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Colorful City Landmark Silhouette Illustrations by Yoni Alter
Designer Yoni Alter has created a delightful print series in which he represents different cities around the world with overlapping silhouettes of their most famous…
Recently Diagnosed With Multiple Sclerosis, Nebraska Artist Offers Drawings For Donations Toward Medical Bills
Nebraska artist Adam White, recently diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis and drowning in medical bills, has offered up a custom drawing to anyone who donates towards…
‘Internet machine’, A Multi-Screen Film About the Infrastructure of the Internet That Often Remains Hidden
Internet machine is a multi-screen film by filmmaker Timo Arnall about the infrastructure of the Internet that often remains hidden from all but a few.…
An Interactive Swinging Pendulum Installation That Encourages Participants to Dance
“Nowhere and Everywhere at the Same Time, N°2” is an interactive installation that tasks participants with navigating a room filled with more than 400 swinging…
An Incredible Glowing Dress That Is Covered in Fiber Optic Filaments
Instructables designer Natalie Walsh has created a stunning fiber optic dress that is covered in a free-flowing array of fiber optic filaments. She’s posted detailed…
‘We Are Dead Stars’, A Video About How Every Atom Inside Our Bodies Came From Stars
“We Are Dead Stars” is a video by The Atlantic in collaboration with SoundVision Productions’ The Really Big Questions featuring NASA astronomer Dr. Michelle Thaller…
A Creepy Monkey Brain Bowl That You Can Eat Out Of Inspired by ‘Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom’
Firebox has released a creepy Monkey Brain Bowl that you can eat food and “chilled monkey brains” out of or recreate the famous dinner scene…
‘Baba’, An Animated Interview With a Grandfather Who Immigrated to New Zealand from Turkey in 1951
“Baba” is an animated short by music video director Joel Kefali based on interviews with his grandfather, Sol, who immigrated to New Zealand from Turkey…
‘The Beast Inside’, A Short Animated Documentary About the Struggles of a Homeless Teenager
“The Beast Inside” is a short animated documentary directed by Drew Christie and Amy Enser for the Seattle University Project on Family Homelessness that follows…
The Bottle Boys Perform a Cover of Michael Jackson’s Song ‘Billie Jean’ Using Beer Bottles as Instruments
The five Denmark-based members of The Bottle Boys recently performed a fantastic cover of the hit 1982 song “Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson using beer…