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Growth, Destruction, Rebirth I, Nature Themed Anatomical Illustrations
In the illustration series “Growth, Destruction, Rebirth I” by artist Caitlin Bates, body parts are cut away to reveal leaves, twigs, and other natural materials.…
Monotunes, Mono Ad Agency’s Employees as Playable Music Avatars
To wish their clients a happy new year, branding agency mono created a site featuring all of their employees as 8 bit musical avatars. The…
IBM Ad for SAGE, A Massive Cold War Air Defense System (1960)
This 1960 IBM ad touts the capabilities of SAGE, a massive Cold War-era automated system for tracking and destroying incoming enemy bombers. The heart of…
Re.vu, Interactive Visual Online Resumés
Re.vu is a free web service that lets users generate simple, interactive, highly visual online resumés. As an example, see President Obama’s resumé.
The Arrival of the Microprocessor in Silicon Valley
Steve Jobs, microprocessor pioneer Ted Hoff, and other Silicon Valley luminaries discuss the arrival, in the 1970s, of the microprocessor. The video is part…
Plutopia FutureMusic Summit 2012
My good friend Maggie Duval at Plutopia Productions has just announced plans for the 2012 FutureMusic Summit, a three-day “sense” event that promises “full-blown world-class…
Century 21 Calling, The Introduction of the Touch Tone Phone (1962)
“Century 21 Calling” is a 1962 short film about the Seattle World’s Fair, and in particular the many marvelous technologies from Bell System: the punchcard…
Beautiful Landscape Sculptures Made of Books by Kyle Kirkpatrick
British artist Kyle Kirkpatrick transforms books into beautiful landscape sculptures, complete with miniature figurines. My practice is primarily concerned with the notion of the imagined…
Who’s Your Favourite?, Adorable Baby Humorously Grilled by Her Dad
Adorable baby Maddie gets lovingly grilled in Who’s Your Favourite?, a humorous video interview conducted by her father, Australia-based Mick Tippett of POW! Sound, who…
DJ Toph One Seriously Injured in Hit-And-Run Bicycle Accident, Friends Organize Fundraisers in San Francisco
San Francisco-based DJ Toph One, aka Christopher Evans, was seriously injured in a hit-and-run bicycle accident this past weekend. According to The Examiner, he has…