Brian Heater
The Most Popular Decade-Specific Words in Billboard Song Titles From the 1890s to 2010s
Data visualization site Proofreader mined a list of Billboard-topping song titles gathered by Bullfrogs Pond to determine the most popular decade-specific words, beginning with the…
Daredevil Floats 8,000 Feet Into the Air With 90 Balloons Tied to a Lawn Chair Before Shooting Himself Down
In a “Lifted” video by Rockstar Energy Drink, a crew fills up 90 balloons with 50 helium tanks and ties them to a lawn chair,…
xkcd Describes What Would Happen If Someone Made a Lava Lamp Using Real Lava
In the latest edition of “What If?” by xkcd, Randall Munroe answers a sixth grade teacher who asks what would happen were someone to make…
‘Little Computer People’, An Animated Music Video by Chipocrite About a Superhero Obsessed With Video Games
“Little Computer People” is an animated music video by Philadelphia-based chiptune artist Chipocrite featuring animations by Israeli artist Zach Cohen that follows the bumbling adventures…
‘GIF-JAM 2014’, A Collaborative Animated Video Compiling the Works of 38 GIF Artists
“GIF-JAM 2014” is an animated short created by 38 artists who were asked to produce animated GIFs based on a soundtrack by musician Paul Fraser.…
‘Mark Mothersbaugh: Myopia’, A Book Collecting the Paintings and Artwork of DEVO Frontman Mark Mothersbaugh
Mark Mothersbaugh: Myopia is a career-spanning art book that collects the non-musical works of DEVO frontman and soundtrack composer Mark Mothersbaugh, including paintings, screenprints, photographs,…
‘The Art of Making a Book’, A Short Video Documenting the Lost Art of Making a Book
“The Art of Making a Book” is a short video by Singapore-based photographer Willy Foo that details the sort of care that once went into…
A Grid of 10 Beloved Comic Strip Characters Reimagined in the Style of 10 Different Cartoonists
“10 Styles, 100 Characters” is a grid of drawings by Finnish artist Jaakko Seppälä that depicts 10 beloved comic strip characters in the style of…
‘Houshi’, A Short Documentary About a Japanese Family That Runs a 1,300-Year-Old Hotel
“Houshi” is a short documentary directed by German photographer Fritz Schumann about a family that has run the same Japanese hotel for around 1,300 years.…
A Worker in China Packing Playing Cards With Incredible Speed
A worker in China packages up packs of playing cards with incredible speed. via Digg