Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Delightful Animated Posters For Respublica Bookstore
These beautiful animated bookstore posters are for Respublica, a Russian bookstore chain (video). The posters were created by Pavel Paratov and Stas Leontev, with music…
Surreal Warped Object Sculptures by Michael Beitz
Artist Michael Beitz creates wonderfully surreal sculptures of warped and altered everyday objects, from furniture and houses to trees. The artist talks about his work…
8mm Found Footage of 1939 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Tom Pappalardo of Standard Design recalls that he found this 8mm reel of the 1939 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade at a western Massachusetts junk shop.…
Dee’s Legendary Chocolate Biscuit Cake in Stop-Motion Animation
In an effort to win Cully & Sully’s Cheffactor, a cooking competition in Ireland, Alan Travers created the Stop-Motion Biscuit Cake of his girlfriend Dee’s…
Simon’s Cat in “Catnap”
Simon’s Cat in Catnap
Clever Amtrak Wi-Fi Posters
To publicize the East coast debut of Amtrak’s AmtrakConnect onboard Wi-Fi service, ad agency Arnold created these clever route-specific outdoor ads. via Brand Flakes For…
Fraley’s Robot Repair Shop
“Fraley’s Robot Repair” is a wonderfully detailed storefront art installation of a retro robot repair shop. Created by artist Toby Atticus Fraley, the installation is…
The Design Sketches of Apple Macintosh Icon Designer Susan Kare
Steve Silberman of NeuroTribes has posted a fascinating article about graphic designer Susan Kare, the icon and font designer for the original 1984 Apple Macintosh…
1949 National Candy Wholesalers Association Salesman Catalog
The 1949 salesman’s catalog from the National Candy Wholesalers Association is full of great images and slogans for making confectionery sales. View the entire gallery…
Chuck Norris World of Warcraft TV Commercial
The latest World of Warcraft television commercial features Chuck Norris as a Hunter.