San Francisco Contours, A Beautiful 3D Map of San Francisco’s Dramatic Geography
“San Francisco Contours” is a beautiful map of San Francisco that highlights the city’s dramatic geography through a 3D topographic projection. The map was created…
LSO Play, Interactive Site Lets Viewers Watch London Symphony Orchestra From Multiple Angles
LSO Play is a fascinating interactive site that lets viewers watch a London Symphony Orchestra performance from up to four HD camera feeds at the…
Clever Outdoor Color Installation Mimics Lamplight
Madrid-based design studio (fos) used yellow tape and paint to create the illusion of a yellow triangle of light emanating from a lamp in this…
Colorized Historical Photos by Colorizedhistory and Photo Chopshop
Mark Twain, colorization by Colorizedhistory Two very talented colorizers, Zuzah of Colorizedhistory and Jordan J. Lloyd of Photo Chopshop, have created a gallery of colorized…
The Noun Project, A Global Visual Language of Open Source Icons
The Noun Project is an ambitious effort to create a global visual language with open source symbols and icons. Anyone can contribute icons to the…
Ray Charles Talks About Being True To Yourself in 1987 Interview
In the latest animation from the PBS series Blank on Blank, Ray Charles talks about the importance of being true to yourself in this 1987…
Progressbar, Animation of a Worker Pulling a Video Progress Bar Across the Screen
A worker haltingly pulls a video progress bar across the screen in the simple yet oddly amusing animation “Progressbar” by French animator Vincent Broquaire. via…
Blind Man Regains Sight by Having His Tooth Implanted in His Eye
A blind man in Britain, Ian Tibbetts, recently had his sight restored through a bizarre medical procedure in which one of his teeth was implanted…
Redesigned $100 Bill Released Into Circulation
Today the Federal Reserve introduced a redesigned $100 bill into circulation, more than two years later than originally planned. The banknote was delayed due to…
Last House Standing, Photos of Lone Row Houses in Partially Demolished Neighborhoods
In "Last House Standing," Ben Marcin documents a curious feature of struggling neighborhoods in East Coast cities: the solitary row house.