White is the New Green, Greenpeace Ads Encouraging White Roofs
“White is the New Green” is a clever ad campaign by Greenpeace encouraging homeowners to paint their roofs white to help curb global warming. Ad…
Chalk Party, A Real-Time Collaborative Drawing Website
Chalk Party is a collaborative art website where users can draw together on a giant community canvas. Founder Aaron Tovi is financing development of the…
The Pop-Up Restaurants of San Francisco
Summer Sewell of The Bold Italic has posted a great roundup of San Francisco’s pop-up restaurants–temporary eateries whose chefs avoid the trouble and expense of…
Gorgeous Metal Cross Section Sculptures by Park Chan-girl
Korean artist Park Chan-girl creates gorgeous metal sculptures from layered metal plates, nuts, and bolts.
Artist Creates Tiny Paintings on Discarded Chewing Gum
British artist Ben Wilson uses discarded chewing gum blobs on pavement as canvasses for his tiny paintings. Over the past six years, Wilson has created…
Artist Converts Trash Dumpster Into One Room Home
Kim Aronson made a short video about Berkeley-based artist Gregory Kloehn, who has retrofitted a trash dumpster into a one room home complete with stainless…
Finger Reader, a Wearable Barcode Scanner for the Visually Impaired
Finger Reader is a finger-mounted barcode scanner paired with an earpiece that helps visually impaired people shop at stores by identifying items audibly. Finger Reader…
Canvas, a New Image Remix Site by 4chan Founder Christopher Poole
Canvas is a new image sharing site by 4chan founder Christopher Poole. Users can share and remix images and vote for their favorites. The site…
Google Takeout Lets Users Export Their Google Data
Google Takeout is a new “data liberation platform” by Google that allows users to export their data from a number of Google products. The platform…
Nine Hours, An Ultra Micro Japanese Capsule Hotel
Nine Hours is an ultra minimalist capsule hotel in Kyoto, Japan (see a video tour of the hotel by Monocle). The hotel seeks to distill…