Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Color Blindness Simulator Shows How Color Blind People See Images
To help designers understand color blindness, user experience consultancy Etre created a color blindness simulator web tool that shows how images appear to people who…
Hot Mess: Now It’s Getting Awkward, A Sketch Show in San Francisco
“Now It’s Getting Awkward” is the latest upcoming show for Hot Mess SF, a San Francisco-based sketch comedy group. The show starts tonight, Thursday, February…
Pont de Singe, A Bridge Suspended by Helium Balloons
“Pont de Singe” by French artist Olivier Grossetête is a bridge that is suspended by three large helium-filled balloons. The ultralight bridge is not functional…
Elk, An Art Print Edition of Dave Matthews Band’s Toronto Gig Poster
Artists Dan Kuhlken and Nathan Goldman of DKNG Studios designed a beautiful Dave Matthews Band gig poster back in December for the band’s show in…
Immortalized, An Unscripted Competitive Taxidermy Show on AMC
Immortalized from Juniper Jones on Vimeo. Immortalized is an unscripted competitive show about “the captivating and provocative world of creative and competitive taxidermy.” The show…
Zip Tie, The Necktie That Zips Up
Zip Tie is a clever variation of a necktie that, rather than tie around the neck in a knot, is simply zipped up. Crafted of…
The Easiest Bar Tricks by Ze Frank
“Hey girl…” Ze Frank brings out his sexy voice and shows off some of the “Easiest Bar Tricks.”
GIF-LOCK, Android App Full of Animated GIFs For Your Lock Screen
GIF-LOCK, an Android app created by POPs, allows you to shuffle through animated GIFs curated from Tumblr and apply chosen favorites to your device’s lock…
Back to the Future Condensed into 60 Animated Seconds
The team at 1A4 Studio condensed 1985 film hit Back to the Future into 60 animated seconds.
Vaguely Rude Place Names Of The World
Vaguely Rude Place Names Of The World is an interactive world map of places that, well, sound vaguely rude. Highlights include Lord Hereford’s Knob in…