New photograph titled Phu Khao Thong (Golden Mountain), Bangkok, Thailand has been posted on the web site. You can view it in a larger format here. This image is available for sale and commercial licensing – Buy This Print. For more of my photography go to my Flickr photo stream. Enjoy it…
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Jun19
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Jun19
Video: Making The Leadenhall Building
Posted in: Video
Making The Leadenhall Building from Paul Raftery and Dan Lowe on Vimeo.
The first 6 months of a year long project to film the construction of the Leadenhall Building in London.
Film by Dan Lowe and Paul Raftery
Commissioned by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
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Jun19
Kaimu-Chain of Craters Road, Hawaii. Past eruptions of the Kilauea volcano have covered the road in several places.
Alan Taylor of The Atlantic has assembled a collection of images from the frontiers of Google Street View—dead ends, borders, shorelines, and other ends of the road.
The Southernmost point buoy in Key West, Florida.
Nordkaphallen, a visitor center at the northernmost tip of Europe, in northern Norway.
Canada to the left, United States to the right, on Henderson Road, British Columbia. The road turns left just ahead, the line cut through the trees at center marks the international border.
The southernmost point in Africa, Cape Agulhas, South Africa.
Sha Tau Kok crossing, New Territories, Hong Kong. This crossing marks the entry into the Frontier Closed Area, a tightly controlled buffer zone between Hong Kong and mainland China.
A weathered jetty on Sand Island, Midway Islands.
A Google Maps Street View car, photographed at the end of Navy Road, north of Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada
(Via Laughing Squid.)
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Jun19
Design: Dogs Outlandishly Dyed and Groomed
Posted in: Design
photo by Ren Netherland of Barcroft Media via CBBC
These amazing photos of multicolored, creatively groomed dogs were taken by photographer Ren Netherland at creative dog grooming competitions across the United States. The dogs have been dyed and carefully sheared to depict cartoon characters, wild animals, and even mythical creatures in a very unique art form. More photos of the outlandishly groomed animals can be found at Netherland’s website and at Barcroft Media.
photos by Ren Netherland of Barcroft Media via The Telegraph via Digg
(Via Laughing Squid.)
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Jun19
Artist Horst Kiechle has created a papercraft torso complete with detailed organs that fit together inside the chest cavity for the science lab at the International School in Nadi, Fiji Islands. Patterns and step-by-step instructions for all of the organs and the torso are available on Kiechle’s website.
images via Horst Kiechle via Colossal
(Via Laughing Squid.)
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Jun18
Photoblog: View from Phu Khao Thong (Golden Mountain), Bangkok, Thailand
Posted in: Buy Prints, Photography
New photograph titled View from Phu Khao Thong (Golden Mountain), Bangkok, Thailand has been posted on the web site. You can view it in a larger format here. This image is available for sale and commercial licensing – Buy This Print. For more of my photography go to my Flickr photo stream. Enjoy it…
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Jun18
Video: Book Domino Chain World Record
Posted in: Video
Back in May the Seattle Public Library used 2,131 retired and donated books to create the world’s longest book domino chain. According to the library, “no books were harmed during the filming of this video.” The event marked the launch of the library’s 2013 Summer Reading Program.
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Jun18
Photography: The Weekend on Flickr
Posted in: Photography
It’s summer in the northern hemisphere and your uploads on Flickr clearly represent this. We’ve seen your take strolls in the park, enjoy some fish & chips on the beach and bubbling beverages in beergardes as well as drawing or shooting bowls of fresh delicious strawberries. Your explorations included glowing lava fields in Hawaii, the most amazing wildlife in our oceans and fast and furious fighter planes at high altitudes. We hope you enjoy this selection of photos from (x)99., Bill Shupp, GPR06, hollybairy, NGUSS, barth1003, sophie.valenti, Fur Will Fly, nicolasheinzelmann, film stills from my daydreams, ho_hokus, and MadMats22765.
(Via Flickr Blog.)
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Jun18
Design: Zipster Tie
Posted in: Design
The Zipster Tie is a giant zipper that doubles as a necktie. It is available in a variety of bright colors and can be trimmed to the appropriate length.
(Via Laughing Squid.)
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Jun18
Art: Wooden Whaler by David Kemp
Posted in: Art
‘Wooden Whaler’ is a whale sculpture made out of two derelict wooden fishing boats by British artist David Kemp. He has many more recycled and found object sculptures on his site.
via Recyclart
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Jun17
New photograph titled View from Phu Khao Thong (Golden Mountain), Bangkok, Thailand has been posted on the web site. You can view it in a larger format here. This image is available for sale and commercial licensing – Buy This Print. For more of my photography go to my Flickr photo stream. Enjoy it…
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Jun17
Video Time-lapse: Everest from Elia Saikaly
Posted in: Video
Everest -A time lapse short film from Elia Saikaly on Vimeo.
Experience the beauty of Mt. Everest at night in time-lapse. While most climbers slept, I attempted to capture some of the magic that the Himalayan skies have to offer while climbing to the top of the world.
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Jun17
Yahoo! Weather is one of the proud winners of the Apple Design Awards 2013.
