Type Case, A Typographer’s Case Converted Into an LED Display
“Type Case,” by Swiss artist Martin Bircher, is a vintage typographer’s case repurposed as a very low resolution LED display. The 125 compartments of the…
The Soft City, A Bouncy Street Installation
“La Ville Molle” (“The Soft City”) by French artist Benjamin Boré is an installation that gives the illusion of a soft, rippling brick street. The…
How Leica Lenses are Made
This short video by Leica reveals the meticulous manufacturing process behind the creation of a Leica lens. Remarkably, many critical steps are still done by…
GIF Shop, An Animated GIF Maker For The iPhone
GIF Shop is an iPhone app that makes it easy to create and share animated GIFs using images captured with the phone’s camera. In…
How To Turn a Shelf of Books Into Pixel Art
Designer Igor Udushlivy created a book jacket template to turn shelves of books into pixel art. We’ve previously written about Udushlivy’s very clever Magritte clothes…
Wonderfully Surreal Photo Manipulations by Josh Summers
Artist Josh Summers uses deft Photoshop wizardry to create wonderfully surreal photographic manipulations.
Vintage Bell Labs Film About Early Lasers
“Principles of the Optical Maser” is a 1963 Bell Laboratories educational film about optical masers, devices now more commonly known as lasers. The first functioning…
Photofly, a New Application That Converts Photos to 3D Models
Photofly is an application that converts digital photos into 3D models. The processor intensive conversion is done entirely with cloud computing. Photofly is a free…
Steve Lambert to Tour US With Giant “Capitalism Works for Me” Sign
Prolific prankster artist Steve Lambert is building a giant truck-mounted sign that reads “Capitalism Works for Me.” The sign will tour the United States on…
Astoundingly Intricate Papercraft Retro Electronics by Zim & Zou
“Back to Basics” by Zim & Zou is a delightful collection of painstakingly detailed papercraft replicas of retro consumer electronics. Lucie Thomas and Thibault Zimmermann,…