Russian Silver Age Poet Sergey Yesenin Become An Instagram Star
The famous Russian poet Sergey Yesenin (1895-1925) came back to life to become an Instagram star, now he has more followers than you. His account has only eighteen photos where Sergey walks in a park, enjoys food in cafe, read a magazine or stays in the parking zone. Each photo is accompanied with a piece of good poetry. It turned out the profile of Yesenin was created by a teacher from the Tyumen region of Russia who chose this cool way to make her students read wonderful Russian poems. Continue reading »
Gloomy Pripyat Shown By Romanian Photographer Cristian Lipovan
Pripyat attracts many photographers from all over the world. But pictures made by this Romanian author are special. He focuses on the aesthetics of the terrifying devastation and, at the same time, on pacifying loneliness. HDR and bright colors contribute to the gloomy and mysterious atmosphere. Continue reading »
Sergio Odeith Creates Amazing 3D Murals That Jump Off The Walls
Portuguese artist Sergio Odeith (previously) creates remarkable anamorphic murals that appear to jump out from the walls on which they are painted. Some even interact with their surroundings. Continue reading »
Vintage Photos Of People Wearing Masks During The 1918 Influenza Pandemic, One Of The Deadliest Natural Disasters In Human History
At the close of WWI, an estimated 50 million people died from the Spanish flu. Masks were the uninfected’s main line of defense. Continue reading »
The Worst Book Covers On Amazon
Voluspa: A Magical World by Sam D
Who needs a professional designer when you can save money and make a book cover by yourself, right? Wrong. Continue reading »
Japanese Photographer Snaps Charming Scene Of Cats Playing On Cherry Blossom Tree
While cherry blossom season in Japan brings with it a number of sakura-themed beverages and treats, for photographer and mother Chikushi, it brings a beautiful backdrop for pictures of two kittens playing among the sakura trees Continue reading »
Bitter Truths From A Potato
Bitter truths are in abundance and the Truth Potato is on a mission to throw most of them onto our faces. What’s more amusing than a cute potato breaking your shield of denial and giving you few words of wisdom? Continue reading »
Experience The Fjords And Mountain Ranges Across Norway In A Birdbox
Among the fjords and mountain ranges of Norway’s great wilderness, design studio Livit introduces Birdbox — creating a unique atmosphere of calmness and freedom for travelers. Continue reading »
Stunning Photos From The Hair Freezing Contest Of Takhini Hot Springs
The Hair Freezing Contest at Takhini Hot Pools started in 2011. The early years of the contest had humble beginnings, with $100 of prize money given to the best frozen hairdo and just a few dozen participants each year. Over the years, the contest gained momentum and in 2015 an image from the contest went viral. Since then, Takhini Hot Pools has increased the prize money to $750 and added several new categories. But this year, the contest has reached new heights. Continue reading »
An Authentic 16th Century Plague Doctor Mask Preserved And On Display At The German Museum Of Medical History
This authentic 16th century plague doctor mask has been preserved over the years and is currently on display at the German Museum of Medical History in Ingolstadt. This was the first design of the Plague Doctor’s mask. During medieval Europe, there were two main theories of how diseases were spread and contracted: the Four Humors theory, and the Miasma theory. Continue reading »
Robots And Donuts: The Amazing Retro-Futuristic Art Of Eric Joyner
Eric Joyner is a contemporary American artist whose body of work has focused on robots and donuts.
