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Incredible Smoke Scenes

2011-03-28T02:47:00.001-07:00

Smoke moves in mysterious way. Using this characteristic to his advantage, Turkish-born artist Mehmet Ozgur mastered a technique where he photographs streams of smoke and then digitally manipulates it into recognizable shapes and figures. Currently living in the Washington D.C., Mehmet is an engineer who is fascinated by nature, both technically and aesthetically. "I feel humbled every time that rare light appears or that rare inspiration flames my imagination," he says. "I feel grateful that I was given means to see, feel, and appreciate the beauty."

Powerful Anti-Smoking Ads

2011-01-16T05:08:00.001-08:00

Layers of paper make for incredible art

2011-01-16T05:07:00.001-08:00

Cheong-ah Hwang runs the gamut from superhero to delightfully delicate hummingbird in his unique pieces, the 3D effects of which come from his careful layering of paper.

Full story at Geekologie.

Modern Horizontal Bookcase

2011-01-16T05:01:00.001-08:00

This modular bookcase by Studio Parade will light up any room. Presenting books horizontally, "Paperback" minimizes space while adding a colorful design element to the interior. By filling in the case with different colored books, CDs, and other small objects, you can create your very own piece of art.

Toilet Paper Expressions

2011-01-16T05:00:00.001-08:00

Creation (with sprinkles!)

2010-12-19T06:11:00.001-08:00

Christoph Nieman sees more in a ball of dough than sugary holiday goodness; he sees the history of the universe.

Full story at NY Times.

The Cutest Siberian Tiger Cub In the Whole World

2010-12-18T04:53:00.000-08:00

Have you seen anything cuter than this? Meet Antares, a Siberian tiger cub at Berlin's Tierpark Zoo. He was named after a star in the Milky Way and is the 121st tiger born at Germany's most famous zoo. Antares is extra special, Siberian tigers are currently listed as an endangered species. He's sure to break some hearts when he grows up!

Book tower

2010-12-18T04:51:00.001-08:00

Book tower in the Prague Municipal Library. Photo by Tom Young.

Google Street View Shocking Photos

2010-12-12T23:49:00.001-08:00

Street View photography became the project of one man, Jon Rafman, back in 2009. The Montreal, Canada-based artist saw the nine cameras mounted on Google cars as a window into our modern world. He called his series Nine Eyes of Google Street View.
“The world captured by Google appears to be more truthful and more transparent because of the weight accorded to external reality, the perception of a neutral, unbiased recording, and even the vastness of the project. At the same time, I acknowledge that this way of photographing creates a cultural text like any other, a structured and structuring space whose codes and meaning the artist and the curator of the images can assist in constructing or deciphering.”
This photos are an interesting way of looking at what’s happening all around us, a collection of experiences, if you will. It speaks to our search for connectedness and significance, often revealing life’s most vulnerable moments.

The evolution of gamers

2010-12-01T04:52:00.003-08:00

Darwinism can be real a bitch.

Buy the t-shirt at Neatorama.

Font funnies

2010-12-01T04:52:00.001-08:00

Looking for a geeky type of humor to tickle your font-loving funny bone? BuzzFeed has you covered with the finest displays of font and typography funnies. Don’t get your papyrus in a bunch, comic sans lovers.

Full set of funnies at BuzzFeed.

Batman steampunk posters [photos]

2010-11-30T05:02:00.001-08:00

Steampunk fanatics will adore this series of posters compiled by comic book writer, Warren Ellis. He challenged his fans to draw up original artwork for fictional silent Batman movies. The results are really great.
A sampling:

See them all at BuzzFeed.

Fire

2010-11-26T04:52:00.001-08:00

Paris-based photographer Thomas Ciszewski summons our inner pyromaniacs and creates human dragons in this set he titles "Hot Spot." The contrast between fire and the dark background is striking. One has to wonder how hot the scenes get and what type of flammable liquid they're spewing out. Ciszewski currently works as a creative director at a digital agency in Paris.

Vector Dexter

2010-11-26T04:51:00.003-08:00

Up

2010-11-26T04:51:00.001-08:00

The surreal and strange imagery of Maia Flore.

Giggle-inducing Thanksgiving e-cards

2010-11-26T04:50:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving is here. And like any other holiday, it’s a perfect reason to celebrate with Someecards’ unique brand of tongue-in-cheek humour. BuzzFeed compiled a great list of the best ones they have to offer this season. See a few below:

See them all at BuzzFeed.

Web Font Award winners announced

2010-11-26T04:49:00.001-08:00

The world’s first Web Font Awards took place last week at the Future of Web Design conference. During the festivities, organizers highlighted and awarded the folks behind the year’s best usages of typography on the web. Users were able to submit and vote on entries, then a panel of typeface experts hand-selected the official winners. See some of them below:

Read all about it at Mashable.

The world's most colourful cities

2010-11-24T05:47:00.001-08:00

Buzzfeed’s MelisMashable compiled a bright and shiny list of the world’s most colourful cities. See a sampling of those that made the cut below:

Bo-Kaap, Cape Town, South Africa

Manarola, Italy

Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark
Full collection at BuzzFeed.

Kids versus pros in “Can you draw the internet?” contest

2010-11-15T05:46:00.000-08:00

Two categories of people spend so much time surfing the net that their fingers are perpetually raisin-like: kids and the creative minds that bring the online world to life. So Internet Week Europe organizers wanted to see how their artistic representations stacked up as part of their annual festivities this year.

Full story at Urlesque.

Pacifica at sunset

2010-11-15T05:40:00.000-08:00

It was so lovely today I just had to go to the beach to soak it in!

Children’s drawings come to life

2010-11-11T21:56:00.001-08:00

The young have always had their own perspective on the world (or a lack thereof for the nitpicky among us), and Korean artist Yeondoo Jung has combined this truth with the idea of “life imitating art” to remind us just how magical those lives can be.

Full story at Buzzfeed.

When moustaches make a difference

2010-11-11T21:55:00.001-08:00

Who would have thought that some strategically-groomed facial hair could take a man from zero to hero?

Full story at Fubiz.

Psychotropic

2010-11-08T05:24:00.004-08:00

Fine Art Body Painting

2010-11-08T05:24:00.002-08:00

Fine art and body painting are two genres that typically aren't associated with each other. As you can see in their "Museum Anatomy" series, Chadwick Gray and Laura Spector were never the type to follow the status kuo. After receiving permission from museums around the world, the artists look for an elaborate painting that will cover Chadwick's body. Usually they request 19th century portraits of women created by native artists and/or paintings which have been stored and hidden from public view due to controversy within the culture. Once the painting begins, the original 19th century painting of a woman, which was painted by a man, is now repainted by a female on a male body in the 21st century. Chadwick admits the 12 to 15 hour process is painful, especially because he has to pose completely still, almost in a meditative trance. Once the intensively executed body painting is completed, the photographs reveal a new work of art where the painting takes on curves and sometimes camouflages the human form.

