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Covers, A Short Film That Animates the Geometric Patterns of Vintage Book Covers
“Covers“, by German visual artist Henning M. Lederer, is a brilliant animation that puts the geometric patterns of 55 vintage book covers into mesmerizing motion.…
Star Wars Darth Vader and R2-D2 Showerheads
Bed Bath & Beyond is currently selling a pair of Star Wars themed showerheads by Oxygenics, in the form of Darth Vader (handheld, 3 spray…
The List App, An App for Creating, Sharing, and Curating Lists
The List App, created by comedian/actor/writer B.J. Novak and Devin Flaherty, is an app for creating, sharing, and curating lists. Users can also request lists on any…
ADHD Animation About the Nightmares That Come With Having Lots of Followers on Social Media
FOX’s Animation Domination High-Def (ADHD) has created a new animated short where a little girls experiences the nightmares that come with having tons of followers…
‘The Wanderer’, A Live-Action Trailer for ‘Fallout 4’
Bethesda Softworks has released “The Wanderer”, a new live-action trailer for Fallout 4 based on the classic 1961 song by Dion. Fallout 4 is scheduled…
Amazing Overhead Drone Footage From Tokyo, Venice and Bern, Switzerland
Entrepreneur Ben Huh, who’s currently traveling around the world with his wife Emily and his 3D Robotics smart drone, has captured some amazing overhead footage…
Casey Neistat Presents His Guide to Filmmaking
Prolific daily vlogger Casey Neistat shares his approach to creating videos, including what kind of camera equipment to use and how to tell a good…
Popular Movie Quotes Turned Into Animated Neon Sign GIFs
The creatives behind PopCorn Garage have turned a series of popular movie quotes into wonderful animated neon sign GIFs. They feature well-known quotes from Back…
Nobody Liked My Post
John Atkinson of Wrong Hands takes a look at “grammatical voice” in social media.
Stanford Team Develops Software Capable of Digitally Transferring One Person’s Facial Expressions to Another’s Face
A team at Stanford University in collaboration with University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and the Max Planck Institute for Informatics has developed “Real-time Expression Transfer for Facial…