Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Graphic Designer Takes Creative and Adorable Photographs of Her Infant Daughter Every Week
Klara Bednarova, the graphic designer behind Graficool has been taking creative and adorable photographs of her infant daughter Maya every week for Maya’s first year…
A Detailed Analysis of Stealth Mechanics and Visual Cues in the Video Game ‘Mark of the Ninja’
Game designer Dan “OtherDan” Emmons analyzes the stealth mechanics and visual cues in the video game Mark of the Ninja in a video narrated by…
A Fascinating Look Back at 100 Years of Leica Photography
The Deutsche Welle video “100 years of Leica Photography” looks at the history of Leica Camera, the German camera company that developed the first practical…
‘Kin and Moose’, A Halloween Parody by the Holderness Family of the Snoop Dogg Song ‘Gin and Juice’
“Kin and Moose” is a Halloween parody by the Holderness family of Greenroom Communications (previously) of the Snoop Dogg song “Gin and Juice” that focuses on…
Designer Creates Scarf With Open-Sourced Hubble Image of the Carina Nebula to Benefit Cancer Research
Because we believe the power of love can make a difference in all causes. Slow Factory, a design house known for their line of beautiful…
A Superhero-Filled TED-Ed Animation Explaining How Vitamins Work in the Body and Why They Are Important
A TED-Ed lesson by Ginnie Trinh Nguyen explains how vitamins work in the body and why they are so important. The animation depicts the vitamins…
Dia de los Muertos, A Colorful Animated Short Showing the True Meaning of the Mexican Day of the Dead
Ringling College of Art and Design graduates Ashley Graham, Kate Reynolds, and Lindsey St. Pierre have created “Dia de los Muertos”, an animated short about…
Neil Cicierega Breaks Down the Various Fictional Alien Races in the ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Star Trek’ Universes
Neil Cicierega (previously) does a great job of breaking down the various fictional alien races from the Star Wars and Star Trek universes in his…
Chatty Baby Goat Appears to Say ‘What, What’ Over and Over to Her Encouraging Human
An adorably chatty baby goat appears to be saying “what, what”, as if in conversation with her very encouraging human, Dusty Belew. This is the…
Honey Bee the Blind Cat Celebrates Her First Halloween with a Visit to the Local Pumpkin Patch
Honey Bee, the blind cat from Fiji (previously), celebrates her very first Halloween with a visit to a local pumpkin patch to pick out a…