Syncretism, Painting Series Reinterprets Classic Works of Art
In the series “Syncretism,” artist Cesar Santos takes famous works from the history of art and reinterprets them with a modern twist. His paintings often…
Common Food Label Words & Their Surprising FDA Definitions
If you’ve ever wondered what words like “lite” or “fortified” mean on food labels, Mental Floss has posted a list of 11 common food label…
Glitch Image Tool Turns Ordinary JPEGs Into Bizarro Glitch Images
Designer Georg Fischer has created a glitch image tool that lets you corrupt, distort, and otherwise abuse JPEGs to your heart’s content. via Waxy.org
One World Trade Center Construction Time-Lapse, 2004-2013
This time-lapse video shows the construction of One World Trade Center in Manhattan from 2004 to 2013. video via EarthCam via Village Voice
Clever Vintage Sweatshirt with Human Body Illustration on Front
Great White Vintage stumbled upon this vintage sweatshirt with an anatomical illustration of the human body (including a flap for the head) stitched on to…
The Globemaker, Short Film About a London Company That Makes Handcrafted Globes
The Globemaker is a mini documentary about Peter Bellerby and his London-based company that manufactures fine handcrafted globes, Bellerby & Co. Globemakers. According to Bellerby,…
Vine Users Contribute to ‘The World’s Longest Apple Drop’
September 9 was Gravity Day (9/8, standard gravity is 9.8 m/s2, get it?) and to celebrate, GE invited Vine users to post videos of an…
Fantastic Retrofuturistic Landscape Paintings by Simon Stålenhag
Sweden-based artist Simon Stålenhag makes intriguing landscape paintings that depict the Swedish countryside of the recent past, but with the addition of mysterious futuristic craft,…
Odd Things, Curious & Creepy Animal Sculptures by Erika Sanada
In her series “Odd Things,” artist Erika Sanada makes ceramic animal sculptures that are a creepy combination of realistic and freakish. The carefully rendered dogs,…
Fractals, Colorful Digital Illustrations of Animals
Artist minimoo64 makes colorful, almost electric animal illustrations that she calls “Fractals.” The images are made with the help of a Photoshop plugin called Fractalius.…