Brian Heater

“The Aesthetics of Whimsy” is a video essay by filmmaker Jacob T. Swinney (previously) that examines the elements that form filmmaker Spike Jonze’s unique visual…

Film series Eyes on Cinema interviewed lens maker Joe Dunton about the many lenses legendary filmmaker Stanley Kubrick employed over the course of his long…

LifePaint is a new safety spray paint developed by Swedish automaker Volvo that’s designed to be applied to bicycles, backpacks, and safety equipment, which is…

Bobine is a flexible–yet rigid–iPhone charging cable designed by Fuse Chicken that doubles as a phone stand, letting users position the handset at different viewing…

Robert Caplin of The Photo Brigade sat down with Pete Souza, the Chief Official White House Photographer for President Obama for an hour-long interview about…

Leap Transit is a newly relaunched luxury bus system for San Francisco commuters designed to offer a high-end alternative for passengers traveling from the wealthy…

The latest episode of film analysis series Every Frame a Painting (previously) examines the important storytelling and structural tips imparted by the beloved 1973 Orson…

YouTube maker NightHawkInLight has posted a series of instructions through Instructables that demonstrate how to turn the chemical element bismuth into complex and beautiful crystals…

The Two-String Piezoelectric Violin is a large, angular 3D printed musical instrument created by MONAD Studio in Miami, Florida that has a very unique, otherworldly…

Gary Dahl, a California advertising executive who rose to fame with the invention of the Pet Rock in 1975, passed away from chronic obstructive pulmonary…