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The same day Kanye West and Jay-Z’s “Nigga In...

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:24:50 -0800

The same day Kanye West and Jay-Z’s “Nigga In Paris” video was released, it got videojacked, by these guys and they did a pretty dope job. The video is pretty intense, but really fascinating. Not sure if this was funded by the musicians themselves or a completely separate side project - regardless it’s worth checking out. Thank you to my friend @himnotthem for sharing this.

It’s hard not to love tilt-shift, and this video of Beijing...

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:41:09 -0800

It’s hard not to love tilt-shift, and this video of Beijing by Pixcube Animation Studio is a perfect example. The imagery tends to be pretty picturesque (like moving postcards) and the fact that you can’t really make anyone out adds to the iconic feeling of the images.

(via TheFoxisBlack)

When it comes to their gear, most athletes don’t have to resort...

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:17:15 -0800

When it comes to their gear, most athletes don’t have to resort to DIY. But self-customization was the reality for amputee athletes who needed soles for their prosthetic running blades, like competitive runner and marathoner Sarah Reinertsen. But now, Nike has created a sole that interlocks with the company’s Flex-Run Foot., called the Nike Sole. The only customizing amputee athletes will have to do now is when they decide whether they want a sole with traction for on- or off-road jaunts.

A short film by the highly recognized photographer Sandro shot...

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:16:57 -0800

A short film by the highly recognized photographer Sandro shot with the upcoming Nikon D800.

Is Bounce power spray the most Old Spicy dryer bar in the entire...

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:45:35 -0800

Is Bounce power spray the most Old Spicy dryer bar in the entire outdoor fresh area? You smell it is! Directed by Tim and Eric from the Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

Cristina De Middel photo journalistic series “Afronauts”...

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:36:04 -0800

Cristina De Middel photo journalistic series “Afronauts” captures the narrative of Zambia’s failed attempt to put man on the moon in a dignified, triumphant light. Zambia didn’t put space boots on the moon, but these photographs show a quilted portrait of not shattered, unattained dreams, but nationalist hope and determination.

(via thefoxisblack)

Artist Kevin Dart has been working on this amazing side project...

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:36:59 -0800

Artist Kevin Dart has been working on this amazing side project called Coloroids. It’s a simple idea where he illustrates an everyday something from his life, be it food or scenery. He’s only done seven so far, but the results are pretty great.

Artist Bronia Sawyer made this incredible looking book...

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:35:57 -0800

Artist Bronia Sawyer made this incredible looking book sculptures. You can view all of her work on her website here.

Launched today, this video is already experiencing thousands of...

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:31:51 -0800

Launched today, this video is already experiencing thousands of hits: 8 yr old Juliet teamed up with the hottest producer ROB SHARPE this school holidays and smashed out this BRUTAL track.. Juliet takes you on a journey of her love for her dog, Robert and how her pet fish stink even tho Juliet has zero sense of smell. The Australian Hardcore scene will never be the same!

Sometimes getting there can be half the fun. Use Google Maps to...

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:10:18 -0800

Sometimes getting there can be half the fun. Use Google Maps to explore your world and get to your destination on time. Watch this fun video campaign by Brooklyn Bowl.

Say Hello to Assistly Mobile

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:28:46 -0800

Say Hello to Assistly Mobile

It’s difficult to have a series of typographic posters and not...

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:01:14 -0800

It’s difficult to have a series of typographic posters and not include Helvetica in the mix. Above is a sampling of the rich annual crop of conceptually driven typographic posters by artist, design educator and award-winning graphic designer Tom Davie. You can see more of this collection here. These printed beauties are available for purchase at Society6.

Canadian photographer Andrew B. Myers snaps pictures of the sort...

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:35:48 -0800

Canadian photographer Andrew B. Myers snaps pictures of the sort of quotidian stuff old people equate with fond childhood memories, from hamburgers and Popsicles to swimming pools and baseball games. The compositions are crisp and the color palette’s full of bleached-out sherbets that have a seductive, pastel-y nostalgic effect.

