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Behind Detroit’s Notorious Ruins
Detroit Historical Society curator Joel Stone talks about the architectural history of Detroit in “Behind Detroit’s Notorious Ruins,” a fascinating short video from 2009 by…

String Mirrors, Mixed Media Sculptures by Hong Sungchul
In South Korean artist Hong Sungchul’s “String Mirror” series, images of people are printed across hundreds of elastic strings for an intriguing segmented effect. Hong’s…

Eye of the Riley, A Hike From a Dog’s Point of View
In Eye of the Riley, Riley the Corgi dog had a GoPro camera strapped to his back and then took a hike through Runyon Canyon…

Origami Rhino Unfolding
An origami rhino by artist Sipho Mabona unfolds step-by-step in this clever stop motion animation by German animation studio stoptrick. via Neatorama

Let’s Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir, A Book By The Bloggess
Jenny Lawson aka The Bloggess has authored her first book titled Let’s Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir. The book is available…

Fish, An iPhone Essay on Liking & Loving on the Internet by Robin Sloan
“Fish: a tap essay” is a short iPhone essay (“tap essay”) on the difference between liking and loving on the Internet. “Fish” was created by…

Mad Men The Interactive Game, A Retro-Style Video Game With Different Possible Endings
The Fine Brothers have created the Mad Men The Interactive Game, a Mad Men-themed interactive retro-style video game on YouTube. Doctor Octoroc wrote and…

Gorgeous Interactive Watercolor Map by Stamen Design
San Francisco-based design and technology studio Stamen Design created this beautiful interactive watercolor map. It is based on data from OpenStreetMap.

Sushi Warships by Mayuka Nakamura
Japanese designer Mayuka Nakamura created these wonderful sushi warships for her graduation project at Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music. via ITmedia &…

Dr. Seuss Alphabet by Mike Boon
Mike Boon has created the Dr. Seuss Alphabet, an ABC poster inspired by Dr. Seuss characters.
