Fauxtoshop: 15 Phenomenal Forced-Perspective Photos
How do you make a full-sized commercial airplane look like a toy, or give the illusion that your human subject is touching a cloud? Photoshop is an easy answer, but a much more low-tech method ...
Tag: designs
Spicy Fleshy Wonderland: Installation by Ernesto Neto
They're vaguely anatomical, looking like microscopic views of cells, bacteria or organs. Some resemble giant udders, while others are big soft organically shaped cushions that hold you like a ...
Architecture Icon: Steven Holl’s Award-Winning Designs
For nearly 35 years, Steven Holl has been one of America's most iconic and innovative architects, designing dozens of attention-grabbing structures all over the world including the recently ...
Frightening Finery: 50+ Macabre Jewelry Creations
Morbid or merely macabre? Gruesome dead animals, or respectfully crafted memorials? The incredible (and undeniably creepy) creations of these 12 jewelry artists provoke strong reactions, whether ...
Score! 13 of the World’s Coolest & Craziest Stadiums
They host some of the world's most exciting events and are often among the most massive structures in any given city – so why are stadiums themselves usually bland and boring? These 13 stadium ...
New Tech Meets Old World: Paintings in Ultra High-Res
It's every Da Vinci Code conspiracy theorist's dream: getting a microscopic look at Leonardo's brushstrokes on The Last Supper down to the tiniest flake of paint. In the past, you would have to ...
Real-Life ‘Up’: Balloon Transports Entire Buildings
It's 500 feet across and can carry 700 times more weight than a heavy cargo helicopter – yet it's based on technology that was developed in the early 20th century. An Australian firm could make ...
Silent Skyscrapers: The Eerie Ghost Towers of Bangkok
(image via: javier ortega figueiral) They stand like massive man-made skeletons, abandoned towers that were supposed to be luxurious high-rise residences, hotels and office buildings. The ghost ...
Skyscraper Interrupted: 12 Stalled Projects Around the World
They were supposed to be shining examples of super-tall architecture, towers that celebrate the prosperity of their respective urban locations. But after the economic meltdown began in 2008, ...
Geek Tattoo Designs: Wish Your Social Life Goodbye
There's geek, and then there's hardcore, plaster your favorite operating system's logo on your right forearm geek. The latter tends to be more interesting (at least on the internet), so I've ...
