Oratorical Type, An Alphabet Made out of Carved Books
In their sculpture series “Oratorical Type,” artists Ryuta Iida and Yoshihisa Tanaka of art duo Nerhol have created an alphabet out of carved Japanese books.
Custom Engraved Rolling Pins That Imprint Unique Designs Into Dough
Polish designer Zuzia Kozerska uses a laser engraver to engrave custom designs into wooden rolling pins. In addition to being pleasing to the eye, the…
A Miniature Japanese Rock Garden Made of Candy
Art directors Tomonori Saito and Shohei Sawada collaborated with confectioner Motohiro Inaba to create this adorable Japanese rock garden set out of candy. The “rocks”…
Binaudios, A Giant Binocular-Like Sound Installation in Newcastle That Lets Participants Hear Sounds of the City
photo by Emilia Flockhart “Binaudios” is a giant binocular-like contraption at the Sage Gateshead concert venue in Newcastle that lets participants listen to different sounds…
‘The City’, A Series of Eerie Post-Apocalyptic Dioramas of Destroyed Indoor Spaces by Lori Nix
Artist Lori Nix creates intricate dioramas of indoor spaces which appear to have suffered from some mysterious catastrophe in her series "The City".
Artist Adds Pop Culture Heroes to Neighborhood Watch Signs Around Toronto
Artist Andrew Lamb (not his real name) has been augmenting neighborhood watch signs in Toronto with images of RoboCop, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Mega Man,…
Wonderfully Surreal, Digitally Manipulated Self-Portraits by MartÃn De Pasquale
Buenos Aires-based digital artist MartÃn De Pasquale uses his mastery of Adobe Photoshop to create wonderfully surreal digital illustrations. While he creates a wide array…
The Inspiration Pad, A Notebook Filled With Creative Variations of the Typical Lined Paper Layout
The Inspiration Pad is a notebook in which each of the 48 pages features a unique variation of the typical lined notebook paper layout. The…
Birdsnap, A New Birdwatching App That Uses Computer Vision and Learning to Identify Birds
Birdsnap is a new birdwatching app for iOS that uses computer vision and machine learning to identify birds. The app can identify 500 different North…
Digital Video and Imaging Expert Tim Jenison Hypothesizes Vermeer Used an Optical Machine to Create His Paintings
The Music Lesson by Johannes Vermeer In this fascinating Boing Boing post, digital video and imaging expert Tim Jenison presents his intriguing hypothesis for how…