Influencers

2010-11-08T05:24:00.000-08:00

16 films in 16 quotes

2010-10-31T05:48:00.001-07:00

We often remember classic movie lines better than the mouths and scripts they came from. That’s what makes this clever design so entertaining.

Full story at LikeCool.

45 awesome examples of typographic art

2010-10-31T05:47:00.001-07:00

Chocolate milk for grown-ups

2010-10-31T05:30:00.001-07:00

Need a kick to make those daily servings of dairy more exciting? This is one milk mustache you’ll want to lick clean, but keep it away from the kids.
The Adult Beverage Company is premiering its line of new forty proof drinks with Adult Chocolate Milk, complete with nifty retro packaging. The inspiration?

“A good drink takes you back to being less stressed, right? Well, we’ve figured out a way to take you all the way back to a time when you had no idea what worries were… You’ll forget all about what stressed you out in the first place.”

If moo juice doesn’t agree with you, though, the company also plans to release a forty proof fruit punch and limeade.
Full story at Laughing Squid.

The wild world of robots [infographic]

2010-10-28T06:34:00.001-07:00

World's tallest climbing wall

2010-10-26T05:26:00.002-07:00

In case you were convinced your twenty-minute elliptical trainer workouts in front of the television were the most grueling form of excercise out there, behold The Excalibur. Located at the Bjoeks Climb Center in Groningen, The Netherlands, the massive 121-foot long climbing wall is the tallest of its kind in the world. Whoever can climb this thing deserves a no-questions-asked pass to Everest.

Full story at LikeCool.

Phenomenal Forced-Perspective Photos

2010-10-26T05:26:00.000-07:00

How do you make a full-sized commercial airplane look like a toy, or give the illusion that your human subject is touching a cloud? Photoshop is an easy answer, but a much more low-tech method produces results that are just as amazing: forced perspective photography. Just as in filmmaking when miniatures convincingly stand in for buildings, landscapes or fantastical creatures, the trick is all in positioning, lighting and timing.

40 unusual concept cars

2010-10-26T05:25:00.001-07:00

Freelance Review pulls together a collection of creative and whimsical concept cars. Here are just a few:

Full story at Freelance Review.

All the facts you need to know about web designers [infographic]

2010-10-25T21:49:00.003-07:00

Via TechKing

Pizza boxes from around the world

2010-10-25T21:49:00.001-07:00

The average American gobbles up 23 pounds of pizza each year, but it’s not just folks in the States that love the doughy Italian meal. People around the world enjoy stuffing their faces with gooey cheese and tangy tomato sauce. One pizza lover celebrates the world’s pizza delivery dudes (and chicks) with a Flickr set of pizzas boxes from all corners of the planet.

Full set at Flickr.

Bottle Light

2010-10-23T05:24:00.001-07:00

Bottle Light: the concept is simple, instead of trashing an empty PET Bottle, squish it properly and screw it onto the modular aluminum LED enclosure! Normally we just end up discarding the bottle, but using it in this manner; we can get vivid shapes and refracted colors for lights. I know this idea will click in theme restaurants that are eco-centric. Not much costs involved since you need to invest only in a couple of those LED lights and holders.
The Bottle Light won a Liteon Award this year!
Designers: YaRan Chang, Hsin Chou Liao, Chung en Lee & Simon Shih

13 vintage ads that would be banned today

2010-10-19T07:06:00.001-07:00

Feminism, the Civil Rights movement, and sexual offender flyers take on a whole new meaning once you get a glimpse of what used to appeal to the mass market (and would likely still work in a number of niches). Ahhh, the good old days…huh?

Full story at Buzzfeed.

The Marines of India Battery

2010-10-18T08:31:00.000-07:00

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Three NATO troops were killed Friday in Afghanistan in a surge of attacks that raised the death toll to 17 in three days for international troops in the country. One service member died Friday in an insurgent attack in the east and another was killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, an alliance statement said. It did not give nationalities or exact locations of the attacks. On Thursday, eight NATO troops were killed in a spate of attacks, including four separate roadside bombings. It has been the deadliest year for international forces in the nine-year Afghan conflict. Troop numbers have been ramped up to turn the screws on insurgents and casualties have mounted. The escalating toll -- more than 2,020 NATO deaths since the 2001 U.S.-led invasion -- has shaken the commitment of many alliance countries, with calls growing to start drawing down forces quickly. Getty Images photographer Scott Olson is with the Marines of India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment who are responsible for securing the area near the Kajaki Dam on the Helmand River. (31 images)

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U.S. Marines with India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment prepare to begin an early-morning patrol near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zeebrugge on October 14, 2010 in Kajaki, Afghanistan. The Marines of India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment are responsible for securing the area near the Kajaki Dam on the Helmand River. Getty Images / Scott Olson

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U.S. Marines from 2nd Platoon 2nd squad with India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment pray before heading out on patrol at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zeebrugge on October 15, 2010 in Kajaki, Afghanistan. The Marines of India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment are responsible for securing the area near the Kajaki Dam on the Helmand River. Getty Images / Scott Olson

Marine Cpl. Ryan Yeaton (R) of Maryland Heights, MO and other Marines with India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment keep watch while on patrol near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zeebrugge on October 15, 2010 in Kajaki, Afghanistan. Getty Images / Scott Olson

Lyrics from a Misfits song, "Mommy, Can I Go Out And Kill Tonight?" decorate the helmet of Marine Cpl. Jonathan Eckert of Oak Lawn, IL attached to India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment while on patrol near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zeebrugge on October 15, 2010 in Kajaki, Afghanistan. The Marines of India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment are responsible for securing the area near the Kajaki Dam on the Helmand River. Getty Images / Scott Olson

U.S. Marine Cpl. Cale Lewandowski (R) of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment follows behind Cpl. Michael Evans (L) also of Milwaukee and LCpl. Dylan Peterson of Loveland, Colorado as they check for improvised explosive devices (IEDs) with a metal detector while on patrol near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zeebrugge on October 14, 2010 in Kajaki, Afghanistan. Getty Images / Scott Olson

U.S. Marine Cpl. Kenneth Saeger of San Bernadino, California with India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment passes an Afghanistan National Police (ANP) outpost while on patrol near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zeebrugge on October 14, 2010 in Kajaki, Afghanistan. Getty Images / Scott Olson

U.S. Marine with India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment cross the Helmand River bridge in a Humvee following a patrol near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zeebrugge on October 13, 2010 in Kajaki, Afghanistan. Getty Images / Scott Olson

A young girl watches as U.S. Marines with India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment patrol through her village near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zeebrugge on October 13, 2010 in Kajaki, Afghanistan. Getty Images / Scott Olson