A big thank you to everyone contributing great weather photography from around the world to Project Weather. All this would not have been possible without you!
Here is what Apple had to say:
Yahoo! Weather stands apart with its simple, uncluttered, and beautiful visual design. This highly-rated app displays weather details with stunning photography based on time of day, location, and current conditions. Yahoo! Weather has great layout and typography, compelling animations, fast image processing, and clear iconography. This attention to detail means that in a saturated category, an app can rise above the crowd. Yahoo! Weather is available in 30 languages and optimized for all current iOS devices.
If you would like to become part of this beautiful experience, we invite you to join Project Weather and submit a photo of your hometown, your favorite holiday destination, or your favorite place just around the corner.
Photos from jekoormann, Mono Andes, Eneas, B℮n, Maria_Globetrotter, rpmaxwell, and David Hulme.
(Via Flickr Blog.)
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Jun17
Italy-based designer Federico Mauro has created ‘Famous Eyeglasses,’ a minimalist collection of the iconic glasses worn by celebrities, historical figures, and fictional characters like Elton John, Steve Jobs Harry Potter, Morpheus, and more. The rest of the collection can be seen at Mauro’s Behance.
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Jun17
Last weekend the National Mall in Washington, D.C. was covered in one million handcrafted human bones in the collaborative art project, ‘One Million Bones.’ The installation served as a ‘visible petition’ against ongoing genocide and mass atrocities in Sudan, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burma, Somalia, and Syria. The bones, made of paper maché, clay, and other materials, were made over the past 3 years by 100,000 people in 30 countries. ‘One Million Bones’ was created by The Art of Revolution.
photos by Teru Kuwayama via Fast Company Co.Exist
(Via Laughing Squid.)
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Jun14
New photograph titled Phu Khao Thong, Bangkok, Thailand has been posted on the web site. You can view it in a larger format here. This image is available for sale and commercial licensing – Buy This Print. For more of my photography go to my Flickr photo stream. Enjoy it…
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Jun14
A supercell near Booker, Texas from Mike Olbinski on Vimeo.
It took four years but I finally got it. A rotating supercell. And not just a rotating supercell, but one with insane structure and amazing movement.
I’ve been visiting the Central Plains since 2010. Usually it’s just for a day, or three, or two…but it took until the fourth attempt to actually find what I’d been looking for. And boy did we find it.
No, there was no tornado. But that’s not really what I was after. I’m from Arizona. We don’t get structure like this. Clouds that rotate and look like alien spacecraft hanging over the Earth.
We chased this storm from the wrong side (north) and it took us going through hail and torrential rains to burst through on the south side. And when we did…this monster cloud was hanging over Texas and rotating like something out of Close Encounters.
The timelapse was shot on a Canon 5D Mark II with a Rokinon 14mm 2.8 lens. It’s broken up into four parts. The first section ends because it started pouring on us. We should have been further south when we started filming but you never know how long these things will last, so I started the timelapse as soon as I could.
One thing to note early on in the first part is the way the rain is coming down on the right and actually being sucked back into the rotation. Amazing.
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Jun14
Photography: Rubber Band by Wes Naman
Posted in: Photography
Red Light Cameras, Amanda Machon
New Mexico-based photographer Wes Naman has created Rubber Band, a portrait collection that depicts musicians’ faces distorted and compressed by rubber bands. Jakob Schiller of Wired Raw File recently interviewed Wes Naman about the project, the inspiration, and how he chose his subjects. More of the portraits can be viewed at Naman’s website, and previously we posted about Scotch Tape, a similar series of portraits by Naman in which people’s faces are contorted with see-through tape.
Squash Blossom Boys, Kyle Malone
So Say We All, Amy Keyohara
Bellemah, Noelan Ramirez
The Champion of the World, D Skyler Nielsen
2bers, Collin Troy
images via Wes Naman via Wired Raw File
(Via Laughing Squid.)
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Jun14
Beastie Boys founding member Mike Diamond (Mike D) recently gave The New York Times an inside look at the Brooklyn townhouse he shares with his wife Tamra Davis and their two sons. The couple moved to the three-story townhouse a year and a half ago after an extensive six month renovation. The first floor includes a work-at-home space, the second floor is the domain of their sons, and the top floor was converted into a master suite. For more photos of the house, see this New York Times gallery.
photos by Trevor Tondro for The New York Times
(Via Laughing Squid.)
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Jun14
Art: LEGO Maps of the London Underground
Posted in: Art
The London Underground is celebrating its 150th anniversary with the addition of five Lego maps that chart the evolution of the underground from 1927 to today, and then project what the Tube may look like in 2020. Each map is made of about 1000 Lego bricks, and the five maps are on display at South Kensington, Piccadilly Circus, Green Park, Stratford, and King’s Cross station until the end of the summer, at which point they’ll be moved to the London Transport Museum. More photos of the colorful Lego maps can be found at BuzzFeed and Digital Arts.
