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NYC Summer Streets 2010, Opening Up Park Avenue
NYC DOT presents Summer Streets 2010, when New York City stops vehicle traffic on Park Avenue and connecting streets from the Brooklyn Bridge to Central…
Dessert Island
“Dessert Island”, a delicious Shirt.Woot t-shirt design by Craig Watkins.
Television: The Radio of The Future
A 1942 Admiral ad featuring industrial designer Samuel A. Marx predicting the “Radio of The Future”. via Paleo-Future
OkCupid On How Camera Type & Settings Affect Photo Attractiveness
The dating site OkCupid has published the results of an experiment that determined what photography techniques and cameras produced photos that made the subjects most…
Accumulonimbus, A Meditation On Motion & The Life Cycle of Matter
“Accumulonimbus”, a mesmerizing short film by Andy Kennedy made by stop motion animation of clay on glass. Natural and man-made objects on a spin cycle…
Every Lightsaber Ignition & Retraction From Every Star Wars Film
Eric Linn made a video compilation of Every Lightsaber Ignition & Retraction from every Star Wars film. Eric is the same guy who animated the…
The Opposite of Inbox Zero
Mike Monteiro just beat Gmail, unlocking the achievement for the “Opposite of Inbox Zero”.
KickMap, Simplifying Navigation of The NYC Subway System
Julie Steele recently did a really great O’Reilly Radar interview with Eddie Jabbour where he talked about his approach to designing the NYC Subway KickMap,…
Street Artist Posts Anti Dog Poop Posters Around New York City
NYC street artist Jay Shells has been posting hand-painted “Clean Up After Your Dog!” posters around New York City as part of his campaign to…
Radiolab Presents Words
A beautiful video by Will Hoffman and Daniel Mercadante that accompanies the “Words” episode on WNYC’s Radiolab. via Adam Lisagor