Held up by Sealife aquarist Jemma Battric, Claude weighs a mighty 15lbs and measures 15 inches wide – when he is fully grown he will weigh a whopping 30lbs and gain an extra three inches. More Pics [Read more...]
Red Hook Summer Trailer
May 3, 2012 By
Film director Spike Lee is back with another Spike Lee Joint for the masses. The title of the movie is “Red Hook Summer” and the plot goes as follows. The story follows a young boy from Atlanta who finds himself in Red Hook (a neighborhood in New York’s Brooklyn) to spend the summer with his grandfather, whom he has never met. No exact date on the release of the film, but expect it to hit theaters sometime in August.
Ikea’s Cardboard Digital Camera
April 30, 2012 By
Ikea’s going cardboard with digital photography. Like their other products, the idea of this camera is also quite simple. The cardboard camera runs on two AA batteries and has enough juice to shoot 40 pictures. Ikea showed off the camera with press kits at the Fuorisalone design expo in Milan, and it would appear that the camera really is going to make it to production. To view video [Read more...]
These Are Not Photographs
April 29, 2012 By
“The hyperrealistic images [in this post] are, in fact, drawings made by Scotland-based artist Paul Cadden. Cadden’s incredible skill captures an intense vision even beyond the capabilities of photography. Whether drawing water droplets, billowing cigarette smoke or creating dusty forehead wrinkles, the artist carefully lingers over every detail. Through this act, his textures, subjects and scenes come to life, evoking an artistic intensity that arguably transcends that of an image captured in an instant by a camera. Cadden, who states on his website his goal to “intensify the normal,” creates a world where every detail is seen, realized and appreciated. We wish real life were a little more like this, don’t you?” -Source
Levitation photos by Natsumi Hayashi
April 26, 2012 By
The New York Times’ Lens Blog just featured the photos of Japanese photographer Natsumi Hayashi who takes rather captivating photos of herself levitating and flying in public spaces.
Animals Made From Food
April 24, 2012 By
Artist Vanessa Dualib makes these cute and lovely animals by working with common fruits and vegetables. It’s so simple [Read more...]
R2-D2′s Hologram Message
April 20, 2012 By
Seems like Pac is everywhere since he made his amazing comeback appearance at Coachella. Pretty funny!!
Wind Turbine Makes 1,000 Liters of Clean Water a Day in the Desert
April 19, 2012 By
A very cool new gadget is being tested in the Abu Dhabi desert is the new Eole Water wind turbine. Eole Water uses a wind turbine to condense water from the air and pumps it into storage tanks for filtration and purification.
A concept has been in place in the Abu Dhabi since October of 2011 and has been able to produce 500-800 liters of clean drinking water. Eole Water says this machine is capable of creating over 1,000 Liters of water with a high powered machine. The machine only needs winds to be 15mph to produce water. What do you think of this technology?
Nike Showcases High Performance & Low Environmental Impact
April 19, 2012 By
Yesterday Nike unveiled their Soccer National Team Kits. The jerseys are not only beneficial to the athletes, but there also helping out earth at the same time. Using recycled polyester for the jerseys helps maintain a smaller carbon footprint and Nike continues to use the Dri-fit system for their designs.
Minimalist Posters Of Disney Films
April 13, 2012 By
Liverpool-based graphic designer and artist Rowan Stocks-Moore has rendered Disney films the minimalist feel with his latest series of posters. [Read more...]
Portugal Village Built Among Rocks
April 13, 2012 By
Monsanto is a beautiful village built in the Portuguese countryside.Featuring narrow streets carved from rock and granite houses squeezed between giant boulders, it looks like a real life Bedrock. [Read more...]
The Little People Project
April 12, 2012 By
“The Little People Project, an awareness campaign sponsored by the Sexual Assault Response Center in Kennewick, will raise money for the prevention of child abuse. The project displays wooden figurines that represent the number of investigated child abuse cases from 2011. Each wooden figurine has a heart attached to it with the name of a sponsor who donated $10.” -Source
Caine’s Arcade
April 12, 2012 By
9 year old Caine has to have one of the best imagination a kid can possess. He is so fascinated with arcades and how things work he actually built an elaborate cardboard arcade inside of his dad’s used auto parts store. Just inspirational!!!
