Laughing Squid
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Atlanta Artist Creates a ‘Dowager Countess’ Cake For the ‘Downton Abbey’ Season Five Premiere
Atlanta cake aartist Karen Portaleo created an elaborate cake made in the perfect image of the Lady Violet Crawley, the Dowager Countess.
A Short Documentary About the Life and Art of Street Artist RONE
This short documentary by Robot Army Productions looks at the life and art of RONE, a Melbourne, Australia-based street artist who has gained international notoriety…
An Illustrated Alphabet Based on Human Anatomy
Venezuela-based artist Laura Facci has created a delightful illustrated alphabet in which each letter is based on different elements of human anatomy. photos via Laura…
The Orbits Clock, A Wall Clock With Rotating Carbon Fiber Circles for Hands
The Orbits Clock by Studio Ve (previously) is equipped with three circular rods that act as clock hands. The carbon fiber circles mark hours, minutes,…
Illustrator Lucas Levitan Adds Whimsical Characters to Photos He Finds on Instagram
London-based illustrator Lucas Levitan adds whimsical characters to photos he finds on Instagram in his illustration project “Photo Invasion“. The project can also be viewed…
‘Jurassic Sweet’, Illustrations of Imaginary Sugary Treat Dinosaurs
Spanish designer Alejo Malia created “Jurassic Sweet”, a cute series of illustrations of half-dinosaur, half-treat creatures. Imaginative animals like Cupcakeceratops and Cookieraptor look a bit…
Shooting a Liquid Nitrogen-Frozen Giant Gummy Bear With a 12-Gauge Shotgun
In this wondrous video, YouTube user Carsandwater freezes a five-pound giant gummy bear with liquid nitrogen and blasts it with a 12-gauge shotgun. The resulting…
An Explanation Why So Many Countries’ Names End With the Suffix ‘-stan’
“-stan By Your Land,” a short animated video by Roots and Routes, explains the origins of the “-stan” suffix and describes how the word has…
Adorable Character Drawings for the American Sign Language Alphabet
To help people learn the American Sign Language alphabet, artist Alex Solis (previously) has created an adorable illustration series in which the hand sign for…
An Animated Look at the Impossible Science Behind the Ocarina of Time From ‘The Legend of Zelda’
An amusing animation that looks at the impossible science behind the Ocarina of Time from the 1998 video game.