US State Flags Redesigned With Unified Design Theme
New York In his “United We Stand” project, designer Ed Mitchell redesigned all 50 United States state flags using a unified design theme. The new…
Touching Strangers, Photos of Complete Strangers Posing With One Another
In his series "Touching Strangers", NYC photographer Richard Renaldi convinces strangers to pose together in oddly intimate portraits.
100cameras Project Empowers Kids by Teaching Them Photography
100cameras is a non-profit that empowers disadvantaged children around the world by giving them cameras and teaching them photography.
Cool Tools: A Catalog of Possibilities, Edited by Kevin Kelly
Cool Tools: A Catalog of Possibilities is a collection of 1,500 tool reviews from Cool Tools, the tool recommendation site founded by Kevin Kelly. The…
The Haunted Doll, A Game of Choices That Invariably Leads You to the Same Conclusion
In the clever mind game “The Haunted Doll,” British magician Richard Wiseman asks you to choose among five bags through a series of steps. Regardless…
Paa Joe & The Lion, Documentary About a Ghanaian Craftsman of Fantasy Coffins
Paa Joe & The Lion is an upcoming documentary about Paa Joe, a Ghanaian artist who is renowned for his colorful fantasy coffins—sculptural coffins that…
Letters of Note: Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience, New Book Edited by Shaun Usher
Letters of Note, the delightful blog of unusual, insightful, and entertaining letters collected by Shaun Usher has spawned a book: Letters of Note: Correspondence Deserving…
Fake Banksy Art Booth in New York City Sells Out in Under an Hour
Earlier in October, street artist Banksy set up an anonymous art booth in New York City’s Central Park and sold original works for $60. Only…
Model Enthusiast Makes His Own Functioning 1/4 Scale V8 Engine with Electronic Fuel Injection
UK model engine enthusiast Keith5700 designed and built the functional 1/4 scale V8 engine. The 45cc engine model includes technologically advanced features like electronic fuel…
Snapdragon Booth, A 540-Degree Photo Rig Made of 130 Smartphones
To promote their Snapdragon mobile processor, Qualcomm created Snapdragon Booth, a “bullet time”-style 540-degree photo rig made out of 130 HTC One smartphones. The Snapdragon…