

• Facebook has been tweaking the layout once again. The new Timeline design gives users a large “cover photo” space at the top of the page. The revamp is a great opportunity to get creative with your profile presentation. Amy-Mae Elliott from Mashable pulled together a list of 10 Facebook Timeline Cover Photo designs she deems the most creative to date.

Designers in The Driver’s Seat

• At FastCoDesign.com, Bruce Nussbaum explains why designers are The New Drivers Of American Entrepreneurialism. According to Nussbaum, designers are merging their ways of thinking with startup culture and the result is greater innovation and astounding VC success rates.

A Table With Digital DNA

• A table created with digital DNA. When the table finally breaks, or is just plain worn out, its life still isn’t over. Laser etched into an aluminum plate on the tabletop, in a form readable by any cellphone with a camera, are the blueprints, or “digital DNA” of the piece. The plate contains the DXF (Drawing Exchange Format) file necessary to make replacement parts. For more about the table and other gadgets that will “rock your world” check out Wired’s Gadget Lab.