Rebecca Escamilla
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Tasmanian Artist Gives ‘Makeunders’ to Glitzy Unrealistic Bratz Dolls to Create Realistic Relatable Tree Change Dolls
Tasmanian artist Sonia Singh buys used Bratz and other similar dolls with heavy makeup from thrift shops and gives them “makeunders”—a process in which she…
A Supercut of ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ Characters Performing the ‘Picard Maneuver’ Shirt-Tug
“Ode To The Picard Maneuver (With Data)” is a fast-paced supercut of Star Trek: The Next Generation characters tugging their shirts in Captain Jean-Luc Picard‘s…
‘Insect Alphabet’, A Detailed Alphabet Created With Drawings of Bugs, Arachnids, & Other Creepy-Crawlies
Romanian artist Paula Duta created a stunningly detailed alphabet made of her colored pencil drawings of “insects, arachnids and a couple of other creepy-crawlies.” “Insect…
Rapper and Artist Yung Jake Draws Celebrity Portraits Using Only Emojis
Kim Kardashian Using emoji.ink, the fun site for drawing using emojis, rapper and artist Yung Jake has been drawing portraits of celebrities and posting them…
Chocolatexture, A Beautifully Designed Set of Chocolates Shaped to Represent Onomatopoeic Japanese Words for Textures
Oki Sato, head designer of the design studio nendo, was named Designer of the Year by French interior design trade show Maison et Objet, which…
A Map of the United States Illustrating Which Cuisines Are Disproportionately Popular in Each State
Huffington Post associate infographics editor Alissa Scheller created a map of the United States showing which types of cuisines are disproportionately popular (compared to popularity…
‘Designer Chairs’, A Comic by Grant Snider About Wacky, Imaginative Chairs
Orthodontist and cartoonist Grant Snider of Incidental Comics created “Designer Chairs,” a comic about wacky, imaginative chairs from the unchaste lounge, complete with clothes strewn…
‘Story of R32’, A Short Film Featuring a Lonely Obsolete Robot Trying to Find Its Place Among Indifferent Humans
“Story of R32” is a short film by director and animator Vladimir Vlasenko. It tells the sad tale of a lonely, obsolete robot trying to…
An Adorable Reese’s Pieces Candy-Coated Striped Snake Cake
reddit user Dookalignmike recently shared some photos of an adorable cake his uncle made for his cousin’s birthday. The cake took six hours to make,…
Emoji.ink, A Fun New Site That Allows Users to Draw Elaborate Pictures Using Emojis
image by Daniel Angione emoji.ink is a new interactive site that allows users to use emojis as stamps to draw pictures. The interface has options…