Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Video of Snow Falling In New York City In October
Snow came early this year here in New York City. Here’s video of snow falling in Midtown Manhattan on October 29, 2011, the first snow…
Mound, A Claymation Short Featuring Beautifully Morphing Characters
“Mound” is a stop motion animated short by artist Allison Schulnik where claymation characters beautifully morph and move to the song, “It’s Raining Today” written…
Craigslist Dating
Craigslist Dating by POYKPAC
The Momentus Project, Illustrations of the Key Moments in US History
The Momentus Project is a collaborative effort to create illustrations of the defining moments in US History. It is curated by designer Evan Stremke. A…
Go Beyond the Cover, A Demo of the Transformative Power of Makeup
In this dramatic demonstration of the ability of makeup to transform a person’s appearance, the model in this video reveals a most unexpected secret…
Hungry Squid Bag
Hungry Squid Bag by Archie McPhee The gigantic, man-eating squid featured on this bag has snared a scuba diver with his chopsticks. If you think…
My Little Geek, ABC Book Teaches Everything From Android to Zombie
My Little Geek is a educational ABC board book created for young children that teaches them everything from “Android to Zombie”. It was authored and…
Google+ Ripples Feature Shows How Posts Are Shared
Google+ has released a cool new new Ripples feature that shows how posts are shared and spread. Here’s a recent examples of the Ripples on…
Shape Type, A Typographic Letter Shaping Game
Interaction designer Mark MacKay has created Shape Type, a typographic letter shaping game. We recently posted about his game
Beautiful Flooded Landscape Dioramas by Kim Keever
Artist Kim Keever creates beautiful and eery landscape photographs (and video) by building elaborate dioramas in a 200 gallon tank, flooding the tank, and photographing…