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Imaginary Movies: Graphic Designer Turns Posted Photos into Film Posters

Inspired by gorgeous photographs posted to a popular social media website, one designer has reversed the normal narrative of movie marketing, creating publicity posters for speculative films, ...

Big Data Art: Printed Visualizations Highlight Daunting Tech “Terms of Service”

Everyone knows that actually reading a "terms of service" agreement is rarely (if ever) done by consumers using large digital platforms, but there is something powerful about seeing just how ...

Warnings at Scale: Tiny Signs Highlight Hazards of a Miniaturized World

What may look like a harmless pothole or random remainder of grass takes on a different meaning when viewed from the perspective of the ultra-small, becoming dangerous sinkholes or inviting plots ...

Algorithmic Art: Dynamic Display ‘Paints’ Surreal Scenes & Melting Cityscapes

Abstracting views of the city, this huge installation uses computer algorithms to deform local everyday footage on a massive 14-by-23-foot display canvas. Ordinary wall art can get old, ...

Darkroom Magic: How a Master Surrealist Shapes Scenes from Real Photos

His photographic manipulations are uncanny, creating bizarre effects and optical illusions, all while remaining highly realistic and (perhaps most impressively) quite true to the original ...

Collecting Inspiration: 3 Must-See Data Artists & Designers at Eyeo 2017

Jenny Odell collects and organizes all kinds of things, from meticulously sorting digital finds on Google Maps to tracing the origins of everything she used, wore, ate or bought on one ...

Guitar for Modern Nomads: This Digital Instrument is Designed to Travel

What if you were to eliminate the unwieldy parts of a guitar but maintain its resonant sound and the same exact way of playing, in order to make the instrument are more convenient traveling ...

21st Century Figurative Sculpture: 33 Modern Renderings of the Human Form

Michelangelo's David may always represent a pinnacle of artistic achievement in figurative sculpture, but modern artists are adding some brilliant 21st-century elements to the mix in the form of ...

Monsters of New York: Creepy Critters Cuddle Strangers on City Subways

NYC subways are strange, dark and oft-overcrowded places where many people retreat into themselves and avoiding engagement, at least until these unusual (and invisible) creatures come ...

Smart Body Art: MIT Temporary Tattoos Turn Your Arm into a Touchpad

Simple but powerful, these conductive tattoos communicate data and actions to paired electronic devices, translating touch actions into digital activations. As biohacking and other transhumanist ...

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