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Jun13
New photograph titled Phu Khao Thong (Golden Mountain), Bangkok, Thailand has been posted on the web site. You can view it in a larger format here. This image is available for sale and commercial licensing – Buy This Print. For more of my photography go to my Flickr photo stream. Enjoy it…
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Jun13
The Sex Slang Ballad highlights 99 synonyms for sex, mainly used by guys! Warning, this song wont help you get laid! Let us know if we’ve forgotten any? (im sure we have)
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Jun13
Beautiful HDR Photographs of an Airplane Cockpit by a Pilot Photographer:
Karim Nafatni has a view of the world that most other photography enthusiasts don’t have. When he’s not scouring the Dubai landscape for sweeping architectural photographs, Nafatni is often tens of thousands of feet in the air, working in the cockpit of large jetliners as a pilot for a major airline.
After being interesting about photography while growing up, he purchased his first DSLR a few years ago and began being passionate about the art form.
He soon began bringing his Nikon D300s to work and onto planes (often the Airbus A320, the popular commercial passenger jet airliner that seats up to 220 passengers). Setting up his camera in the back of the cockpit, Nafatni points the camera forward, shoots a number of bracketed exposures, and then combines the photos into beautiful HDR views of what his ‘office’ looks like while he’s working.
Here’s a photograph of a 1st officer enjoying the sunrise at 37,000 feet above sea level en route to Chittagong Bangladesh:
Dubai can be clearly seen in this following photo, captured while on a flight to towards Nairobi, Kenya:
This next photograph, titled ‘Sunrise in the Office,’ was the last photograph Nafatni captured while serving as a 1st officer. He was then promoted to the left chair (the ‘hot seat,’ as he calls it) to work as the captain on flights:
Finally, here’s a selfie showing Nafatni sitting in the hot seat:
You can find more of Nafatni work — including his beautiful cityscape photos of Dubai — over on 500px, on Facebook, and on his website. Image credits: Photographs by Karim Nafatni and used with permission
(Via PetaPixel.)
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Jun13
The Super Suit Carrier from 24Dientes is a garment bag specialized for superheros on the go. Keep you super identity safe while also fighting off wrinkles on your capes, tights and even leotards. It is available to purchase online.
Used by the most famous and popular superheros all around the world and beyond!
image via 24dientes
(Via Laughing Squid.)
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Jun13
Disney princesses are visited by the Doctor in the TARDIS in these lovely illustrations by artist Karen Hallion. More Disney and Doctor Who illustrations can be found at Hallion’s DeviantART gallery, and prints are available for purchase from Hallion’s Etsy shop.
images via Karen Hallion via DeviantART Tumblr
(Via Laughing Squid.)
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Jun12
New photograph titled Phu Khao Thong, Bangkok, Thailand has been posted on the web site. You can view it in a larger format here. This image is available for sale and commercial licensing – Buy This Print. For more of my photography go to my Flickr photo stream. Enjoy it…
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Jun12
Video: Horizons from Randy Halverson
Posted in: Video
Horizons from Randy Halverson on Vimeo.
If you have ever been in a wide open landscape the most interesting thing isn’t necessarily the landscape itself, but what you see coming over the horizon. Growing up in South Dakota the landscape itself can be beautiful at times, but that doesn’t compare to what the sky can do, especially at night. Combine that with the landscape, and it makes for great photo opportunities. More information and stills at dakotalapse.com/2013/06/horizons/
Watch the 30 minute feature on Vimeo On Demand vimeo.com/ondemand/horizons
Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, Defiance, Battlestar Galactica, etc) once again helped me with some original music for the video. This time he suggested adding vocals to the mix. Brendan McCreary and his band (Young Beautiful in a Hurry) did just that. They came up with “I Forever” The single is available on iTunes tinyurl.com/pgrq45p , Amazon and other online sources.
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Jun12
Photography: Black and White Samplr
Posted in: Photography
![[Mr Smoke]](http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5342/8998331196_096e8ca08b_z.jpg)
Great monochrome shots uploaded in the past couple of days by Viewminder, 俣白 李（YUBAI LI）, .unsuono., ez90, Paz Martín.
(Via Flickr Blog.)
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Jun12
Design: Mini Sugar Skulls by Snow Violent
Posted in: Design
Back in 2011 artist Snow Violent created these finely detailed miniature sugar skulls that double as sugar cubes for coffee.
via CRNCHY, IanBrooks.me, My Modern Metropolis photos by Olesya Turchuk
(Via Laughing Squid.)
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Jun12
Art: Darth Pro by Hilmar Stehr
Posted in: Art
Berlin, Germany-based artist Hilmar Stehr (aka ‘Okarola’) of No Cats On The Blog has created ‘Darth Pro,’ a powerful mashup of Star Wars’ ruthless Sith Lord Darth Vader and the newly announced Mac Pro desktop computer from Apple. This takes the Force Quit command to a whole new level. via Nerdcore
(Via Laughing Squid.)
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Jun11
New photograph titled Phu Khao Thong (Golden Mountain), Bangkok, Thailand has been posted on the web site. You can view it in a larger format here. This image is available for sale and commercial licensing – Buy This Print. For more of my photography go to my Flickr photo stream. Enjoy it…
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Jun11
Video: Dubai Timelapse from Dimid
Posted in: Video
Dubai Timelapse from dimid on Vimeo.
