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Steph is the steadfast super-writer who will tackle any topic and take it to the extreme, finding the most fascinating sources and strange images to support her articles.
Best Print This: 12 High-Tech & 3D Printer Design Ideas
Concept designs that use coffee dregs or pencil stubs instead of ink, forgo paper altogether or even produce 3D objects bring printers into the 21st century.
Add Comment »»The Strange Miniature Worlds of Matthew Albanese
Artist Matthew Albanese transforms everyday materials like steel wool, cotton, paprika and salt into startlingly realistic, beautiful and strange landscapes.
Click Here to Read More »»(1 Comment)Holgas, Polaroids & Pinholes: Lush Low-Tech Photography
Film photography is a dying art, but should we so fast to let go of the amazing images created with low-tech cameras like Holgas, pinhole cameras and Polaroids?
Click Here to Read More »»(1 Comment)‘Clean City’: São Paulo Scrubbed of Outdoor Ads
What does a city wiped clean of all advertising look like? Like São Paulo, Brazil, which removed all billboards and other ads from every public surface in 2007.
Click Here to Read More »»(7 Comments)Urban Theater of the Absurd: Bizarre Performance Art
How can you not stop and watch when a creepy, Chewbacca-like creature is crawling down the street, or a man is projecting his privates onto a public building?
Add Comment »»Vectorial Elevation Vancouver: Telerobotic Art Installation
An interactive light show in Vancouver called Vectorial Elevation allows users to customize their own light art designs from anywhere in the world.
Click Here to Read More »»(1 Comment)Fantastic Flash: 15 Fun & Dynamic Websites
Fun, dynamic, engaging, interactive - these beautiful Flash websites are among the best on the web with games, virtual exploration and more.
Click Here to Read More »»(3 Comments)Sodom & Gomorrah: Dark Digital Art by Alessandro Bavari
Artist Alessandro Bavari vividly imagines a dark and depraved Sodom and Gomorrah in this Bosch-like, biblical digital art series.
Click Here to Read More »»(1 Comment)Dazzling Digital Illustration: 15 Artists to Watch
Modern technology and raw talent come together in the stunning and often surreal digital illustrations of these 15 noteworthy artists.
Click Here to Read More »»(5 Comments)Darth Vader on the Toilet: Fantasy Photo Series
What do super heroes and villains do when nobody's looking? Photographer Ian Pool gives us a glimpse with this fantasy photo series.
Click Here to Read More »»(2 Comments)18 Bold & Beautiful Examples of Typography in Web Design
Web design is 95% typography, and some sites elevate the written word into a form of visual art that's engaging, informative and memorable.
Click Here to Read More »»(1 Comment)Even Robots Get the Blues: Photos by Markku Lahdesmaki
Robots do laundry, ride bicycles, hit the sauce and hang out in seedy parts of town in an imagined world where they coexist with humans in relative peace.
Add Comment »»Word on the Street: 14 Fun Urban Street Ads
Advertisers take to the streets with ads that turn asphalt, manholes and sewer grates into surprisingly effective marketing platforms.
Click Here to Read More »»(2 Comments)Dial4Light: Turning Street Lights On Via Mobile Phone
A groundbreaking cost-cutting, energy-saving program in Germany called Dial4Light requires pedestrians to activate street lights using their cell phones.
Click Here to Read More »»(3 Comments)Stupendous Steps: 15 Great Escalator & Stair Ads
Ads in unexpected places, like escalators and stairs, can be utterly captivating when they take full advantage of the unusual medium.
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