Marines attached to India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment chat with a young boy during a patrol near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zeebrugge on October 13, 2010 in Kajaki, Afghanistan. Getty Images / Scott Olson

Marine Cpl. Jonathan Eckert of Oak Lawn, IL attached to India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment shows villagers his iPod during a patrol near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zeebrugge on October 13, 2010 in Kajaki, Afghanistan. Getty Images / Scott Olson

An Afghanistan National Police (ANP) officer gives candy to children while on patrol with U.S. Marines with India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zeebrugge on October 13, 2010 in Kajaki, Afghanistan. Getty Images / Scott Olson

Villagers bring a man who was severely injured by a blast from an improvised explosive device (IED) to U.S. Marines attached to India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment Afghani civilian for help near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zeebrugge on October 13, 2010 in Kajaki, Afghanistan. The Marines were on patrol when they heard the explosion, shortly after villagers brought the victim to them for help. Getty Images / Scott Olson

Family members watch as Navy corpsman HN Bryce Coleness from San Diego, CA working with the U.S. Marine Police Advisory Team attached to India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment treats an Afghan civilian who was severely injured by a blast from an improvised explosive device (IED) near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zeebrugge on October 13, 2010 in Kajaki, Afghanistan. The Marines were on patrol when they heard the explosion, shortly after villagers brought the victim to them for help. Getty Images / Scott Olson

U.S. Marine Cpl. Michael Evans of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, attached to India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment keeps watch as members of his squad treat an Afghani civilian who was severely injured by a blast from an improvised explosive device (IED) near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zeebrugge on October 13, 2010 in Kajaki, Afghanistan. Getty Images / Scott Olson

U.S. Marine LCpl. Dylan Peterson of Loveland, Colorado, attached to India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment get lost in a cloud of dust from a MEDEVAC helicopter as he keeps watch while an Afghani civilian who was severely injured by a blast from an improvised explosive device (IED) was loaded aboard near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zeebrugge on October 13, 2010 in Kajaki, Afghanistan. The Marines were on patrol when they heard the explosion, shortly after villagers brought the victim to them for help. Getty Images / Scott Olson

U.S. Marine Cpl. Sean Shea of Boston, MA gives himself a haircut at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zeebrugge on October 12, 2010 in Kajaki, Afghanistan. Shea is part of India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, which is responsible for securing the area around the Kajaki Dam. Getty Images / Scott Olson

Marine Cpl. Jonathan Eckert of Oak Lawn, IL attached to India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment goes for a swim in the reservoir above the Kajaki dam with his improvised explosive device (IED) sniffing dog Bee during a break in action at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zeebrugge on October 12, 2010 in Kajaki, Afghanistan. Getty Images / Scott Olson

Marine Cpl. Marcus Ferry of Hamburg, Iowa, attached to India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment goes for a swim in the reservoir above the Kajaki damn during a break in action at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zeebrugge on October 12, 2010 in Kajaki, Afghanistan. Getty Images / Scott Olson

U.S. Marines with the Police Advisory Team attached to India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment take up position in an empty compound during a patrol near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zeebrugge on October 11, 2010 in Kajaki, Afghanistan. Getty Images / Scott Olson

U.S. Marines attached to India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment watch the enemy position during a firefight near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zeebrugge on October 11, 2010 in Kajaki, Afghanistan. Getty Images / Scott Olson

U.S. Marines attached to India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment take cover during a firefight near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zeebrugge on October 11, 2010 in Kajaki, Afghanistan. Getty Images / Scott Olson

An Afghanistan National Police (ANP) officer opens fire with a machine gun on a Taliban position during a firefight alongside U.S. Marines with the Police Advisory Team attached to India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment patrols through a field near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zeebrugge on October 11, 2010 in Kajaki, Afghanistan. Getty Images / Scott Olson

U.S. Marine Sgt. Hector Diaz of Modesto, CA with the Police Advisory Team attached to India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment takes cover during a firefight near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zeebrugge on October 11, 2010 in Kajaki, Afghanistan. Getty Images / Scott Olson

U.S. Marines Pfc. Logan Harty (L) of Dixon, CA and LCpl. Jose Dehoyos from Fort Worth, TX attached to India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment fire on an enemy position during a firefight near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zeebrugge on October 11, 2010 in Kajaki, Afghanistan. Getty Images / Scott Olson

U.S. Marines attached to India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment cover their ears as a 500 pound bomb is dropped on an enemy position during a firefight near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zeebrugge on October 11, 2010 in Kajaki, Afghanistan. Getty Images / Scott Olson

U.S. Marines attached to India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment use the distraction of a 500 pound bomb dropped on an enemy position to egress following a firefight near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zeebrugge on October 11, 2010 in Kajaki, Afghanistan. Getty Images / Scott Olson

U.S. Marine Cpl. Cale Lewandowski of Milwaukee, WI attached to India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment relaxes following a patrol and firefight near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zeebrugge on October 11, 2010 in Kajaki, Afghanistan. Getty Images / Scott Olson

U.S. Marines Cpl. Benjamin Khan-Tritt (L) of Sacremento, CA and 1st Lt.Shaun Locklear (R) of Lumberton NC patrols with Marines attached to India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zeebrugge on October 10, 2010 in Kajaki, Afghanistan. Getty Images / Scott Olson

Marines from India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment question an Afghani man during a patrol through a village near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zeebrugge on October 10, 2010 near Kajaki, Afghanistan. Getty Images / Scott Olson

A farmer watches U.S. Marines from India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment patrol through his field near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zeebrugge on October 10, 2010 in Kajaki, Afghanistan. Getty Images / Scott Olson

U.S. Marine Capt. Tom Kearns of Bordentown, NJ attached to India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment gets a fist bump while patrolling through a village near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zeebrugge on October 9, 2010 near Kajaki, Afghanistan. Getty Images / Scott Olson

The Androids are taking over [infographic]

2010-10-18T08:01:00.001-07:00

Via GigaOm.

The true size of Africa [Infographic]

2010-10-18T08:00:00.001-07:00

Africa is big. But just how big? Check out this infographic to better understand the enormity of the African continent.

Infographic heaven.

The Dim Sum Guide for the Dim Sum Virgin [infographic]

2010-10-18T00:34:00.001-07:00

Watch out—that dim sum between your chopsticks could either be delicious pork belly or a pair of chicken feet. Know exactly what you’re eating with this handy “Dim Sum Pop Guide for the Dim Sum Virgin” chart. Use the flowchart to identify what’s on your table and what dish you would enjoy most.

High-res image at Dim Sum Pop.

