Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Retro Video Game Themed Designer Window Blinds
West Yorkshire, England made to measure window blind supplier Direct Blinds has released a nostalgic series of retro video game designer blinds, pieced together by…
3D Ms. Pac-Man Display by Keita Takahashi Fills an Entire Room
Game director Keita Takahashi, creator of Katamari Damacy, has brought the retro arcade video game Ms. Pac-Man to life with his projected 3D version that…
Richard Simmons’ Back To School Project: Cool Pencil Glasses
Richard Simmons, aka ‘The Weight Saint’, has a great back to school project for kids: Cool Pencil Glasses! Take a look at them in…
Vintage Ads That Promoted Dangerous & Unhealthy Products
Du Pont cellophane, 1950s image via v.valenti Collectors Weekly recently ran an article called What Were We Thinking? The Top 10 Most Dangerous Ads which…
Futuristic Sci-Fi Hairstyles Featured in Space Age Hair Fashions (1962)
Futuristic sci-fi hairstyles are featured in this quirky 1962 British Pathé film short titled Space Age Hair Fashions. At Alec Pountney’s hair salon in Wokingham,…
SEE THE ELEPHANT! Immersive 4 Screen Video of the 2004 Republican National Convention
“SEE THE ELEPHANT” is an immersive four screen video installation that documents the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York City from four viewpoints: Republicans,…
Girl Leaves Her Stuffed Animals Explicit Hurricane Isaac Safety Rules
CNN’s iReport posted that Greg Taylor of Mandeville, Louisiana sent his family to Alabama to avoid Hurricane Isaac and after they left, he went back…
Wooden Star Wars Action Figures by Amanda Visell
Los Angeles-based designer and sculptor Amanda Visell has created an incredible series of wooden Star Wars action figures. Each Star Wars character comes complete with…
Topographical Light Paintings Made by Tracing the Contours of Rooms With LEDs
Finnish artist Janne Parviainen created these wonderful “Light Topography” light paintings by painstakingly tracing the contours of entire rooms with an LED. “Light Topography” (and…
This Exquisite Forest, An Online Collaborative Animation Project
This Exquisite Forest is a online art project that lets the public build collaborative animations on a specific theme (video). Anyone can start a theme,…