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A stellar writer and amazing researcher, Steve has brought a twist of creative humor into the mix with articles on geek cake designs and brilliant book artists, extreme house boat designs and real-life nanotechnology applications, dramatic guerrilla marketing campaigns and steampunk art and fashion. Steve can also be found writing away about insane news and inventions of Japan over at InventorSpot.
Blown To Smithereens: The Secret Story Of Survival Town
Survival Town was a group of buildings and structures designed to measure the effects of an atomic weapon. On May 5, 1955, Survival Town became Loserville.
Add Comment »»Drop Dead Gorgeous: Ten Types Of Tombstones To Die For
These ten drop dead gorgeous tombstones exquisitely detail the strength of the spirit to move the living once the departed themselves have moved on.
Add Comment »»War and Pieces: 9 Preserved Bombed-Out WWII Buildings
These 9 examples of preserved buildings stand, in stark contrast to their successors, as testaments to a war that forever changed the world we live in.
Click Here to Read More »»(1 Comment)Tilted In Your Favor: 13 More Famous Leaning Towers
There's more to food than pizza and there's more to leaning towers than Pisa, as these 15 slanted spires show by NOT living life on the straight & narrow.
Add Comment »»Oh Sit! The World's 13 Most Uncomfortable Chair Designs
These 13 uncomfortable chairs show that even the best furniture designers take (and give) pains to stretch the limits of their art to the breaking point.
Click Here to Read More »»(3 Comments)Go Graphic: 15 Creative Works of Laptop Computer Art
Going graphic demands the personal touch. These 15 examples of creative laptop art draw from the realm of the senses to conclusively state your case.
Click Here to Read More »»(6 Comments)10 Insane Interiors and Radical Room Designs
Inner sanctum or artsy asylum? These 20 insane interiors and radical rooms show what happens when one moves beyond the fundamental to, well, just mental.
Click Here to Read More »»(4 Comments)7 More Amazing Engineering Wonders of Today & Tomorrow
Megaproject... even the word sounds big! These 7 amazing engineering wonders push the envelope of what can be accomplished on Earth - and someday, beyond.
Click Here to Read More »»(7 Comments)15 More Spectacular Sinks & Strange Wash Basin Designs
Wash this space! Turning on the creative faucet gives "brain drain" a whole new meaning - as illustrated by these 15 sink-ly spectacular washbasins.
Click Here to Read More »»(6 Comments)15 (More!) Creative Bookcases & Book Storage Solutions
There will always be a place for books in our lives - and in our homes. These 15 creative bookcases take outrageous storage to the next level... storageous?
Click Here to Read More »»(8 Comments)At World’s End: 13 More Post-Apocalyptic Visions
The world will end some day, but will anyone be left to observe the final sunset? Here are 13 more visions of what a post-apocalyptic world might be like.
Click Here to Read More »»(1 Comment)Brand Name Boogaloo: 10 Ways Brands & Buyers Adapt To A Changing World
In today's world of information overload and soul-killing McJobs, however, brand saturation is turning marketing mantras on their heads. From debranding to unbranding to back-door product placements, it's hard to know who's selling what - which is the whole point.
Click Here to Read More »»(2 Comments)Kool Skool: 15 Examples Of Awesome Bus Mod Art
The words Bus and Boring share more than just their initial letter but that hasn't stopped an assortment of visionary artists from jazzing up this most utilitarian form of transport. These 15 examples epitomize the height of slick transit glorious!
Click Here to Read More »»(5 Comments)Semi Pros: 15 Examples Of Awesome Truck Mod Art
Trucks are cool fresh off the assembly line but such huge, mobile canvasses just naturally invite artists to add to their awesomeness. Here are 15 examples of awesome art made for, with and upon trucks.
Click Here to Read More »»(2 Comments)From Vinyl To Divinyl: 12 Groovy Ways to Upcycle Vinyl Records
Vinyl records were THE way to listen to music in the decades before CDs, MP3s and online storage made them virtually obsolete. Now artists, hobbyists and environmentalists are making vinyl "sing" in a whole new way. Here are a dozen groovy examples.
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