Mars in a Minute: How Do You Get to Mars?
“Mars in a Minute: How Do You Get to Mars?” by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a brief animation that explains three key issues to…
462 MPH in the Speed Demon Land Speed Race Car
This extraordinary video of an August land speed record attempt by George Poteet and Ron Main’s Speed Demon race car shows the vehicle reaching 462…
Panoramic Crime Scene Photos by the New York Police Department
Since 2009, the New York Police Department has been capturing 360 degree panoramic images of crime scenes using Panoscan cameras. The New York Times has…
Brush With Death, An Epic Graffiti Battle
“Brush With Death” by Corridor Digital is a short action video about a battle between a painter and mysterious graffiti men. The video features some…
Octopus Takes a Stroll Out of Water
An enterprising octopus at the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve in Moss Beach, California took a two and a half minute stroll out of water, dropped off…
Field of Light, 5000 Fiber Optic Bulb Lighting Installation by Bruce Munro
“Field of light” is a lighting installation by artist Bruce Munro that is an array of 5,000 fiber optic bulbs of light attached to flower-like…
Little Printer, An Adorable Web-Enabled Device That Prints Dispatches From the Internet
Little Printer is an adorable web-enabled printer that prints mini-newspapers containing content from the Internet (video). Users select the content—everything from news to puzzles to…
60-Second Adventures in Thought, Six Famous Thought Experiments
“60-Second Adventures in Thought” is a fast-paced animated overview of six famous thought experiments from Achilles and the tortoise to Schrödinger’s cat. The animation is…
More Honest Logos by Victor Hertz
“Honest logos” by Swedish designer Victor Hertz are famous corporate logos cleverly tweaked to reflect an often unfortunate truth about the company. We posted a…
Less and More: The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams
“Less and More: The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams” is an exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art featuring the work of designer…