Brian Heater
A Man in an Outdoor Market Appears to Bend the Laws of Physics While Pouring Tea Between Two Pitchers
A man working at an outdoor market in Bangkok shows considerable skill pouring tea between two metal pitchers, appearing to bend the laws of physics…
Surfer Laird Hamilton Rides a Foilboard, A Surfboard That Rises Above the Waves on a Hydrofoil
In a video by The Ultimate Waterman, legendary big wave surfer Laird Hamilton rides a foilboard off the coast of Raglan, New Zealand. It’s a…
‘Knuckle Visualizer’, A Stop-Motion Animated Short About a Synthesizer With Jelly Beans and Rubber Ducks for Buttons
“Knuckle Visualizer” is a whimsical stop-motion animated musical short by Korean design team minimalogue that centers around a vintage analog synthesizer with jelly beans, tiny…
Ikea Introduces a Line of Tables, Lamps, and Desks That Can Wirelessly Charge Smartphones
Swedish affordable furniture manufacturing giant Ikea was on hand at the Mobile World Congress consumer electronics show in Barcelona, Spain this week to unveil a…
Samsung Introduces the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge Featuring New Designs, Wireless Charging, and Mobile Payment
Samsung is marking the Mobile World Congress consumer electronics show in Barcelona, Spain this week by announcing the latest two additions to its Galaxy S…
Meerkat, A Mobile App That Delivers Live Streaming Video to Twitter With the Press of a Button
Meerkat is an app for iOS designed by San Francisco-based startup Life on Air Inc. that delivers live streaming video to Twitter with the…
The Story Behind the Iconic Wave Cover Art For Joy Division’s 1979 Debut Album ‘Unknown Pleasures’
Visualized founder Eric Klotz spoke to Factory Records art director Peter Saville about his role in designing the iconic wave cover for Joy Division’s 1979…
Radio-Controlled Race Cars Drift in Sync on a Scaled-Down Racetrack in Japan
The latest short from Taipei production team Kuma Films (previously) takes a look at the scaled-down world of radio-controlled race cars, as they drift in…
An Interactive Timeline Highlighting the Use of OpenStreetMap Across the World Over the Past 10 Years
Mapping platform Mapbox is celebrating the 10th anniversary open-source collaborative map project OpenStreetMap (previously) with the creation of an interactive timeline that highlights the inputting…
Capsula Mundi, Eco-Friendly Burial Pods That Plant Bodies Under Trees in Egg-Shaped Capsules
Capsula Mundi is an eco-friendly coffin replacement designed by an Italian company of the same name that houses a body in the fetal position in…