Trashcam Project: Dumpsters Turned into Pinhole Cameras
The images are breathtaking: black-and-white urban scenes with all the organic drama and character that only low-tech photography methods can produce. Would you believe that these beautiful ...
Month: April 2012
Art Imitates Digital Life: Real-World Google Map Pins
When you look up a city on Google Maps, a little red icon shows you exactly where the center of that city is - and it even casts a shadow, making it seem as if it's a part of the cities itself. ...
Tower with a Twist: Very Top-Heavy Vancouver Skyscraper
This is what creative design is all about: taking a familiar typology and turning (or twisting) it around ... not merely to show off something new and unique, but to critically respond and adapt ...
IKEA Culture: 20 Fanatical Fan Ads, Art & Design
The purveyors of cheap-and-cheerful modern Scandinavian home goods have plied us with their glossy catalogs and Swedish meatballs, and we have responded with wide-eyed devotion. We flock to IKEA ...
Global Kneads: 15 Earth Stress Reliever Ball Designs
Save the planet... for when you're really stressed out! These 15 Earth Stress Reliever Balls put the whole world in your hands, allowing you both to bounce back from adversity. This surprisingly ...
Wild Wallpaper: Interactive Decor You Can Rip & Color
Installing new wallpaper is typically one of the less enjoyable home improvement tasks one can engage in. No matter how great it looks when it's done, the actual installation is a big pain. Not ...
Face to Face: 29 Explorations In Facial Art, Design & Imagery
Sculptors in ancient history are the only ones who ever had time to truly study the human form and create beautiful works of art out of it, right? Wrong. Modern sculptors and artists have been ...
Chelsea Illustrated: Google’s History-Telling Mural
Scaffolding is rarely attractive, but Google might just change that perception with a 450-foot mural by Brooklyn design studio Dark Igloo that wraps around its building in New York City. 'Chelsea ...
Asymmetrical and Acid-Yellow Storefront for Konzepp
Walk down some steps into a nondescript alleyway in Hong Kong and you might just be shocked to find this bold, visually engaging storefront standing out in a sea of gray concrete. Hong Kong's new ...
3D Floating Graffiti: Interactive Alleyway Color Art Illusions
Our minds are addicted to making order out of chaos and finding patterns in noise. This stunning perspectival art project takes the wonderfully windy streets of São Paulo, Brazil and layers a ...