Photographer Dima Vazhnik shot this time-lapse of Dubai in January 2013 using his Canon 7D equipped with Canon and Sigma lenses.
(via Vimeo Staff Picks)
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Jun11
On a recent visit to the Venice neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, I noticed a great series of positive affirmations stenciled onto the sidewalk. Not sure who created them but they certainly made my day!
photos by Rusty Blazenhoff
(Via Laughing Squid.)
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Jun11
Art: Illustrated Hipster Kits by Alizée Lafon
Posted in: Art
Paris, France-based filmmaker and artist Alizée Lafon has made a creative series of illustrated hipster kits based on famous movies and television shows. Prints are available to purchase online via Curioos.
‘007 Kit’
images via Alizée Lafon via Doctor Ojiplático, InspireFirst
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Jun10
New photograph titled Phu Khao Thong (Golden Mountain), Bangkok, Thailand has been posted on the web site. You can view it in a larger format here. This image is available for sale and commercial licensing – Buy This Print. For more of my photography go to my Flickr photo stream. Enjoy it…
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Jun10
Urban explorer Moses Gates and radio host Gregg “Opie” Hughes recently explored the interior of the Chrysler Building’s iconic spire during an urban exploration expedition in Manhattan.
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Jun10
These are just a few of the stunning space photos that the European Space Agency and the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center have recently uploaded to their photostreams.
If you are a space aficionado or simply want to immerse yourself in more phenomena seen from earth and beyond, check out some of our wonderful astronomy groups:
– Astronomy,
– Astronomy, Stars, Planets and Space,
– Astronomy Photos,
– Astronomy for all,
– Amateur AstronomyAnd in case you came here looking for something different, we do have amazing Star Trek groups on Flickr as well.
Photos from NASA Goddard Photo and Video and europeanspaceagency
(Via Flickr Blog.)
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Jun10
French designer Etienne Meneau creates stunning sculptural wine decanters with natural forms inspired by tree branches, veins, and hearts. The largest of the hand-blown borosilicate decanters are two feet tall and can hold 750 ml of wine (that’s a standard bottle).
(Via Laughing Squid.)
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Jun10
Art: 2013 Weston Sand Sculpture Festival
Posted in: Art
Gollum
These movie-themed sand sculptures are part of the 2013 Weston Sand Sculpture Festival in the English seaside town of Weston-Super-Mare. Twenty sand sculptors from around the world contributed sculptures based on this year’s theme, ‘Hollywood.’ The Weston Sand Sculpture Festival is open daily through the end of September 2013.
Alfred Hitchcock
Pirates of the Caribbean
E.T.
Toy Story
Gollum, up close
See more of the sculptures at The Baltimore Sun. photos by Matt Cardy/Getty Images via Indulgd, FreeYork, The Baltimore Sun, The Awesomer
(Via Laughing Squid.)
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Jun7
New photograph titled Wat Saket, Bangkok, Thailand has been posted on the web site. You can view it in a larger format here. This image is available for sale and commercial licensing – Buy This Print. For more of my photography go to my Flickr photo stream. Enjoy it…
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Jun7
Hollywood special effects artist Kazuhiro Tsuji has made ‘Portrait of Lincoln,’ a hyper-realistic bust of the Great Emancipator, Abraham Lincoln. It was recently part of CoproGallery’s Conjoined III: The Final Chapter group art exhibition and is now on display, until September 30, 2013, as part of the Life and Times of Abraham Lincoln exhibit at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Library in Simi Valley, California.
via David Giraud, Kotaku
(Via Laughing Squid.)
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Jun7
Hot Topic released a stylish pair of red Star Wars lightsaber sunglasses that not only light up, but also allow you to show off the true power of the dark side. They are available to purchase online.
images via Hot Topic via Fashionably Geek
(Via Laughing Squid.)
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Jun7
Sculptor Karl Dupere-Richer has created an octopus lamp using recycled objects like garden hoses, Christmas ornaments, and a hanging globe. More pictures of the unique lamp can be viewed at Dupere-Richer’s website.
images via Karl Dupere-Richer
(Via Laughing Squid.)
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Jun6
New photograph titled Wat Saket, Bangkok, Thailand has been posted on the web site. You can view it in a larger format here. This image is available for sale and commercial licensing – Buy This Print. For more of my photography go to my Flickr photo stream. Enjoy it…
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Jun6
Video: This is Shanghai from Rob Whitworth
Posted in: Video
This is Shanghai from Rob Whitworth on Vimeo.
In 1980 Shanghai had no skyscrapers. It now has at least 4,000 — more than twice as many as New York. ‘This is Shanghai’ explores the diversities and eccentricities of the metropolis that is Shanghai going beyond the famous skyline.