Write a bike

2010-10-18T00:29:00.001-07:00

No, these bicycle designs don’t exist—yet. But creator Juri Zaech is currently working on developing a prototype. What an incredibly neat idea. Owning a personalized ride like this might also deter bike thieves from hijacking it.

Full story at Typography Served.
More resources for font fanatics.

Swiss magic in the air

2010-10-14T22:48:00.001-07:00

Swiss magic in the air

An aircraft of the Swiss Air Force releases flares during a flight demonstration of the Swiss Air Force over Axalp in the Bernese Oberland. REUTERS

The economics of hamburgers [infographic]

2010-10-14T05:16:00.001-07:00

Via Budget Planner at Mint.com

Slutty Star Wars Halloween costumes

2010-10-11T04:07:00.001-07:00

The sluttiest time of year has arrived when ghosts and goblins strip down to pasties and thongs in the name of Halloween revelry. Something about an overdose of candy corn and showings of “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” make usually mild-mannered ladies prance around in attire usually only suitable for homemade fetish videos.
Nothing is sacred in the Halloween slutification process and this year that also goes for Star Wars. Yandy.com offers sexy versions Chewbacca, Darth Vader, and White Soldiers to ensure not every lady trying to snag a geek dons the Princess Leia gold bikini look. What, no sexy Jabba the Hutt?! Remember to cover your wookiees, ladies.
Full story at Geekologie.

Gazing at the world from above

2010-10-11T04:06:00.001-07:00

Looking to take a vacay this weekend, but your wallet can’t even manage a trip to the local Chuck E. Cheese? Forget hitchhiking and enjoy a spectacular trip around the world courtesy of photographer Yann Arthrus-Bertrand. Arthrus-Bertrand spent the last five years traveling the globe and taking snapshots of far-off places from above. So fasten your seatbelt, or at least take a seat in your cubicle chair, and enjoy the trip.

View a video of Yann’s adventure at Gizmodo.

Blue Liquids

2010-10-11T04:05:00.003-07:00

Sunbeams in a forest

2010-10-11T04:05:00.001-07:00

As a long admirer of published photos of sunbeams in a forest, photographer Alex (or Algo) never managed to capture them himself. It was only when he decided to switch over from film to digital that Alex felt like he was onto something. By being able to take many shots from different angles and with different settings, he finally felt as though he’d caught the spirit of the scene. See more at My Modern Metropolis.

Thomas Barbey

2010-10-11T04:04:00.001-07:00

Thomas Barbey was born in Connecticut in 1957, and was taken to Europe by his parents when he was six months old. After Italy and Germany, he went to Switzerland where he lived for 17 years. He left the University of Geneva after one semester to pursue a career in the music business. After entering the Italian music charts, he moved to Italy and stayed there for 15 years. He successfully pursued the music business to pay his bills and kept photography as an expensive hobby. He then owned a full-blown fashion photography studio in the early 90s and finally moved back to America in 1995.
Today he's teamed up with his wife Suzanne and they both live in Las Vegas. She takes care of the business side and he works on the black and white surrealistic images that he likes to call "photomixage."

Caught on film

2010-10-04T23:37:00.000-07:00

The risks of boozing and boinking [infographic]

2010-10-04T23:31:00.001-07:00

Van Gogh gets goofy in Starry Night parodies

2010-10-04T07:19:00.001-07:00

Some see bunnies in the clouds and a lot of people seem to see Star Wars in the night sky. Van Gogh’s swirling celestial canvas gets defiled by Popped Culture’s series of Starry Night parodies. Take a peek and don’t forget to make a wish.

See the full collection at Popped Culture.

10 health benefits of medical marijuana [infographic]

2010-10-04T07:18:00.001-07:00

Halloween costumes that crossed the line

2010-09-27T01:39:00.001-07:00

No Halloween party would be complete without a Playboy bunny, a slutty witch and the classic French maid, but is anyone really ready to be flashed by Mrs. Potato Head? Thought not. If Katy Perry can be yanked from Sesame Street, no one should be getting their down fluffed by Big Bird. Prepare to be afraid.

More eye candy at Buzzfeed.

Beautiful Japanese rice art

2010-09-22T04:59:00.001-07:00

The Japanese farmers of Inakadate village once a year create beautiful designs in their rice paddies. By planting different types or rice, they produce art like this:

Full story at Toxel.

50 top free fonts

2010-09-18T22:40:00.001-07:00

Addicitive Fonts brings together the top 50 fonts that are both beautiful and free. Here are the top five:

Full story at Addictive Fonts.

The most powerful colors in business [infographic]

2010-09-16T05:45:00.000-07:00

Full story and more graphics at Colour Lovers.

Antonio Federici Ice Cream Ad Featuring Pregnant Nun Banned

2010-09-16T01:04:00.000-07:00

(AP) LONDON — Britain's advertising watchdog has banned an Italian ice cream ad featuring a pregnant nun, saying it causes offense to Catholics.
The magazine ad for ice cream maker Antonio Federici showed the nun eating a tub of ice cream, with text that read: "Immaculately conceived ... Ice cream is our religion."
The Advertising Standards Authority said Wednesday it has received 10 complaints from magazine readers who said the ad was offensive to Christians. The agency said imagery used to illustrate immaculate conception was likely to be seen as mocking the beliefs of Roman Catholics.
The Italian company said the idea of conception represented the development of their ice cream and the ad aimed to gently satirize religion.
Here's the ad (h/t the Guardian)

Moving animal photography

2010-09-15T05:21:00.001-07:00

Nick Brandt’s animal photography lends unusual insight into the lives of animals. His style incorporates a moving combination of black and white color, dramatic composition, and intimate animal expression. One of Brandt’s goals, as described by Professional Photography Blog, is “to record a visually poetic last testament to the wild animals and places there before they are gone at the hands of man.”
Here are just a few photos:

Many more pictures at Professional Photography Blog.

JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT ALL THE GOOD IDEAS WERE TAKEN

2010-09-11T05:36:00.001-07:00

The Decade in Pictures

2010-09-09T06:29:00.000-07:00

It's time to bid farewell to what could be termed as the most eventful decade, the first of the 21st century (2000-2009). An attempt to visually portray this decade reveals that dreadful wars and natural calamities take center stage. A close look prompts one to think about the growing complexities in the world one lives in. Click through and see for yourself.
NOTE: Some images in this post contain graphic content.

