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Giraffe Print Pointed Necktie
The Hill-Side brand Giraffe Print Pointed Necktie can help you show off your wild side when you dress up. The brown 100% cotton tie is…
Painted, A Stop Motion Animated Adventure in Face and Body Painting That Brings the Paint to Life
Melbourne-based professional makeup artist Elvis Schmoulianoff has created “Painted,” a beautiful stop motion animated adventure in face and body painting that does an incredible job…
Tiny PMS Match, A Photo Project Featuring Objects Matched to Their Pantone Colors
Designer Inka Mathew matches everything from dandelions to toy dinosaurs to their corresponding Pantone colors in her whimsical photo project, “Tiny PMS Match.” You can…
Möbius Ship, A Model Ship Sculpture That Contorts in a Loop Like a Möbius Strip
Back in 2006 artist Tim Hawkinson created “Möbius Ship,” a fascinating wooden ship sculpture that contorts in an endless loop like a Möbius strip. Hawkinson…
A Handy Chart for Predicting How Many Likes an Instagram Picture Will Get
“The Instagram Like Predictor” is a handy chart by The Bold Italic that uses a board game-style format to predict exactly how many likes a…
Sam Adams CEO Jim Koch Shares His Tip For Mitigating the Inebriating Effects Of Alcohol
Jim Koch, the CEO of The Boston Beer Company (brewer of Samuel Adams), shares his tips for mitigating the effects of alcohol with Aaron Goldfarb…
ReadQuick 2.0, A Speed Reading App That Rapidly Displays Text One Word at a Time
ReadQuick 2.0 is a speed reading app that rapidly displays text one word at a time with a pace set by users. We previously posted…
Bullied Nerds Sing About Exacting Their Revenge by Becoming Vindictive CEOs in VH-1 Anti-Bullying Ad
Hapless “nerds” sing about exacting their revenge upon harassing bullies by becoming vindictive CEOs who will control the future careers-cum-lives of their now-tormenters in this…
The Great Sleeping Bear, An Adorable Brown Bear Sleeping Bag
In 2007 artist Eiko Ishizawa created a delightful bear sleeping bag entitled “The Great Sleeping Bear”. Her sculptural piece of camping equipment was inspired by…
Designer Uses Open-Source NASA Hubble Telescope Images For Her Line Of Fantastically Ethereal Silk Scarves
Celine Semaan Vernon of Slow Factory has designed line of fantastically ethereal scarves and other silk wares around open-sourced images from the NASA Hubble Telescope…