Photographer Rob Whitworth and urban identity expert JT Singh joined forces combining deep city exploration and pioneering filmmaking. ‘This is Shanghai’ is a roller coaster ride seamlessly weaving between the iconic, sparkling and mismatched buildings of the financial district travelling by boat and taxi touring Shanghai’s impressive infrastructure whilst glimpsing some of the lesser-known aspects of Shanghai life such as the lower stratum areas or the stunning graffiti of Moganshan road. And of course there is the opportunity to try some of the vast variety of street food and Shanghai’s most popular homegrown delicacy, the pan-fried pork dumplings, the shengjian bao.
Wherever you travel in Shanghai the cities skyline is always present. The looming silhouette of the almost constructed Shanghai Tower now dominates and perfectly encapsulates the new heights this city is yet to reach. Once completed, in 2014, it will be the tallest building in China and the second tallest in the world after the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
To understand the city, the team carried out rigorous urban exploration. In the words of JT “we walked, walked and walked, the Jane Jacobs way”. Weibo, China’s main social media platform was used to ask local Shanghainese people to share ideas of different vantage points and what they thought were the over-riding characteristics of the city. Stealth and curiosity were required to find and gain access to rooftops and locations. It became addictive for the team discovering breath-taking vantage points of the city. There was always an adrenaline rush upon reaching the top of a different building to see the vast urban jungle of Shanghai.
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Jun6
Part skyscraper and part sculpture, the tower appropriately named Aqua has a rippling effect with waves of balconies and windows appearing like vertical bodies of water on its facade. The contemporary design garnered awards for American architect Jeanne Gang and the Studio Gang Architects. For $300 million, the 82-story building was completed within 2 years in downtown Chicago located near Lake Michigan. Photos from Filippo Secchi, Endika Lazkano Iriondo, WallyFlood, Londer Ray.tw, and ifmuth.
(Via Flickr Blog.)
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Jun6
Design: Han Solo Light Switch Plate
Posted in: Design
‘The Force is hard with this one.’
Valrico, Florida-based WickedStudio hand-sculpted a custom Star Wars light switch plate featuring Han Solo in carbonite with a force-filled erection. The plate is ‘an appropriate scale for the switch.’ Cover your eyes young padawans! It is available to purchase online.
This is a working UL approved switch installed in the crotch of an icon of pop culture, Han Solo in Carbon Freeze.
images via WickedStudio via This Is Why I’m Broke, Technabob
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Jun6
Art: Star Cars by Scott Park
Posted in: Art
Toronto, Ontario-based art director Scott Park has created ‘Star Cars,’ a poster featuring illustrated versions of famous vehicles from television shows and movies (here is a larger version). via The Orange Co.
(Via Laughing Squid.)
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Jun5
New photograph titled Wat Saket, Bangkok, Thailand has been posted on the web site. You can view it in a larger format here. This image is available for sale and commercial licensing – Buy This Print. For more of my photography go to my Flickr photo stream. Enjoy it…
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Jun5
Sally Silverstone & Linda Leigh – Biosphere 2 from The Avant/Garde Diaries on Vimeo.
Twenty years ago, a group of scientists and freethinkers built an ark in the desert. Media attention and controversy surrounded it from the beginning. This is the real story. More on theavantgardediaries.com
Directed & Edited by Richard Parks / Produced by Brady Welch / Director of Photography: Donavan Sell / Music by William Ryan Fritch / Line Producer: Michael MacDonald / Sally Silverstone interview crew: Keith Pikus & Bennett Barbakow / Motion Graphics by LukeGraves / Coloring by Chris Donlon / Archival Courtesy of Linda Leigh / Special Thanks to Terri Timely and the University of Arizona
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Jun5
How much can you learn about a person by simply looking at things he or she has owned in their life? This question was explored a couple of years ago in a project that documented the things people would save from a burning house, and it’s also the question behind photographer Camilla Catrambone’s project titled, ‘Portraits of My Family.
The portraits in the series aren’t of faces but of things. Catrambone goal was to represent the members of her family by collecting special possessions, arranging them neatly on a flat surface, and then photographing the arrangement as a snapshot of a person’s life.
The photograph above is a ‘portrait’ of Ilva, Catrambone’s grandmother. Here’s another portrait of Ilva:
A portrait of Grandpa Mario, Ilva’s husband:
A portrait of ‘nanny Renata’:
A photo of things owned by Grandpa Antonio:
Finally, these two photographs represent Catrambone’s mom:
You can find more of Catrambone work through her Behance page. Image credits: Photographs by Camilla Catrambone
(Via PetaPixel.)
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Jun5
Domino’s Pizza Japan released a special R2-D2 pizza box promo for the 3D reissue of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, which also includes a Star Wars movie poster. For an extra 450 yen ($4.50), you could obtain a delicious pizza packed inside of the droid you are looking for.
images via 8tokyo.com via 8tokyo.com, The Clearly Dope, That’s Nerdalicious!
(Via Laughing Squid.)
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Jun5
Artist Timothy Anderson has reimagined the original Star Wars film trilogy with illustrations of three pulp novels: The Purloined Plans, The Princess and the Scoundrel, and The Damsel of the Dune Sea. Prints of the pulp illustrations are currently available to purchase. Previously, we posted about his Star Wars Spaghetti Western posters.
images via Timothy Anderson via XombieDIRGE, io9
(Via Laughing Squid.)