A Kenyan boy screams as he sees Kenyan policeman with a baton approach the door of his home in the Kibera slum of Nairobi 17 Jan. 2008. Hundreds of police who had earlier clashed with supporters of Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga at the entrance of the slum moved into the shantytown and did a house to house search for protesters. (Walter Astrada, AFP / Getty Images)
A hijacked commercial plane approaches the World Trade Center shortly before crashing into the landmark skyscraper 11 Sept. 2001 in New York. (Seth McAlisster, AFP / Getty Images)

A person falls from the north tower of New York's World Trade Center in this Sept. 11, 2001 photo, after terrorists crashed two hijacked airliners into the World Trade Center and brought down the twin 110-story towers. (Richard Drew, AP)

Air France Concorde flight 4590 takes off with fire trailing from its engine on the left wing from Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris on July 25, 2000. The plane crashed shortly after take-off, killing all the 109 people aboard and four others on the ground. A Japanese businessman took this photo from inside another plane while he was on a business trip and offered it to a Japanese newspaper after returning home. (Toshihiko Sato, AP)

Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl is seen in this picture sent to news media organizations by his kidnappers. Pearl, a 38-year-old American, was abducted in Karachi, Pakistan Jan. 23, 2002 by a group calling itself "The National Movement for the Restoration of Pakistani Sovereignty." U.S. President George W. Bush said Feb. 1, 2002 that his administration will follow all leads that may lead to the Pearl's rescue. (CNN, Getty Images)

Debris from the space shuttle Columbia streaks across the sky over Tyler, Texas, Feb. 1, 2003. Pieces of the shuttle were scattered over East Texas with some debris falling in downtown Nacogdoches, Texas. Columbia disintegrated 39 miles over Texas as it returned from a 16-day mission. (Dr. Scott Lieberman, AP)

An Iraqi man, bottom right, looks at Cpl. Edward Chin, of the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines Regiment, cover the face of a statue of Saddam Hussein with an American flag before toppling the statue in downtown in Bagdhad, April 9, 2003. Moments later the American flag was removed. (Jerome Delay, AP)

Pfc. Lynndie England holds a leash attached to a detainee in late 2003 at the Abu Gharib prison in Baghdad, Iraq. (AP)

An Iraqi prisoner of war conforts his 4-year-old son at a regroupment center for POWs of the 101st Airborne Division near An Najaf, in this March 31, 2003 photo. The man was seized in An Najaf with his son and the U.S. military did not want to separate father and son. (Jean-Marc Bouju, AP)

US President George W. Bush meets pilots and crew members of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln as they return to the US after being deployed in the Gulf region 01 May 2003. (Hector Mata, AFP / Getty Images)

Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein is being dragged out of his hiding following his capture by US troops 13 Dec. 2003 in an underground hole at a farm in the village of ad-Dawr, near his hometown of Tikrit in northern Iraq. The picture is one of a series of images of the deposed dictator unauthorized for release by the US army that has been circulating in recent days on the internet. (AFP / Getty Images)

Children attend ballet lessons wearing masks to protect themselves from severe acute respiratory syndrome, SARS, in Hong Kong, April 27, 2003. (Vincent Yu, AP)

Members of the military honor guard stand on duty by the casket of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan, June 10, 2004 in Washington, DC. (Stephan Savoia, AP)

Local girls look at a U.N. workers unloading ballot kits from a U.N. helicopter in Ghumaipayan Mahnow village, some 256 miles northeast of Kabul, Afghanistan, Oct. 4, 2004. By air is the only way to deliver the electoral material in the inaccessible areas of the Badakhshan province. (Emilio Morenatti, AP)

A 9-year-old Iraqi girl recovers from a skull fracture and two broken legs in the 31st Combat Support Hospital in Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 9, 2004, as hospital staff x-ray a Marine injured in Fallujah in the background. A U.S. Army Bradley fighting vehicle crashed into her family's car, according to her parents. The hospital is considered the busiest American combat trauma hospital in the world. (John Moore, AP)

An Iraqi man celebrates atop a burning U.S. Army Humvee in the northern part of Baghdad, Iraq, April 26, 2004. An explosion leveled a building in northern Baghdad, setting four U.S. Humvees nearby on fire. At least one U.S. soldier and several Iraqis were wounded. The cause of the explosion was not immediately known. (Muhammed Muheisen, AP)

World Press Photo of the year 2004 by Indian photographer Arko Datta of the Reuters news agency showing an Indian woman in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, India, Dec. 28, 2004, mourning the death of a relative who was killed in the Asian tsunami catastrophe. (Arko Datta, Reuters / AP)

Bodies of adults and children lie in mass grave near Wat Bang Muang, Jan. 7, 2005, in Takuapa, Thailand. More than 5,000 people are listed dead in Thailand following a massive tsunami that struck the popular tourist area in southern Thailand on Dec. 26, 2004. (David Longstreath, AP)

From left, US President George W. Bush, his wife Laura, his father former US President George H.W. Bush, former President Bill Clinton, and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, kneel by the body of late Pope John Paul II inside St. Peter's Baslica, at the Vatican, April 6, 2005. (Danilo Schiavella, AP)

Paul Dadge, right, helps injured tube passenger Davinia Turrell away from Edgware Road tube station in London following an explosion, July 7, 2005. A series of deadly explosions in London claimed 52 lives and injured hundreds of others. The woman wears a special dressing for the treatment of burns. The dressing is coated with a special gel which is designed to prevent infection and reduce skin temperature from the burn. (Jane Mingay, AP)

The body of a victim of Hurricane Katrina floats in flood-waters in New Orleans 01 Sept., 2005. (James Nielsen, AFP / Getty Images)

A British soldier makes his way out of a burning Warrior fighting vehicle in Basra, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Sept. 19, 2005. British forces and demonstrators exchanged gunfire in the southern city of Basra leaving two civilians dead after two British men were arrested for allegedly gunning down an Iraqi police officer. (Nabil al-Jurani, AP)

A Jewish settler struggles with an Israeli security officer during clashes that erupted as authorities evacuated the West Bank settlement outpost of Amona, east of the Palestinian town of Ramallah, Feb. 1, 2006. Thousands of troops in riot gear and on horseback clashed with hundreds of stone-throwing Jewish settlers holed up behind barbed wire and on rooftops in this illegal West Bank settlement outpost, after the Supreme Court cleared the way for the demolition of nine homes at the site. (Oded Balilty, AP)

A photo taken 09 July 2006 shows French midfielder Zinedine Zidane (L) gesturing after head-butting Italian defender Marco Materazzi during the World Cup 2006 final football match between Italy and France at Berlin's Olympic Stadium. (John Macdougall, AFP / Getty Images)

A woman takes her dead son into her arms, as she grieves for her six-year-old son, Dhiya Thamer, who was killed when their family car came under fire by unknown gunmen in Baqouba, capital of Iraq's Diyala province, 60 kilometers (35 miles) northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 16, 2007. The boy's ten-year old brother, Qusay, was injured in the attack as the family returned from enrolling the children in school, where Dhiya was to begin his first year. (Adem Hadei, AP)

Survivors flee a bomb blast attack on former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto on Dec. 27, 2007 following a campaign rally in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. The opposition leader died from wounds to the neck and head after speaking at an election rally in the northern city where an estimated 15 people were left dead by the explosion, party officials have been quoted as saying. (John Moore, Getty Images)

