Video editor Adam Maciaszek has impressively remastered the iconic Silly Symphony animation entitled “The Skeleton Dance” from Walt Disney Studios into a 4K high definition version of the 1929 original. Maciaszek also used artificial intelligence to smooth out the choppiness and refine the resolution. He also suggests watching the remastered…
Artist Transforms Adorably Innocent Muppets Into Monstrous Characters From Classic Horror Films
Artist Jason Beck quite remarkably created “The Muppet Maniac Series 1”, images the normally adorably goofy Muppets that were seamlessly transformed into the monstrous characters from classic horror films. This hilariously irreverent series is something that Beck said that this kind of work is right up his alley. I really…
Bat Corkscrew Flaps Wings as Bottle is Uncorked
View this post on Instagram A post shared by OTOTO Design (@ototodesign) on Oct 4, 2020 at 5:15am PDT Vino by OTOTO Design (previously) is a very clever combined corkscrew and bottle opener that sits atop the bottle neck like an adorably big-eared bat with wings that flap as the…
‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ as a 1990s Sitcom About Lt. Commander Data’s Antics on the Enterprise
Thomas Price of TrainDozer who quite humorously remixed footage to create an opening sequence to a sitcom that featured Lieutenant Commander Data in the title role. Price was so encouraged by the reception to his project, that he again remixed and recontextualized stock and blooper footage from Star Trek: The…
Keyboard With Food Themed Keycaps For Each Letter
Keycap artisan Tiny of Tiny Makes Things very cleverly replaced all of the keys on her computer keyboard with a variety of really detailed, handmade clay food icons. Tiny matched the first letter of the food item to the letter of the standard key that was replaced. She calls this…
The Literal Interpretation of Common English Language Expressions Visualized in a Forthright Animation
“Kill Your Idioms” by Los Angeles filmmaker Grant Kolton is a wonderfully forthright animation that visually explores the literal denotations of colloquialisms to show how their figurative, connotative usage within the common vocabulary doesn’t always succeed. Literal and figurative worlds collide but only one can survive… Do your idioms live…
A Printable One-Dimensional Chess Game By Doc Pop
Doc Pop, an artist, musician, performer and good friend of Laughing Squid has put a unique twist on the classic game of chess by making a One Dimensional version of the game. The PDF printable board (and pieces if necessary) offers newcomers to the game a good introduction and a…
Improv Everywhere Turns a Raft in the Middle of The East River Into ‘NYC’s Most Socially Distanced Office’
Charlie Todd and the NYC comedy collective Improv Everywhere, (previously) who in the past turned abandoned phone kiosks in Manhattan into private outdoor workspaces, worked with Tideland Institute to create “New York’s Most Socially Distanced Office”. This ingenious floating desk, which was equipped with all the proper office acoutrements including…