(FastCoDesign)

Amazing journalism photo set by Viktor Gårdsäter from Stockholm,...

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:15:52 -0800

Amazing journalism photo set by Viktor Gårdsäter from Stockholm, Sweden. You can view the rest of his portfolio at gardsater.se.

“As Above, So Below” is a one of a kind public art...

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:50:56 -0800

“As Above, So Below” is a one of a kind public art experience, a projection mapping installation for multiple surfaces and multiple dimensions made for Immersed Surfaces by Light Harvest. Audiences physically entered the story and explored the shimmering surface as it ignited with messages and symbols. The production tested every technique in image-making conceivable in the short time frame, including stop motion animation, and the suspension of over twenty performance artists from fly wires at sixteen feet off the ground.

Brooklyn-based firm I-Beam to design the Pallet House, a...

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:31:41 -0800

Brooklyn-based firm I-Beam to design the Pallet House, a 250-square-foot low-cost shelter constructed of 100 discarded pallets.

Nearly 21 million pallets end up in landfills every year; if repurposed, they could house more than 40,000 refugees. And since the pallets are designed for transport, they can first be used for carrying shipments of other types of aid, including food and medicine.

The Pallet House is far sturdier and more permanent than the tent structures common in refugee camps, where displaced individuals stay an average of seven years. I-Beam has built prototypes in New York, Indiana, and at the Architecture Triennial in Milan and is currently working on housing for those who lost their homes during the earthquake in Haiti and the floods in Pakistan.

From several feet away, Cayce Zavaglia’s portraits look...

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:51:00 -0800

From several feet away, Cayce Zavaglia’s portraits look like hyper-realistic oil paintings. Zoom in, though, and you realize that each portrait is entirely hand-stitched. The larger ones measure about a foot tall and 3 feet wide, and take as many as six months to complete.

Zavaglia is trained as a painter. But when she got pregnant with her daughter, she decided not to use oils anymore (what with all the turpentine and varnish fumes wafting around). So she vowed instead to “paint” with wool thread.

Her biggest challenge was getting the thread to act like oil paint. “Initially, the most frustrating part was not being able to mix the color that I was seeing so I approached the portraits with more of a pointillist sensibility. Laying down variously sized stitches in a variety of colors gave the illusion of the color I wanted but didn’t have. My stitches are layered on top of one another, which allows some to peep through and others to be obscured underneath.”

Those thoroughly talented Arcade Fire people have only gone and...

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:45:48 -0800

Those thoroughly talented Arcade Fire people have only gone and blown our minds again. www.sprawl2.com is the interactive website for the stand out track from last years album The Suburbs.

For best results you need a webcam and a decent broad band connection to pick up your dance moves, otherwise you can use your mouse, to control a dancing Regine Chassagne as she whirls round a deserted football field. We can say but only one thing about this… Amazing.

Brooklyn based artist Shane McAdams is taking the ordinary and...

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:03:48 -0800

Brooklyn based artist Shane McAdams is taking the ordinary and doing extraordinary things, namely, ball point pens. If you told me that Shane created the images above using just ball point pens I’d tell you that you were crazy. There’s so much depth in the color and shape, it nearly looks like something you’d have to make in Photoshop.

(via The Fox is Black)

Check out artist Mark Wagner whose amazing dollar bill collages...

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:47:44 -0800

Check out artist Mark Wagner whose amazing dollar bill collages can be found in the collections of institutions like the Museum of Modern Art, The Walker Art Center, and the Smithsonian.

“The one dollar bill is the most ubiquitous piece of paper in America,” he explains. “Collage asks the question: what might be done to make it something else? It is a ripe material: intaglio printed on sturdy linen stock, covered in decorative filigree, and steeped in symbolism and concept. Blade and glue transform it — reproducing the effects of tapestries, paints, engravings, mosaics, and computers— striving for something bizarre, beautiful, or unbelievable… the foreign in the familiar.”

You can go to the Wagner’s website to see even more of his work, as well as some fascinating detail shots.

(via Flavorwire)