Now and When: The Radical Future of Urban Australia
Many futurists and future-minded laypeople believe that the future of civilization lies in the water. If the global climate continues to get warmer and the water level rises, land will become a ...
Year: 2010
Cigarette Advertising: A Vintage Look at Smoking Adverts
Smoking wasn't always unhealthy, at least, in the eyes of the public. Knowing what we know now about smoking's effects, and the checkered history of cigarette branding in America, vintage ...
Building a Better Burb: How to Fix Failing Suburban Towns
It's a reality that sneaked up on some of us, but others saw it coming for decades. Either way, it's now undeniable: the old suburbs just aren't what they used to be. We once longed to get away ...
Cake Art: Over 25 Awesomely Offbeat Decorated Cakes
It's strange to say, but cake technology is improving. The invention of new kinds of icing that can be sculpted to hold nearly any form, combined with age-old baking techniques, are creating a ...
Illustrated Logos: Clever Ways of Bringing a Brand to Life
In the hands of an inexperienced or overzealous designer, illustrated logos can be disastrous – busy, overly literal, ineffective. But sometimes, graphics come together in just the right way to ...
Art On The Fly: 10 Examples Of Real Zany Zipper Art
All praise the zipper: the ubiquitous, maintenance-free, no muss, no fuss fastener that trumps both buttons and Velcro! Zippers operate smoothly, silently and safely day in and day out, often in ...
Pomparkour: New Urban Free Running Sport with Ladders
Anyone who's already familiar with parkour – the jaw-dropping urban sport that involves astonishing acrobatics including gravity-defying jumps – probably stared in disbelief at a video ...
Serious Ink: Weaponized Pens Mightier Than Any Sword
I feel great joy when I stumble upon a mundane, everyday object, that is always dull, and find that someone has taken the time to customize it in an interesting and exciting way. Enter the pen: ...
Remodeling Suburbia: Rerouting Classic, Car-Centric Design
The modern city is, for the most part, built around cars. We build enormous elevated roads and huge parking structures to accommodate our vehicles, but at what cost to the urban landscape and to ...
Paper Mache Masters: From Crafters to Professionals
Paper mache is a process used to create art that involves laying paper over a form and using a wet paste or adhesive to keep it together, and harden it. Most people's experience with paper mache ...
