Lori Dorn
Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.
Bench Go Round, An Interactive Two-Way City Bench That Spins 360 Degrees on Its Axis
The Bench Go Round, an interactive two-way city bench that spins on its axis, made its debut at the Market Street Prototype Festival in San…
Curious Octopus Plays an Impromptu Game of Hide and Seek With an Underwater Photographer
When underwater photographer Timothy Ewing set out to capture images of a beautiful red octopus, he didn’t realize that the curious cephalopod would start looking…
Remarkably Detailed Sketches That Portray Memories as Tangible Items Living Inside a Person’s Head
The incredibly detailed ink and paint illustrations of Michigan artist Pat Perry are remarkable in the way that they allow the concept of memory to…
A Fascinating Short Film That Zooms In on the Complex Faces of Praying Mantises
Academy Award winning director Zana Briski has created a fascinating short film that studies the very complex faces of praying mantises as they go about…
Gorgeous Multilayered Panoramic Glass Sculptures That Capture the Distinct Personalities of Places Around the World
Central Park South, January Artisans Lucie Boucher and Bernie Huebner of Stone Ridge Glass in Waterville, Maine have created a gorgeous line of Glasscapes, three-dimensional,…
Adorable Slow-Motion GoPro Footage of Three Feisty Ferrets Playing With Each Other and Their Humans
Three adorably feisty ferrets (previously) named Yuki, Spike, and Kuma play with each other and their humans in slow-motion footage taken with a GoPro camera.
A Tiny Hamster Holds a Tiny Tiki Party Complete With a Full Bar and a Yummy Pupu Platter
A tiny hamster and his hedgehog buddy enjoy all the trappings of a tiny Hello Denizen (previously) poolside tiki party complete with a (smoothie) bar,…
A Color-Customizable Bracelet That Pairs With a Smartphone to Send Notifications Through Vibration, Sound, and Light
elemoon is a color-customizable cuff bracelet that pairs with a smartphone and uses light, sound, and vibration to alert the wearer of messages, calls, steps,…
‘How We See’, Fascinating Photos in Which Models to Look Through Eyes Drawn Onto Their Closed Lids
In How We See, a thoughtful series from photographer Laurie Simmons, beautiful models appear to gaze out at the world through realistic eyes that have…
Mesmerizing Footage Capturing Ink, Oil, Soap and Glitter Combining to Create Moving Beads of Color
In his newest project “Odyssey,” Russian designer Ruslan Khasanov (previously) brilliantly documented footage of ink, glitter, oil and soap as they combined and created mesmerizing…