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Svintus, A Pink Pig Power Strip
The Svintus power strip is a design concept piece by the team at Art. Lebedev Studio in Moscow. They designed the power cord to look…
The True Origins of Pizza, Was Pizza Really Invented in Korea?
Korea’s Mr. Pizza restaurant chain(under the guise of film production company Gumshoe Pictures) has created a clever advertising short, titled The True Origins of Pizza,…
The Bug Circus Generator Powers Up a Smartphone
This advertisement for the Snapdragon processor from Qualcomm features a bevy of bugs generating power, via tiny circus equipment, to charge a smartphone. The…
Tiny Baby Monkey Gets a Bath in a Sink
A tiny baby Black-capped capuchin monkey named Nala hugs her plush puppy while getting a sink bath in this home video. Nala was brought to…
I Lack Creativity, Bathroom Graffiti as Art in a Museum
When an anonymous visitor tagged graffiti in their art co-op’s bathroom, Andrew Lamberson and friends created a museum-style card for the grafitti, dubbing the piece…
Make Pixel Art, A Pixel Art Drawing App
Make Pixel Art by XOXCO is a web and iPad app for creating computer graphics the old fashioned way: pixel by pixel. The beta web…
Snoop Dogg Mosaic Portrait Made Entirely Out of Marijuana and Hash
If it’s an odd celebrity mosaic portrait, it must be the work of artist Jason Mecier. This time he’s really outdone himself with his dope…
Analyzing the Blackboards Found In Adult Films
A site that reviews the blackboards found in school-themed adult films for accuracy and educational level. The handwriting is large and generally clear, even though…
The Walking Dead: Torn Apart, A 6 Part Mini Series of Webisodes
AMC has released The Walking Dead: Torn Apart, a 6 part series of webisodes to promote season two of The Walking Dead, which premieres…
littleBits, Simple Snap Together Circuit Boards
littleBits is a system of simple snap together circuit boards that works without soldering, wiring, or programming (see an intro video). littleBits was founded by…