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The Nova Effect, A Profound Short Animated Tale About the Incredibly Random Nature of Luck
The animated short "The Nova Effect" tells the story of a man who lost his dog Nova to a taunting rabbit while they were out walking.
TasteAtlas, An Interactive Map That Plots Where Popular Local Food Around the World Can Be Found
TasteAtlas is a wonderful searchable, interactive map that plots exactly where the best and most popular local foods can be found anywhere in the world.…
Runner Creates a Mapped Portrait of Artist Frida Kahlo With His 28.9 Mile Route Through San Francisco
San Francisco distance runner Lenny Maughan very strategically planned out a route for an endurance run that created a city street portrait of artist Frida…
Adorable Lion Manes for Cats and Dogs
Nothing is cuter than seeing a cat or a dog trying to channel their inner lion with handy pull-over costume lion manes. While some animals…
Brilliant Art Installations Created With Strategically Hung Smaller Items To Create Distinct Images From Afar
Visual artist Michael Murphy of Perceptual Art in Brooklyn, New York crafts absolutely brilliant installations created out of smaller pieces that are strategically hung to…
Colored Clay Strips Strategically Rolled Together to Reveal Stunning Designs When Sliced Crosswise
Clay artist Dean McRaine of Lightwave Pottery creates absolutely beautiful, psychedelic millefiori ceramic art. McRaine achieves this gorgeous effect by strategically rolling together different colors…
Artist Jeremy Mayer Shares How He Makes Such Remarkable Sculptures Out of Vintage Typewriters
Artist Jeremy Meyer, whose amazing recycled typewriter sculptures we’ve posted about previously, was featured on the 17th episode of the Wired series Obsessed. During the…
The Invisible Dramatic Convention That Runs Throughout the Unconventional Film ‘Before Sunset’
Filmmaker Michael Tucker of Lessons from the Screenplay takes a look at the 2004 film Before Sunset, the second film in the Richard Linklater “Before”…
Deep Scrolling Project Encourages Social Media Users to Unfollow Negativity and Follow Creativity Instead
Deep Scrolling is a digital project that encourages social media users and consumers to unfollow those things and people who post negative ideas designed to…
Freequencies, A Musically Themed Spinning Chocolate Cake Zoëtrope by Alexandre Dubosc
Artist Alexandre Dubosc (previously) has created a brilliant chocolate cake zoëtrope entitled “Freequencies”. This incredible spinning optical illusion features the theme of music with floating…