Pothole Photo Contest in Scranton Encourages Locals to Decorate Neighborhood Potholes
Pop-Up Studio, an art group in Scranton, Pennsylvania, is encouraging locals to celebrate the city’s numerous potholes with Pothole Popup, a photo contest that challenges…
Saudi Man Installs Charity Refrigerator in Front of His House So Neighbors Can Donate Leftovers To Those in Need
To make food available to those in need, an anonymous man in the Saudi Arabian city of Hail has installed a charity refrigerator in front…
US Successfully Completes Mother’s Day by 9:18 AM
Yesterday The Onion reported that the United States completed Mother’s Day by 9:18 AM, after showering the nation’s mothers with affection “for nearly 20 minutes.”…
Fumo, An Interactive Device That Rewards Proper Disposal of Cigarettes with Music and Lights
In an effort to control cigarette litter, design studio ioglo has created Fumo, an interactive disposal container for cigarettes that rewards the good citizens who…
Music Video Race 2014, Bands and Filmmakers Team Up to Make Music Videos in One Weekend
Music Video Race, a music and film festival that challenges teams of musicians and filmmakers to create music videos in one weekend, launches July 11…
Delightful Nature Illustration Collage Installations Made from Cut Books by Andrea Mastrovito
Artist Andrea Mastrovito creates delightful collage installations in which hundreds of nature illustrations populate an empty room in a dense paper diorama. He has created…
11-Year-Old Serbian Artist Dušan Krtolica Creates Astonishingly Detailed Nature Illustrations
Dušan Krtolica, an 11-year-old artist from Serbia, creates astonishingly detailed nature illustrations that showcase both his prodigious artistic talent and his encyclopedic knowledge of animals.…
Hilarious Music Video for Previously Unreleased ‘Lousy Song’ by Monty Python
In this hilarious new music video for “Lousy Song” by Monty Python, people on the street react with bemusement and/or dismay as the song is…
Modernist Designer Massimo Vignelli, Now Terminally Ill, Is Asking Fans of His Work to Send Him a Letter
Creative Review reports that modernist designer Massimo Vignelli, creator of the iconic American Airlines logo among many other designs, is very ill and will be…
MacroCity, A San Francisco Conference on the Fascinating World of Urban Infrastructure
MacroCity, a conference on the often overlooked but fascinating world of urban infrastructure, takes place May 30 and 31, 2014, in San Francisco. A diverse…