Vacated, Before and After GIFs of Construction Sites Show Changing Face of New York City
To highlight the changing face of New York City, artist Justin Blinder reverse engineered Google Street View to create a map of Manhattan and Brooklyn…
Noise, A Clever Stop Motion Animated Short That Visualizes Sound
Sounds are made visible in the clever 2011 stop motion animated short “Noise” by Katarzyna Kijek and Przemyslaw Adamski of creative duo Kijek The film…
Wind Up Bots, Gigantic Vintage Wind-Up Toys Zip Through the Streets of Buenos Aires
Gigantic vintage wind-up toys run amok in the streets of Buenos Aires in the adorable short film “Wind Up Bots” by Fernando Livschitz. Livschitz doesn’t…
Illustrated ‘Animal Alphabet’ by Marcus Reed
Animals take the form of letters in the illustration series “Animal Alphabet” by artist Marcus Reed. Prints of the series will be available soon. via…
‘Visitors’, A Non-Narrative Film Featuring 74 Shots of People Staring Directly Into the Camera for Lengthy Periods
Director Godfrey Reggio (of Qatsi trilogy fame) talks about his new non-narrative film Visitors in this video by the Creators Project. The feature-length film consists…
How the Criterion Collection Restores Classic Films
Gizmodo recently visited the New York City headquarters of The Criterion Collection to find out how the company restores classic films and converts them to…
Trail Therapy, A Short Film About Steve Fugate’s 34,000-Mile Walk for Depression Awareness
“Trail Therapy” is a moving mini documentary about Steve Fugate, a 64-year-old who raises awareness of depression and suicide by walking across the country with…
Monumental Net Sculptures by Janet Echelman
photo by Janus van den Eijnden Artist Janet Echelman creates intriguing large-scale sculptures out of netting. Echelman originally took her inspiration for the sculptures from…
Clever Subway Ad in Sweden Features a Woman Whose Hair Blows in the Wind When a Train Passes
To promote a new line of hair products, Swedish pharmacy chain Apotek Hjärtat installed a clever video ad in a Swedish subway station that features…
Aerial Video of Reindeer Circling in Herds As They Are Split Up by Herders in Norway
Aerial photography enthusiast Jan Helmer Olsen recently used his hexacopter camera drone to shoot this remarkable aerial video of a reindeer herd being split up…