Ultra-Minimalist Movie Posters Featuring Designs Consisting Only of Circles
Sydney-based designer Nick Barclay has created an ultra-minimalist film poster series in which each movie is represented only with circles. He has more minimalist design…
The Sant Antoni de la Pobla Bonfire Festival, An Annual Winter Street Celebration in Barcelona
Once every January, devils run through the streets of Barcelona for a winter festival pic.twitter.com/2OFnP9hgta — Smithsonian Magazine (@SmithsonianMag) February 4, 2015 The Sant…
A Solar-Powered ‘Death Ray’ Melting Metal
Kevin Moore and Grant Reynolds of What Could Possibly Go Wrong? build a solar-powered “death ray” that can melt metal in a recent entertaining clip.…
‘This American Life’ Helps a Woman Say ‘I Love You’ for the First Time to Her Boyfriend of Eight Years
This American Life and filmmaker Bianca Giaever are collaborating on Videos 4 U, a new video series in which Giaever finds people who have something…
Prayer Nuts, Small 16th Century Wooden Spheres That Conceal Incredibly Ornate Carvings
Prayer nuts are small spherical wooden objects that can be opened to reveal remarkably ornate relief carvings of biblical events. Prayer nuts served as a…
Fascinating Facts About the Design and Construction of the Titanic
In his latest video, Professor Bill Hammack, aka Engineer Guy (previously), runs through some fascinating facts about the design and construction of the RMS Titanic…
A Hyper-Detailed Hand-Drawn Map of Paris by Jenni Sparks
British artist Jenni Sparks has created a meticulously detailed hand-drawn map of Paris that highlights everything from obscure corner shops to famous landmarks. It is…
An Airbus A380 Nearly Cuts a Cloud in Half as It Passes Through
An Airbus A380 operated by Emirates flies into a cloud, leaving a giant gash in its wake, in this short video by aircraft spotter Schipholhotspot.…
Artist Jessica Hische Creates Hand-Lettered ‘Forever Hearts’ Stamps for the U.S. Postal Service
Illustrator and hand-lettering artist Jessica Hische (previously) has created a love-themed design for a new U.S. Postal Service stamp entitled Forever Hearts. Hische hand-lettered the…
LookFor, The ‘World’s Dumbest App’ That Actually Helps Users Find Friends in Crowded Places
Self-described as “The World’s Dumbest App,” LookFor helps people find one another in crowded places through an incredibly simple (or dumb) mechanism–it turns a smartphone’s…