2011 Zombie Safe House Competition
The Zombie Safe House Competition is an annual competition that challenges architects and designers to create the ultimate safe house for a zombie apocalypse. The…
Sneaker Tectonics, A Sculpture Featuring Gigantic Stacked Sneakers
“Sneaker Tectonics” by UK-based artist Chris Labrooy is a monumental-scale sculpture of enormous stacked sneakers that is actually an incredibly convincing 3D graphic. via paperctz
Unwanted Visitor, Melting Crayon Flame Sculptures
“Unwanted Visitor: Portrait of Wildfire” by artist Herb Williams is an installation of flame-shaped crayon sculptures that are designed to slowly melt in the sun…
Delightful Animated Posters For Respublica Bookstore
These beautiful animated bookstore posters are for Respublica, a Russian bookstore chain (video). The posters were created by Pavel Paratov and Stas Leontev, with music…
Surreal Warped Object Sculptures by Michael Beitz
Artist Michael Beitz creates wonderfully surreal sculptures of warped and altered everyday objects, from furniture and houses to trees. The artist talks about his work…
Clever Amtrak Wi-Fi Posters
To publicize the East coast debut of Amtrak’s AmtrakConnect onboard Wi-Fi service, ad agency Arnold created these clever route-specific outdoor ads. via Brand Flakes For…
Fraley’s Robot Repair Shop
“Fraley’s Robot Repair” is a wonderfully detailed storefront art installation of a retro robot repair shop. Created by artist Toby Atticus Fraley, the installation is…
The Design Sketches of Apple Macintosh Icon Designer Susan Kare
Steve Silberman of NeuroTribes has posted a fascinating article about graphic designer Susan Kare, the icon and font designer for the original 1984 Apple Macintosh…
Fantasmagorie (1908), The First Animated Cartoon
“Fantasmagorie” is a short silent animated film created in 1908 by French caricaturist Émile Cohl that is considered the world’s first animated cartoon. The film…
Laboratory of Food Analysis
Laboratory of Food Analysis is an interactive art installation designed to look like a food laboratory. Lab visitors are mock tested by lab assistants who…