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Doggie Drawings, A Series of Cute Dog Posters & Portraits by Lili Chin
Doggie Language Artist, animator and dog lover Lili Chin has illustrated Doggie Drawings, a series of cute dog-related posters and commissioned portraits created as a…
SF Player, A Parody Rap Music Video About Life in San Francisco
SF Player is a parody rap music video made by and starring Chris Avery that shares his humorous view about life in San Francisco.…
Typewriter Keyboard Art From 1948
Keyboard Art from the October, 1948 issue of Popular Mechanics, a predecessor to what would become ASCII art. via Retronaut & Modern Mechanics
The Peace Drone by Axel Brechensbauer
Barcelona-based artist Axel Brechensbauer proposes that the United States abandon its use of armed drones in favor of the artist’s “Peace Drone,” a clown-faced aircraft…
Plastic Galaxy, Upcoming Documentary About Star Wars Toys
Plastic Galaxy is an upcoming documentary by Brian Stillman about Star Wars toys (trailer). Stillman is raising funds for the project on Kickstarter. The film…
Waves, A Kinetic Sculpture That Generates Waveforms
“Waves” is an interactive kinetic sculpture that generates waveforms with a spinning elastic rope whenever the sculpture detects nearby movement (video). “Waves” was created by…
New Shark Species Discovered from the Galápagos Islands
The Galápagos catshark (Bythaelurus giddingsi) is a new known deepwater shark species found first in 1995 from the Galápagos Islands by John McCosker. The specimen…
The Army of Luck, A Display of 520 Waving Cat Figurines
“The Global Pursuit of Happiness, or: The Army of Luck” is an art installation of 520 Japanese Maneki Neko cat figurines (the waving cats found…
Hi-Fructose New Contemporary Art Magazine Vol. 23
Cover by Junko Mizuno Volume 23 of Hi-Fructose New Contemporary Art Magazine has recently published which features the art of and an interview with Japanese…
Cobook, A Simple & Smart Address Book App for Mac
Cobook is a simple address book app for Mac that has an intuitive interface, integrates with your social networks, and syncs with mobile devices and…