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Jun4
New photograph titled Wat Saket, Bangkok, Thailand has been posted on the web site. You can view it in a larger format here. This image is available for sale and commercial licensing – Buy This Print. For more of my photography go to my Flickr photo stream. Enjoy it…
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Jun4
Video: Subway Ballet
Posted in: Video
Young men perform daring aerial dances in a crowded New York City subway car.
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Jun4
Photography: Nature’s Basalt Columns
Posted in: Photography
Interlocking rock pillars formed from cooling lava millions of years ago in captivating locations worldwide, most notably Ireland’s Giant’s Causeway, Iceland’s Svartifoss, and Scotland’s Fingal’s Cave. See more photos in the Nature’s Basalt Columns gallery. Photos from vallith, julie723, matteo_dudek, TheFella, Tinnic, Christopher Scott, Moonrise80, and manzanita-pct.
(Via Flickr Blog.)
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Jun4
A Youngstown, Ohio resident is currently selling their Xbox 360 Personal Gaming Module, also known as ‘The Box,’ on Craigslist. The weatherproof box has a military theme and is equipped with air conditioning, heat, and seats for one or two adults. It also includes an LCD television, an Xbox 360, and a surround sound system, presumably to meet any gamer’s wildest dreams of playing games shut inside a small, dark box on wheels.
images via Craigslist via Geekologie
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Jun4
The globetrotting French street artist Julien ‘Seth’ Malland has recently completed a playful character-themed street art mural in Paris. According to StreetArtNews, the mural can be found on ‘Rue De Julienne, Paris 13th.’ Previously we wrote about more of Julien’s stylized street art murals located all around the world.
images via StreetArtNews via UKSA, Hi-Fructose Magazine
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Jun3
New photograph titled Wat Saket, Bangkok, Thailand has been posted on the web site. You can view it in a larger format here. This image is available for sale and commercial licensing – Buy This Print. For more of my photography go to my Flickr photo stream. Enjoy it…
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Jun3
Internet Archive from Deepspeed media on Vimeo.
Archive is a documentary focused on the future of long-term digital storage, the history of the Internet and attempts to preserve its contents on a massive scale.
Part one features Brewster Kahle, founder of the Internet Archive and his colleagues Robert Miller, director of books, and Alexis Rossi, director of web collections. On a mission to create universal access to all knowledge, the Internet Archive’s staff have built the world’s largest online library, offering 10 petabytes of archived websites, books, movies, music, and television broadcasts.
The video includes a tour of the Internet Archive’s headquarters in San Francisco, the book scanning center, and the book storage facilities in Richmond, California.
Directed by Jonathan Minard
Cinematography by John Behrens, Alexander Porter, and Fearghal O’dea
Produced at the Internet Archive on October 22-26, during the Books in Browsers Conference and 10 Petabyte Celebration. Project supported by Eyebeam
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Jun3
Ventura, California-based 3D chalk artist Tracy Lee Stum is well-known for her brilliant ongoing series of ‘interactive 3D chalk art street paintings.’ She began street painting in 1998 and is still, to this day, going strong. In 2006, Tracy’s massive piece, ‘The Last Supper,’ won her a Guinness World Record for the largest chalk painting by an individual. You can view more photos of Tracy’s 3D street art on Flickr.
Here is a behind the lens look at Nicolas and his photography with The Weekly Flickr:
images via Tracy Stum, video via Flickr Blog via Flickr Blog
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Jun3
Design: Dildo Maker by Francesco Morackini
Posted in: Design
Austria-based designer Francesco Morackini has created the Dildo Maker, a pencil sharpener-like device that will turn any object into the shape of a penis. Morackini suggests an ‘almost limitless choice’ of objects to shape like popsicles, vegetables, candles, or even a stick of butter, but cautions that any soft object should be frozen before shaping it with the Dildo Maker.
In 2013 Francesco Morackini introduces the Dildomaker, from the ‘tools’ serie. Playing around with the cliche: ‘Sex sales’ The Dildomaker’s purpose is to provide the users what they really want: ‘Pleasure’ and moreover ‘sexual pleasure’. The Dildomaker is just a tool which doesn’t give pleasure directely. The distance created here on purpose, tries to raise questions on our relationship between us and manufactured products.
images via Francesco Morackini via Carlovely
(Via Laughing Squid.)
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Art: Beetle Sphere by Ichwan Noor
Posted in: Art
photo by See-ming Lee
‘Beetle Sphere’ is a 1953 Volkswagen Beetle that has been compressed into a sphere nearly 6 feet in diameter. The sculpture is one of a series of five spherical Beetles created by Indonesian artist Ichwan Noor. It was displayed at Art Basel Hong Kong earlier in May.
photo via AFP-JIJI
photo via AFP-JIJI via Japan Times, Colossal
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May31
New photograph titled Thanon Sukhumvit, Bangkok, Thailand has been posted on the web site. You can view it in a larger format here. This image is available for sale and commercial licensing – Buy This Print. For more of my photography go to my Flickr photo stream. Enjoy it…
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May31
‘$20 don’t mean shit to rich people.’
