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SETIcon II, A Conference on Space and Imagination
SETIcon II, a conference on space as seen through art, literature, and science, takes place June 22-24, at the Hyatt Regency in Santa Clara, California.…
ArtAround SF, An App for Finding Public Art in San Francisco
ArtAround SF is an upcoming mobile app for discovering public art in San Francisco. It is based on the existing ArtAround Washington DC app by…
Giant Squid Bicycle Rack
image by Susan Robb photo via Seattle Center “Parking Squid” by artist Susan Robb is a tentacular squid sculpture and bike rack. The squid is…
Where Things Come From, A Motion Graphics Animation
“Where Things Come From” by German designer Hardy Seiler is an entertaining motion graphics commercial for an imagined educational show on curiosity and the origins…
Supercut Tribute to Adam Yauch: MCA’s Opening Lines From Every Beastie Boys Song
On YouTube, ahnmin posted a supercut video tribute to Adam “MCA” Yauch that features his opening lines from every Beastie Boys song. via Andy…
Fashion Tights That Feature a Man Climbing Up the Back Seam
Climbing Up Tights are fashion tights recently posted by Turkey-based blogger Duygu Fidanoglu of Combo-Monster. These whimsical tights show a man climbing up one of…
Peak Condition, An Animated Short Film That Features a Slice of Toast & a Raccoon
Peak Condition is a interview-style stop-motion short film by Los-Angeles based artist and animator Laura Jane Favela that is about “a delusional slice of toast…
The Star Wars Carbon Freeze Me Experience at Walt Disney World
Starting May 18, 2012, visitors to the Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios (located at Walt Disney World) can step into the “Carbon Freezing…
Robot Bird Landing on a Human Hand
An experimental bird-like robot lands on a human hand in this impressive demonstration. The robot is being developed by researchers Aditya Paranjape, Joseph Kim, and…
Weapons of Mass Creation, A Midwest Art, Design & Music Festival
Now in its third year, Weapons of Mass Creation Fest is an art, design and music festival that features “20 speakers, 20 designers, and nearly…