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The Story Behind the Iconic Wave Cover Art For Joy Division’s 1979 Debut Album ‘Unknown Pleasures’
Visualized founder Eric Klotz spoke to Factory Records art director Peter Saville about his role in designing the iconic wave cover for Joy Division’s 1979…
Radio-Controlled Race Cars Drift in Sync on a Scaled-Down Racetrack in Japan
The latest short from Taipei production team Kuma Films (previously) takes a look at the scaled-down world of radio-controlled race cars, as they drift in…
An Interactive Timeline Highlighting the Use of OpenStreetMap Across the World Over the Past 10 Years
Mapping platform Mapbox is celebrating the 10th anniversary open-source collaborative map project OpenStreetMap (previously) with the creation of an interactive timeline that highlights the inputting…
Two Dads Face Off in a Wild West-Style Dad Joke Shootout to the ‘Death’
“Live by the pun. Die by the pun… I’m dead. I died.” In a recent sketch by Chomp Chomp Comedy, Dru Johnston and Ted Limpert play…
Capsula Mundi, Eco-Friendly Burial Pods That Plant Bodies Under Trees in Egg-Shaped Capsules
Capsula Mundi is an eco-friendly coffin replacement designed by an Italian company of the same name that houses a body in the fetal position in…
Apple Adds Animation to London Landmarks in Maps, Including the London Eye Ferris Wheel and Big Ben
Apple has updated its updated its Maps app to include select image animations in the London area, notably the turning of the giant London Eye…
Two Men Fight With Urumis, Extremely Dangerous Flexible Whip-Like Swords From India
In a video captured by New Delhi-based video provider India Video, two men engage in battle with a pair of urumis, extremely dangerous whip-like longswords…
Supercut of People in Films and Television Shows Letting Others Know That ‘FYI I’m a Graphic Designer’
London-based graphic design students Ellen Mercer and Lucy Streule have created a delightful supercut video of people in films and television shows letting others know…
Ohio Farmer Uses His Oven in a Valiant Attempt to Save a Rejected Newborn Goat Who Was Freezing to Death
When Dennis Albaugh, a farmer in West Milton, Ohio, discovered that a tiny newborn goat in his barn, whom he named Goliath, had been rejected…
Editing Is Awesome, Tegan & Sara and Lonely Island’s Oscars Performance Edited With Awkward Shots of the Audience
“Editing Is Awesome” is a short video by Red Letter Media that combines the 2015 Oscars performance by Tegan and Sara and The Lonely Island…