Comedian Jon Lajoie of FX’s The League has launched a fake Kickstarter campaign in hopes of becoming, not just rich, but super rich. In his campaign video, Lajoie stated that after he saw the success Rob Thomas (Veronica Mars) and Zach Braff (Wish I Was Here) had on Kickstarter, he decided it was time to ask his followers for their money. Lots of their money. His goal is to hit $500,000,000. Video via Jon Lajoie via Blame It On The Voices
(Via Laughing Squid.
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May31
Photographer Michael Wolf highlights the patterns, textures, and anonymity of Hong Kong’s vast apartment towers in his photo series ‘Architecture of Density.’ The series is available as a photo book.
via PetaPixel
(Via Laughing Squid.)
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May31
Design: Little Free Library
Posted in: Design
This curious cylinder on stilts is a Little Free Library located at St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral School in Manhattan. The library has portholes built into its walls so visitors can peek in (or out). Inside, a shelf holds a small selection of books for borrowing. Designed by Marcelo Ertorteguy and Sara Valente of Stereotank, the library is 1 of 10 different designs that were built in New York City as part of the recent PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature, in a project organized by the The Architectural League. The 10 Manhattan libraries are part of the ongoing Little Free Library project. Stereotank’s library is scheduled to remain open until September 2013.
via designboom
(Via Laughing Squid.)
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May31
Art: Vertigo by Fabio Giampietro
Posted in: Art
In the painting series ‘Vertigo,’ cities are seen from high above in a dizzying downward fish-eye perspective. The paintings are by Milan-based artist Fabio Giampietro. For more of his work, see his Facebook page.
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May30
New photograph titled The Khao San Road, Bangkok, Thailand has been posted on the web site. You can view it in a larger format here. This image is available for sale and commercial licensing – Buy This Print. For more of my photography go to my Flickr photo stream. Enjoy it…
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May30
Video: Hot Dog & the City from Uji Films
Posted in: Video
Hot Dog & the City from uji films on Vimeo.
20 hot dogs in 90 seconds. Created for Applegate // 2013 Summer Campaign.
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May30
Video: Chicago Five Great Buildings
Posted in: Video
Chicago – Five Great Buildings from Al Boardman on Vimeo.
Chicago has many truly great buildings. It sits firmly on the map of global architecture and is the birthplace of the skyscraper. Creating a short video about just five great buildings is doing this city a massive disservice, as there are many and this is simply my thoughts. I hope you enjoy it. I loved creating it.
Creative and Animation: Al Boardman (alboardman.com)
Music: Vimeo Music “Prelude No. 3″ by Chris Zabriskie (chriszabriskie.com)
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May30
Istanbul-based artist Erdal Inci creates mesmerizing GIF video loops in which he populates scenes with dozens of digital clones of himself. For more of his GIFs, check out his Tumblr.
via Colossal
(Via Laughing Squid.)
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May30
18-year-old Justin Beckerman has built his own fully operational one-man submarine — complete with lights, paddles, ballasts, and air compressors — that can submerge up to 30 feet. According to The Star-Ledger, the New Jersey high school student spent six months and about $1000 creating the nine-foot-long submarine, which he pilots in Lake Hopatcong. ‘I saw tons of fish. I even picked up a crowbar and an old light fixture,’ he told the paper of his experiences with the submarine, ‘just learning from experiences like that, I was able to eventually come to this.’
photos and video via The Star-Ledger
(Via Laughing Squid.)
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May30
Art: Electro Animals by YoAz
Posted in: Art
French graphic designer and illustrator YoAz has created ‘Electro Animals,’ a collection of colorful animal illustrations made of geometric, electric circuit-like designs. More of the awesome designs as well as detailed closeups of the work can be viewed at YoAz’s Behance.
images via YoAz via Ian Brooks
(Via Laughing Squid.)
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May29
New photograph titled Wat Pho, Bangkok, Thailand has been posted on the web site. You can view it in a larger format here. This image is available for sale and commercial licensing – Buy This Print. For more of my photography go to my Flickr photo stream. Enjoy it…
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May29
Video: YouTube Through History
Posted in: Video
For YouTube Comedy Week, Above Average and Captain Hippo worked together to create ‘YouTube Through History,’ a funny video that imagines YouTube being used throughout all of recorded history. via Cody Lindquist
(Via Laughing Squid.)
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May29
In 2011, professional bridal model Claudia Nallely Agres married Air Force service member Matt in a civil ceremony and never got formal wedding photos taken because he was shipped off to Germany for eight months. Recently, Claudia hired New York City-based wedding photographer Ryan Brenizer, and while Matt couldn’t partake in the shoot, she went ahead and had a unique set of groom-less wedding portraits taken wearing a vintage wedding dress. Brenizer told HuffPost Weddings that he was inspired by the series Dreams of Flying where photographer Jan von Holleben shoots his subjects from above in surreal scenes. Brenizer says, ‘How do you do an actual bridal shoot for a bridal model when she gets married? Yes, we could have taken all sorts of gorgeous, sensual portraits, but they would have been indistinguishable from the portraits she’d already taken with other photographers countless times, and wouldn’t feel like ‘hers.’’ PetaPixel has more of the story.
photos by Ryan Brenizer via TODAY Style, Huffington Post Weddings, PetaPixel
(Via Laughing Squid.)
