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Slow Motion Car Crash, Art Installation of a Month-Long Car Crash
“Slow Motion Car Crash” by Jonathan Schipper is an art installation in which a VW slowly crashes into a wall at 7 millimeters per hour…
Text From Dog, Humorous Text Conversations With a Dog
Text From Dog is a humorous Tumblr blog that shows text conversations between illustrator October Jones and Dog.
Urban Geode, Faux Crystal Street Art in Los Angeles
The neglected nooks and crannies of the Los Angeles area are being filled with shiny crystals, thanks to the “Urban Geode” street art project by…
Micro Empire, Tiny Organisms As Seen Through a Microscope
In the short film “Micro Empire” by Austrian filmmaker Clemens Wirth, tiny organisms are revealed through microscopic photography. The film is set to music by…
Inside The New York Times Graphics Department
“All The News That’s Fit to Post” by Gestalten is a fascinating 2010 short documentary about the graphics department at The New York Times. via…
British Mini-Documentary About the Platform Shoes Craze (1977)
A reporter in this 1977 British Pathé mini-documentary takes to the streets to talk to folks about the platform shoes craze. The video’s full-version is…
How to Speed Peel a Potato
Abner Aguilar uploaded this short video in 2010 that shows exactly how to speed peel a potato using some hot and cold water and both…
Hello Darkness My Old Friend by Tom Pappalardo
Tom Pappalardo of Standard Design created Hello Darkness My Old Friend, a poster celebrating a good hot cup of coffee. Color art print posters are…
Bubbles, Oil-Filled Glass Art Rings by Alena Hesounová
In 2004, Alena Hesounová created Bubbles, a collection of beautiful oil-filled glass and stainless steel art rings. via The Carrotbox
Amazing Fabric House Models by Do Ho Suh
South Korean artist Do Ho Suh has created an astonishing series of large scale fabric models of homes he has lived in. The models are…