High School Students Send Rubber Chicken to Edge of Space
During last month’s solar storm, Bishop Union High School students from Bishop, CA sent a sensor-equipped rubber chicken into the stratosphere to study solar radiation. They…
Josh Ellingson
Josh Ellingson lives and works as an illustrator in San Francisco, California. In 1999, Ellingson graduated art school and headed west. Since then, Josh has contributed artwork to popular publications and websites worldwide and worked with clients ranging from toy makers to tequila companies.
In addition to his illustration and design business, Josh Ellingson is the director for The Local 303, a studio/collective of illustrators and designers in San Francisco, California. The Local 303 provides a professional working environment as well as a space for collaboration, critique and art exhibition. Josh Ellingson also contributes editorial writing and reviews to Hi-Fructose, a contemporary art and culture magazine.
Comic Strip Steet Art by Tito na Rua
International street artist Alberto “Tito na Rua” Serrano  paid a visit to San Franciso’s Clarion Alley this week. Serrano was born in the Bronx and now lives in…
Earthmoving, A Short Film by Monochrom (A Prequel To Sierra Zulu)
Vienna-based art collective Monochrom has released the short film Earthmoving, a prequel to their forthcoming Sierra Zulu feature film (previous post). Earthmoving was filmed on location…
David D’Andrade and Hugh D’Andrade at a.Muse Gallery, San Francisco
a.Muse Gallery in San Francisco presents “Primo”, featuring the stunning artwork of cousins David D’Andrade and Hugh D’Andrade from January 7th – February 18th. Hugh…
Photos: Roboexotica 2011, A Festival For Cocktail Robots
Thursday night was the opening party for Roboexotica, an annual celebration of cocktail themed robots in Vienna, Austria. There are robots of all shapes and…
Frank and Louie, An Illustration of the Two Faced Cat by Josh Ellingson
Here’s my illustration of “Frank and Louie”, the world’s oldest two-faced “Janus” cat. My portrait is a follow-up to a drawing I did last year…
3D Printed Strandbeest by Shapeways
3D print-on-demand website Shapeways is now offering official reproductions of kinetic artist Theo Jansen’s Strandbeests. Remarkably, they arrive into being fully functional with no assembly…
R2-D2 Meets Teddybear Bot at RoboGames 2011
Bonnie Burton captured this unique moment at last weekend’s RoboGames event in San Mateo, California. You can see lots more of Bonnie’s photos in her…
Chase No Face, The Cat Without a Face
Chase No Face is a cat that was involved in an accident five years ago, leaving her face disfigured. Here’s the scoop from Reddit: My…
Hi-Fructose Volume 2 Special Edition Book Signing at SFMOMA
Our friends at Hi-Fructose Magazine are having a book signing at SFMOMA on Thursday, November 4th. Many of the artists featured in Hi-Fructose will be…