A Pakistani lawyer runs away from tear gas fired by police officers outside the residence of the country's deposed chief justice Iftikhar Mahmood Chaudhry during a protest in Islamabad, Pakistan on March 9, 2008. (Emilio Morenatti, AP)

A grieving mother looks back at the body of her child as she is escorted away from a temporary morgue after identifying the body at a sports center, after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the town of Hanwang in Sichuan Province, on May 15, 2008. China's biggest earthquake for a generation left tens of thousands dead, missing or buried under the rubble of crushed communities, plunging the nation into an all-out aid effort. Troops and rescue teams struggled by air, land and water to reach areas of southwestern China stricken by the huge quake that demolished schools, homes and factories. (Mark Ralston, AFP / Getty Images)

Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., center, is covered in the hands of supporters after his primary election night speech in St Paul, Minn., June 3, 2008. (Chris Carlson, AP)

Artists perform during the Closing Ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on Aug. 24, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Clive Rose, Getty Images)

In this handout image provided by NASA, Hurricane Ike is seen on Sept. 10, 2008 from aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The center of the hurricane was near 23.8 degrees north latitude and 85.3 degrees west longitude, moving 300 degrees at 7 nautical miles per hour. The sustained winds were 80 nautical miles per hour with gusts to 100 nautical miles per hour and forecast to intensify, according to NASA. The eye of the hurricane is expected to make landfall at Galveston Island early on Sept. 13 morning. (NASA via Getty Images)

Fish remain stuck in a fence as flood waters caused by Hurricane Ike recede, in West Orange, Texas, Sept. 15, 2008. (Eric Gay, AP)

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Chief Executive Richard S. Fuld Jr., wearing tie, is heckled by protesters as he leaves Capitol Hill in Washington after testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Oct. 6, 2008, on the collapse of Lehman Brothers. (Susan Walsh, AP)

Protegee, carrying her sibling on her back, cries as she looks for her parents through the village of Kiwanja, 90 kms north of Goma, eastern Congo, Nov. 6, 2008. A fragile cease-fire in Congo appeared to be unraveling as the U.N. said battles between warlord Laurent Nkunda's rebels and the army spread to another town in the volatile country's east. (Jerome Delay, AP)

Pigeons fly as the Taj Hotel continues to burn in Mumbai, India, Nov. 27, 2008. Teams of heavily armed gunmen stormed luxury hotels, a popular restaurant, hospitals and a crowded train station in coordinated attacks across India's financial capital, killing at least 82 people and taking Westerners hostage, police said. A previously unknown group, apparently Muslim militants, took responsibility for the attacks. (Gautam Singh, AP)

A gunman identified by police as Ajmal Qasab walks through the Chatrapathi Sivaji Terminal railway station in Mumbai, India, Nov. 26, 2008. Qasab, the only gunman captured after a 60-hour terrorist siege of Mumbai said he belonged to a Pakistani militant group with links to the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir. The militant group suspected in the Mumbai attacks is widely believed to have been established by Pakistan's military two decades ago to fight India in the disputed region of Kashmir. (Sebastian D'souza, Mumbai Mirror / AP)

Airline passengers wait to be rescued on the wings of a US Airways Airbus 320 jetliner that safely ditched in the frigid waters of the Hudson River in New York, after a flock of birds knocked out both its engines, Jan. 15, 2009. The audio recordings of US Airways Flight 1549, released on Feb 5, 2009 by the Federal Aviation Administration, reflect the initial tension between tower controllers and the cockpit and then confusion about whether the passenger jet went into the river. (Steven Day, AP)

Barack Obama stands for a moment in a crowded hallway at the U.S. Capitol moments before walking out to be sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts as the 44th president of the United States on the West Front of the Capitol on Jan. 20, 2009 in Washington, D.C. Obama becomes the first African-American to be elected to the office of President in the history of the United States. (Charles Ommanney, Getty Images)

Pakistani men pray next to a bullet-ridden vehicle parked in the compound of radical Lal Masjid or Red mosque as the chief cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz, not seen, talks to his supporters during Friday prayers, in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 17, 2009. (Emilio Morenatti / AP)

Seven-month-old Alexa Zuniga wears a surgical mask at the airport in Tijuana, Mexico, April 28, 2009. In Mexico, more than 150 deaths were believed to have been caused by swine flu. (Guillermo Arias, AP)

A demonstrator climbs the Freedom Tower, as hundreds of thousands of supporters of leading opposition presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, who claims there was voting fraud in the presidential election, turn out to protest the result of the election at a mass rally in Azadi (Freedom) square in Tehran, Iran, June 15, 2009. (Vahid Salemi, AP)

Michael Jackson's daughter Paris Michael Katherine Jackson is comforted by the brothers and sisters of Michael Jackson including Marlon and Randy Jackson at the memorial service for the King of Pop at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on July 7, 2009. (Gabriel Bouys, AFP / Getty Images)

U.S. Marines from the 2nd MEB, 1st Battalion 5th Marines sleep in their fighting holes inside a compound where they stayed for the night, in the Nawa district of Afghanistan's Helmand province, July 8, 2009. (David Guttenfelder / AP)

A US Marine of 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade runs to safety moments after an IED blast in Garmsir district of Helmand Province in Afghanistan on July 13, 2009. Two US Marine soldiers were killed when the explosion occured as they tried to clear a route into the Taliban heartland of southern Helmand province. About 4,000 US Marines are battling insurgents in a massive offensive launched in the south early July to clear Taliban militants out of strongholds ahead of presidential and provincial council elections scheduled for Aug. 20. (Manpreet Romana, AFP / Getty Images)

Palestinian bride Kholood Al Zaaneen sits inside a tent built after her family's house was destroyed during Israel's latest military offensive in Gaza, during her wedding ceremony in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza Strip, July 22, 2009. (Adel Hana, AP)

Aerial view of an area deforested for cattle ranching within the "Legal Amazon", the name given to the area originally covered by the rainforest, seen on Sept. 2, 2009 in the northern region of Mato Grosso state, Brazil. Deforestation and forest fires are responsible for 75 percent of the carbon dioxide emissions in Brazil. (Rodrigo Baleia, LatinContent / Getty Images)

This photo provided by the French Army shows French soldiers arresting suspected pirates off Somalia, in this Nov.12, 2009 file photo. (French Army, ECPAD / AP)

A young girl and her dog looks out from a vehicle as she and her family wait for security clearance at a checkpoint on the outskirt of Bannu, a town on edge of the Pakistani tribal region of Waziristan, Oct. 22, 2009 as they flee a military offensive in South Waziristan. Pakistani troops and the Taliban fought fierce battles in Waziristan, a militant sanctuary near the Afghan border in an operation, with both sides claiming early victories in an army campaign that could shape the future of the country's battle against extremism. (Ijaz Muhammad, AP)

Drug abuse in America [infographic]

2010-09-09T01:05:00.001-07:00

Via OnlineSchools

Disney for Adults

2010-09-08T03:59:00.000-07:00

Jeffrey Scott Campbell (37 age) is an American comic book artist. He rose to fame as an artist for Wildstorm Comics, though he has since done work for Marvel Comics, and the video game industry. Here we see his collection of fairy tale princess, that have long been found in cartoons, But Campbell’s princess, unlike the previous, provocative, challenging and sexy girls. And Disney can be Sexy! You could say that the Campbell provide the opportunity for adults to enjoy the story of Little Mermaid, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood … That’s nice of him!

