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A Very Silly Review of the Canon C300 EOS Digital Video Camera
Director/cinematographer Jonathan Yi created this very silly yet informative video review of the upcoming Canon EOS C300 digital video camera. Yi created the video and…
HiveMind, A Game Being Developed by Will Wright That Mines Personal Data for Gameplay
Recently GamesBeat at VentureBeat interviewed game designer Will Wright about a new game he has in development (and start-up) called HiveMind. Wright, the man behind,…
Giant 100,000 Dollar Bill Next To The High Line
“The First $100,000 I Ever Made” by artist John Baldessari is a giant replica of a $100,000 bill installed on a billboard next to the…
Timelapse of Chaotic Traffic in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
British photographer Rob Whitworth created a wonderful timelapse of the manic traffic in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
How To Become a Desaturated Santa
If you’re heading out to a Santacon event this holiday season, the original desaturated Santa, BrodyQat, has posted a great online tutorial on how to…
Hero, A Pointillist Portrait Made With 3.2 Million Dots
“Hero” by artist Miguel Endara is a pointillist portrait of his father. Endara estimates he used 3.2 million dots to create the portrait (see the…
SignFail, Poorly Translated English Signs Inspired by Real Ones
Australia-based Michael Bancroft of Etsy shop, SignFail, has handmade a series of poorly translated English signs that were inspired by actual signs. Engrish and Chingrish…
Dog Eating Cookies With His Hands
Bizzle the dog uses his ‘hands’ to have “himself a quick snack” of Dunkers cookies in this humorous video from GixxxerG. You might remember a…
Rubitone, A Pantone Color Rubik’s Cube
Rubitone by Argentinian designer Ignacio Pilotto is a delightful design mashup of the Rubik’s Cube and Pantone color swatches. Rubitone is a design concept and…
The House of the Rising Sun Played by Obsolete Electronic Devices
To create this astounding rendition of The Animals’ 1964 hit “The House of the Rising Sun,” bd594 repurposed obsolete electronics into surprisingly workable musical instruments.…