Publishing their own work? Thats ... stunning.
Either way, if that is the case then there is a difference between "Here is something I made" and "Here is something done right" .. especially if that something has been done quite a few times & more impressively before.
http://www.fishy.com.br/ and http://www.designmadeingermany.de/magazin/5/ are another couple of sites i have bookmarked for their design