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May29
Design: Tactical BBQ Apron
Posted in: Design
The Tactical BBQ Apron is a necessity for any chef’s hardcore grilling arsenal. This badass black cotton apron, which looks just like an authentic piece of police issued riot gear, will carry everything from your condiments to grilling utensils. It is available to purchase at ThinkGeek.
Standing at a grill fixated on cooking — on creating! — was an impossible task. You had to depend on the kindness of friends and family to run and retrieve things you had forgotten in the kitchen. A quick grab for the tongs could mean spilling your beer. The spice was flowing… on the ground when you dropped it. That was, until the Tactical Apron was born. Emblazoned with the title CHEF and equipped with a MOLLE system, you’ll feel like a Soldier of Beef.
images and video via ThinkGeek
(Via Laughing Squid.)
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May29
Art: Paper Map Sculptures by Matthew Picton
Posted in: Art
‘Lower Manhattan’
Artist Matthew Picton combines art and history in his meticulous city map sculptures. Based on historical maps and extensive research, the sculptures are crafted from paper materials connected to the history of the cities, from books and newspapers to sheet music. Many of the sculptures depict cities at climactic points in their histories—fires, war, disease—which Picton replicates by burning or otherwise marring the finished sculptures. His work will be on display at the
Toomey Tourell Fine Art gallery in San Francisco, June 6 to July 14, 2013.
‘Lower Manhattan’ (detail)
‘Venice’
‘San Francisco 1906″
‘London 1940″
photos by Rob Jaffe via Feel Desain, Visual News
(Via Laughing Squid.)
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May28
New photograph titled Wat Pho, Bangkok, Thailand has been posted on the web site. You can view it in a larger format here. This image is available for sale and commercial licensing – Buy This Print. For more of my photography go to my Flickr photo stream. Enjoy it…
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May28
Instagram Is from technopaul productions on Vimeo.
In a culture immersed in technology, Instagram is reviving adventure. face to face community and real relationships. How can something so digital actually get people out from behind their devices into the analog world?
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May28
Polish photographer Joanna Jaskólska combined light painting and breakdancing in her photo series, ‘Breakdance Baby!’ The light painting effect was created with an LED wand that Jaskólska built for the project.
via The Khooll, Neatorama
(Via Laughing Squid.)
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May28
Design: GIFTY by Jiho Jang
Posted in: Design
Designer Jiho Jang has created GIFTY, a small camera with a built-in Zero Ink printer that captures and prints animated GIFs as little flip books. For the time being, the GIFTY camera is only a concept and is not yet available for purchase.
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May28
Art: Ressort by Huang Yong Ping
Posted in: Art
‘Ressort’ is a 170-foot-long sculpture of a snake skeleton by Chinese artist Huang Yong Ping. Constructed of aluminum and stainless steel, the imposing sculpture is suspended above an indoor reflecting pool at Queensland Art Gallery in Brisbane, Australia.
via My Modern Metropolis photos via Queensland Art Gallery
(Via Laughing Squid.)
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May27
New photograph titled Wat Pho, Bangkok, Thailand has been posted on the web site. You can view it in a larger format here. This image is available for sale and commercial licensing – Buy This Print. For more of my photography go to my Flickr photo stream. Enjoy it…
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May27
Danang International Fireworks Competition 2013 from Rob Whitworth on Vimeo.
The only thing better than a fireworks show is a fireworks competition. (Leslie Horn – Gizmodo.)
The event is regarded by many as the biggest and best fireworks competition in the world. The video captures some of the scale of the spectacular fireworks and the excitement of the booming city of Da Nang, Vietnam.
Teams from USA, Russia, Japan, Italy and Home Team Da Nang competed in the event with the Melrose Pyrotechnics team from the USA taking the grand prize.
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May27
Photography: Limbo by Rodrigo Dada
Posted in: Photography
Photographer Rodrigo Dada takes portraits of his male subjects half-submerged in water for the ongoing photo series ‘Limbo.’ According to Dada, the photos are a play on the saying ‘sink or swim.’
(Via Laughing Squid.)
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May27
Design: Wooden by Antoni Tudisco
Posted in: Design
In the digital art series ‘Wooden,’ designer Antoni Tudisco creates wooden versions of foods, shoes, and SpongeBob SquarePants.
via Ian Brooks
(Via Laughing Squid.)
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May27
Tokyo-based graphic designer Mike Wrobel has reimagined characters from HBO’s Game of Thrones as if the show was set in a ‘90s grunge/gangsta era.’ So far, Wrobel has redesigned Jon Snow, Joffrey Baratheon, Jaime Lannister, as well as Daenerys Targaryen and her three dragons.
images via Mike Wrobel submitted via Laughing Squid Tips
(Via Laughing Squid.)
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