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Pictoplasma NYC 2012, Conference on Contemporary Character Design
The fourth annual Pictoplasma NYC Conference, focusing on the world of character design & art, takes place November 2 & 3, at the Tishman Auditorium…
Hello Kitty Stand Up Cookies
Jenn of justJENN Recipes collects Hello Kitty food-related items and recently one of her readers sent her a unique Japanese Hello Kitty cookie cutter set,…
Rainbow Brite Snuggie
If you’re feeling nostalgic for the cartoon Rainbow Brite and you’re chilly, 80sTees has just thing: a “Rainbow Brite Snuggler” snuggie blanket. It’s made of…
Emoki, Motorized Animal Ears You Control With Your Mind
San Francisco-based company Emoki are launching a line of motorized animals ears that “you control with your mind.” Their promo videos (1, 2) show how…
Poster Series Inspired by OkCupid Dating Profiles by Avner Geller
San Francisco-based designer Avner Geller has created a series of fun posters that are inspired by profiles on the popular dating site, OkCupid. The series…
picoWeather, Simple Site Displays Weather in Browser Address Bar
picoWeather is an über minimal weather website that displays current weather conditions as a favicon (aka URL icon) on your browser address bar. picoWeather was…
Stray Light Grey, Art Exhibition Featuring a Series of Bizarre Rooms
“Stray Light Grey” is an elaborate exhibition made up of a series of rooms installed in the Marlborough Chelsea gallery in Manhattan. Visitors enter the…
Fangoria’s Blood & Guts with Anthrax’s Scott Ian on the Nerdist Channel
In the series premiere of Fangoria’s Blood & Guts with Scott Ian on the Nerdist Channel, we follow the show’s host Scott Ian (rhythm…
Emptyful, Giant Glowing Flask Sculpture by Bill Pechet
photo by Gerry Kopelow “Emptyful” is a 35 foot tall glowing flask sculpture at Millenium Library Plaza in Winnipeg, Canada. Color changing LEDs light fog…
Chocolate Gaming Dice Set
The delicious and edible Chocolate Gaming Dice Set at ThinkGeek comes complete with a d4, d6, d8, d10, d12 and d20 die made from Ghirardelli…