Dying and Facebook [infographic]

2010-09-05T04:37:00.001-07:00

What happens to your online identity when you die in real life? Like all of life’s big questions, you can find the answer in an infographic.

Art Inside Toilet Paper Rolls

2010-09-01T08:21:00.001-07:00

Anastassia Elias, a talented French artist, creates wonderful paper art inside of recycled toilet paper tubes.

Vintage STD propaganda posters

2010-08-31T07:26:00.001-07:00

Remember the basic message of sex ed? Hint: Wrap it before you tap it. Well, that lesson got megaphoned during the 1930s and 1940s when wartime propaganda posters warned of the dangers of sexually transmitted diseases. Fact-checking departments didn’t exist and health agencies took it upon themselves to scare the willies back into the pants of U.S. servicemen.

Full collection of posters at Medical Billing School.

Vampires Have No Erection

2010-08-30T02:32:00.001-07:00

Kulula Airlines....Check out their new livery!

2010-08-29T05:06:00.000-07:00

Kulula is a low-cost South-African airline that doesn't take itself too seriously.

Global warming PSA – time by Ferdi Rizkiyanto

2010-08-29T05:04:00.001-07:00

They attempt to Fly!

2010-08-25T21:29:00.002-07:00

Notes from the artist:

"This set features photos depicting figures in motion at heights trying to find transcendence within the normal humdrum of life. Each image serves as a record of the “attempt” to fly. This stems from my desire to not become a cog in the clockwork of the waking life but, as we grow older, the actions we take become habitual and ritualized. It becomes necessary to do so to streamline our activities and provide for a minimum of bumps in the road. In doing so, we neglect the paths that diverge and intersect our intended direction.
Through my photos, I can’t help but return this subject which that I try to avoid, similar to the way the body inevitably is drawn to the direction the head is tilted or the way a car slows down to an accident scene. I believe that it is with decreasing frequency that a person looks above eye level or what’s readily in front of them; as a child, it’s all they could do, filled with fantastic notions of the magic within adult life. The strangeness in life is always there and surprises, however jarring and unexpected, can bring a person to realize the wonders behind smaller actions.
And maybe, one of these days we’ll find someone that could fly.”

Bullet Photography

2010-08-25T21:29:00.000-07:00

How exactly do you photograph a bullet in mid-air? Just ask Dutch photographer Lex Augusteijn, who specializes in this exact craft, and captures the moment a flying bullet hits objects such as eggs, light bulbs, and drops of water.
"The images are frozen by the flash speed," says Augusteijn, who works a scientist in the Netherlands. "I can go as low as 1/40.000 by reducing flash power. The bullet is real, though fired by a coil gun, which has much less energy than an air rifle, which again has lower energy than fire arms." "It is all controlled by a laptop, releasing the drop, opening the shutter, firing the flash and shooting the bullet. No triggering required."

Difference

2010-08-25T21:28:00.001-07:00

Modern Hill House in California

2010-08-25T21:26:00.003-07:00

Unique house, designed by Johnston Marklee back in 2004, is located on a beautiful hillside in the Pacific Palisades district of Los Angeles.
Creative shape of the building helped maximize the volume permitted by the zoning code and provides stunning views from the windows. [via]

Creative Urban Photography

2010-08-25T21:26:00.001-07:00

Creative urban photography by Heiko Waechter, talented photographer who travelled around the world doing great series of photos in Singapor, Beijing, Bali and Taipei. Waechter’s Melbournia collection, however, is especially interesting because it’s seeing a different side of the Australian city.

Adhesive tape artwork

2010-08-25T21:25:00.001-07:00

Mixed media artist Mark Khaisman creates stunning images, but his preferred medium isn’t oil paints or watercolours. Instead, he opts for translucent packing tape on Plexiglas panels with clever backlighting to bring his creations to life.

Khaisman uses several layers of tape to give the pieces contrast and thinner stripes of tape to achieve smaller “brush strokes” and utilizes the natural crinkles to create subtle texture as needed. The artist achieves even complex features in the faces of his characters.

Pretty impressive use of an everyday object, no? See some of his beautiful work below:

Full gallery at Amusing Planet.

Electrical Tower Giants

2010-08-13T09:00:00.003-07:00

In order to beautify the city, we've seen cell phone towers disguised as trees, but what do we do about tall, unsightly electrical towers?
Massachusetts-based Jin Choi and Thomas Shine recently received the 2010 Boston Society of Architects Unbuilt Architecture Award for their "Land of Giants" project. The pylon-figures can be configured to respond to their environment with appropriate gestures. As the carried electrical lines ascend a hill, the pylon-figures change posture, imitating a climbing person. The pylon-figures can also be arranged to create a sense of place through deliberate expression. Subtle alterations in the hands and head combined with repositioning of the main body parts allow for a rich variety of expressions. The pylon-figures can be placed in pairs, walking in the same direction or opposite directions, glancing at each other as they pass by, or kneeling respectively, head bowed at a town. "Making only minor alterations to well established steel-framed tower design, we have created a series of towers that are powerful, solemn, and variable," says Choi+Shine. "These iconic pylon-figures will become monuments in the landscape. Seeing the pylon-figures will become an unforgettable experience, elevating the towers to something more than merely a functional design of necessity."

Mirror Mirror by Jan Habraken

2010-08-13T09:00:00.001-07:00

Jan Habraken circular wall mirror comes equipped with a matching hand mirror. The magnetic backing ensures that the hand mirror fits snugly into place. So simple, yet so practical.
You can find it here.

Photography Ads by Dan Escobar

2010-08-13T08:59:00.003-07:00

Dan Escobar is a versatile photographer who is inspired by the execution of strong concepts. Whether it's the pure interaction of composition and light, the staging of stylized portraits, or the creation of complex environments or effects, Dan has been responsible for some of the most celebrated, image-driven ads of the last 20 years. Dan spends his spare time in San Francisco trying to figure out his kids and waiting for the Giants to win a World Series.

