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EnableTalk, Special Sensory Gloves Give a Voice to Sign Language
A designer and three programmers from Ukraine (aka the “Quad Squad”) worked together on EnableTalk, a project that gives a voice to sign language using…

RaXibo, A Bicycle with Pedals for Hands and Feet
RaXibo is a Swiss-designed bicycle that is propelled by foot pedals and hand pedals (video). The bicyclist steers RaXibo by tilting the hand drive in…

Sewnnews, Embroidered New York Times Photos by Lauren DiCioccio
For her “Sewnnews” series, San Francisco Bay Area artist Lauren DiCioccio hand embroiders photos she finds in The New York Times, presenting the embroidery on…

Vegetabrella, An Umbrella That Looks Like a Head of Romaine Lettuce
Japanese company Toyko noble has designed the Vegetabrella, an umbrella that looks like a head of romaine lettuce when folded, right down to the velcro…

Big Cat Soccer, Tigers & Lions Bat Around Papier-Mâché Soccer Balls
Tampa, Florida’s Big Cat Rescue got their tigers, lions and other big cats to play big cat soccer. Watch as they bat around papier-mâché soccer…

Legends of Comics, An Illustrated Portrait Series by Drew Friedman
Harvey Pekar Award-winning pop culture illustrator/cartoonist Drew Friedman has a fascinating collection of illustrations depicting a notable group of comics creators in his ongoing series,…

Civilicious, Chop Shop’s Series of Presidential Retro & Mashup Designs
165 Years of Presidential Campaign Slogans The Chopping Block has created a Presidential series of designs, known as Civilicious, that range from mashups of campaign…

LaDiva, A Beautiful Modern LED Lamp, Music System & iPhone Dock
LaDiva is a beautiful multifunction device that serves as a LED lamp, music system, and iPod/iPhone dock. It is made of aluminum and is available…

A Supercut Video of Breaking Bad’s Gus Fring on Sesame Street
Giancarlo Esposito, the actor who portrays meth distributor Gustavo “Gus” Fring on Breaking Bad, played a much less menacing character named “Mickey” on five episodes…

Internet Cat Video Film Festival, A Night of Carefully Curated Cat Videos
The Internet Cat Video Film Festival debuts at Walker Arts Center’s Open Field venue in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Thursday, August 30, 2012 from 9 PM…