Perseid Pictures: Meteor Shower Dazzles Every August

2010-08-13T08:59:00.001-07:00

Best Infographic Ever

2010-08-13T08:58:00.001-07:00

Posted by Ozan Sakin to ReflectionOf.Me

If you're offended, be assured it's not for you. Just look away :)

Google magically merges Histories

2010-08-12T06:11:00.001-07:00

Gore Stuffed Animals from Patricia Waller

2010-08-10T00:25:00.001-07:00

Total eclipse of naïveté and cruelty from Patricia Waller.

iPhotography: Beautiful photos captured with an iPhone

2010-08-10T00:24:00.001-07:00

Who needs a clunky, $1000+ camera with megapixels coming out the wazoo when you can snap perfectly lovely pictures with nothing more than an iPhone and a keen eye? Mashable collected ten of the most stunning iPhotography snapshots that prove even the simplest equipment can capture beautiful images. Plus, can you play Scrabble, browse Facebook, and call your mom on that fancy DLSR? Didn’t think so.

Full collection at Mashable.

Stunning photo series explores classic opera theatres

2010-08-08T22:36:00.001-07:00

Photographer David Laventi snapped this breathtaking photo series documenting the magical details of historical music hall architecture. They just don’t make ‘em like they used to.

Full series at The Coolist.

Mirror mirror on the wall, who's the best photographer of them all

2010-08-08T22:35:00.001-07:00

Fancy yourself a photographer? Want to impress more than Facebook’s 500 million users? Send National Geographic Traveler your best travel shot and you could win a trip to the Galápagos Islands with National Geographic Expeditions, a stay in Waikiki, Hawaii, and more. Here’s a sampling of this year’s entries. Think you have what it takes?

Check out more 2010 images and enter the 2010 World in Focus photo contest.
Total National Geographic aggregation.
Photo credits: 1. Brian Cox; 2. Timofey Tararin; 3. Garrett Ziegler; 4. Stephen Oachs

NGC Best Photographs For July 2010

2010-08-08T22:31:00.001-07:00

Check out this months collection of best photographs from the National Geographic Channel. This month the categories are from birds and animals. I think the best one is the Cattle Egret bird of Florida and the Mosaic Jellyfish …

From 1945 to 2010

2010-08-01T05:56:00.001-07:00

Nadja Wehrwein

2010-08-01T05:55:00.003-07:00

Beautiful black and white photography by Nadja Wehrwein, talented female photographer from Dresden, Germany.

Stunning Selective Color Photography – Color the Colorless!

2010-08-01T05:55:00.001-07:00

Being selective is a quality that every human being possesses…but ever heard of being selective in a photograph? Yes folks, this is a concept that I am sure everybody will want to master. Selective color photography is an innovative technique in graphic design used to turn an image into black and white while leaving certain objects in their original color.
The trick used in this is to select the areas you want to preserve the colors, inverse the selection and use the ‘desaturate tool’ to turn the image into a black and color photo.

25+ amazing typography resources for beginners

2010-07-26T06:49:00.001-07:00

Typography—it’s more than just letters. From developing a typeface that is legible, visually appealing, and makes the statement you want to make for a particular project is no easy feat. Fortunately, 1st Web Designer compiled a list of over twenty-five extremely useful typography resources for those new to the font game. This collection will elevate you from noob status in no time.
Get the goods at 1st Web Designer.

The longest photographic exposures in history

2010-07-26T06:48:00.001-07:00

German artist Michael Wesely has created some of the longest photographic exposures ever using a self-built pinhole camera. Some of his subjects (usually buildings) were captured for up to three years! See some of his work below:

Full story and gallery at Itchyi.

32 beautiful examples of typography as art

2010-07-26T01:20:00.001-07:00

Fonts and text don’t have to be limited to language. You can use words and letters to create some of the most unique, stunning, eye-popping works of art. Case in point: these brilliant text art beauties.

This portrait of Barack Obama was created out of his entire 2008 Democratic Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speech.

Simple but powerful, this ‘park bench’ used a paragraph outlining the woes of homelessness to illustrate a point.

This amazing portrait of Apple founder Steve Jobs uses thousands of words to build depth, shadow, and light.
See all thirty-two at Tutorial9.

Science as art, amazing photo series

2010-07-26T01:19:00.001-07:00

Check out this brilliant photo series by Caleb Charland in which he beautifully demonstrates twenty-five lessons in physics and mathematics by snapping carefully crafted shots of everyday objects. Using techniques like long exposure times and zero Photoshop, Charland makes learning fun (and framable).

Sun with face mirror

One second match toss

Table with mylar and flashlight
See them all at My Modern Met.

Amazing recycled clothing sculptures

2010-07-20T05:23:00.001-07:00

Cuban-born artist Guerro De La Paz took recycling to a new level with his latest sculpture series created from discarded t-shirts, boots, socks, and more.

Full story plus more images at The Coolist.

Love to hear what naked means to you?

2010-07-15T01:35:00.001-07:00

I am in the middle of writing a book (out later this year) on the art of delivery (Called The Naked Presenter). PZ was a sort of introduction and PZD went deeper a bit into just design. Restraint and Simplicity were the keys. In Delivery these are important too, but SHIZEN (自然) or naturalness is my focus here. Of course, "going natural" or "totally naked" could mean nothing but you and the audience (no slides, visuals, nothing). That's certainly naked too. But my focus is on how to present *with* technology (ppt, key, prezi, video, etc.) and yet do so in the most naked way possible. So I am curious about two things here. (1) What does going naked mean to you? And (2) what today are one-two things that you find are still common mistakes made when it comes to delivery? (These could even be kind of pet-peeves if you like).
I greatly appreciate your comments and or stories (and I am sure other readers will as well). Thanks very much!

SFMoma: pieces I liked from their latest show.

2010-07-15T01:34:00.003-07:00

Cool hair dye billboard ad

2010-07-08T20:41:00.002-07:00

Check out this brilliant billboard ad for Koleston’s natural’s hair colours. The cut out allows the woman’s locks to change colours throughout the day. Cool!

Full story at Like Cool.

45 funny photos and print ads

2010-07-08T20:41:00.000-07:00

A picture is worth a thousand words, but a hilarious photo can inspire laughter from even the frowniest of faces. Case in point: Noupe’s great collection of forty-five examples of clever and silly images. See a few below:

See them all at Noupe.

Great Photographic Inspirations

2010-07-06T07:21:00.003-07:00

A Collection of some Great Photographic Inspirations. This is an assortment that includes black and whites and a divers range of color photography, All shot by a variety of unknown artist.

Hand on Back Guide

2010-07-06T07:21:00.001-07:00

Facts about the internet – infographic

2010-07-06T03:38:00.001-07:00

Medical Coding Certification has given us this interesting info-graphic with 15 facts about the Internet. They are quite fun facts that you might or might not already know.