Joyner grew up in San Mateo, California, and spent some time in Medford, Oregon, after his family moved there. He was always interested in art and attended the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. He began working as a commercial illustrator in 1984 and created the cover art for several video games, such as Tales of the Unknown, Volume I: The Bard’s Tale, Realm of Impossibility, and Archon II: Adept. Continue reading »
Shanghai Studio Creates Posters To Help Fight Against Coronavirus, Inspired By Vintage Chinese Public Health Notices
Shanghai brand design studio JWDK has launched a series of illustrated posters to help in the fight against coronavirus in China, inspired by vintage Chinese public health notices from the 1950s. Continue reading »
The Superb Bizarre AR Artworks By Nikita Replyanski, A Technological Artist And Cyber Fashion Designer
Technological artist and cyber fashion designer Nikita Replyanski (previously) started his career as an 3d Artist for video games in 2008. Since then he’s working in the Digital Entertainment Industry for 10 years. In 2014 he began to design 3d printed prosthetic arms as a hobby and step by step designing physical cybernetic products and accessories became his main career. Continue reading »
Artist Creates 16 Types Of Designer Packaging For Food Products To Show The Absurdity Of Brands
We’re all familiar with brands like Prada, Apple and Chanel. To most people, those brands carry a sense of luxury, quality, and refinement. There are also those who believe that such companies stand for decadence, mindless spending, and overpriced items. Continue reading »
Firebird III: One Of The Most Intriguing And Influential Concept Cars Of General Motors
GM built the Firebird III in 1958 and debuted it at Motorama in 1959. It is another extravagant concept with a fiberglass body and no fewer than seven short wings and tail fins (which were tested extensively in a wind tunnel). Continue reading »
Photographer Kate Ballis Transforms Desert Landscapes Into Entirely Surreal Scenes That Straddle The Divide Between Saccharine And Sinister
Kate Ballis is a Melbourne-based fine art photographer creating unique, colour-drenched images using infrared technology. Seeing the unseen through this technological lens Ballis finds a foreign otherworldly quality in familiar landscapes and scenes. Continue reading »
Incredible Photographs From The Construction Of The Forth Railway Bridge, A 19th Century Engineering Marvel
Spanning 541 meters over the Firth of Forth, Edinburgh’s Forth Railway Bridge became the longest cantilever bridge in the world when the future King Edward VII drove its final “golden” rivet on March 4, 1890. Its length was surpassed a few decades later by the Quebec Bridge in Canada, completed in 1919, but the Forth Bridge still holds second place, and remains an incredible feat of engineering. Continue reading »
Japanese Designer Crafts Adorably Lifelike Cat Backpack
You may remember Pico, a self professed “cat maniac” and mother of two who is known for designing adorable and awesomely life-like cat bags. And her latest creation may be one of their best yet–a super realistic cat backpack! Continue reading »
Artist Lim Heng Swee Draws Minimal Landscape Illustrations For Art And Cat Lovers
According to an artist: “I’m Lim Heng Swee (previously), an illustrator based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. My mantra is “Doodling a Smile” which aims to make people smile more in their daily life through my art. Recently, I started to explore minimal landscape art and found that the curves and shapes of the land have a lot of similarities with the curve and shape of the cat. Continue reading »
Futuristic Large-Scale Installations Built In The Heart Of Al Ula Desert In Saudi Arabia
A host of large-scale installations have been built amidst the canyons of the Al Ula desert in Saudi Arabia that reflect the landscape and its heritage for the returning Desert X exhibition. Previously located in the Californian desert, in the area known for hosting the annual Coachella music festival, Desert X Al Ula is the first site-responsive exhibition of its kind in Saudi Arabia. Continue reading »
Biochemist Elzbieta Kurowska Creates Stunning Liquid Biomorphic Structures
According to Ela: “As a photographer and biochemist, I am fascinated by the origins of life – that moment in Earth’s history when amorphous organic matter transformed into complex structures that evolved into living organisms.” Continue reading »
Amazing Vintage Photos Of Badass Women Riding Their Choppers
A chopper is a type of custom motorcycle which emerged in California in the late 1950s. The chopper is perhaps the most extreme of all custom styles, often using radically modified steering angles and lengthened forks for a stretched-out appearance. They can be built from an original motorcycle which is modified (“chopped”) or built from scratch. Continue reading »
The Superb Noir Superhero Posters By Marko Manev
Marko Manev is an illustrator, graphic designer and a conceptual mixed-media artist. He has a bachelor of fine arts degree and has worked as a graphic designer in advertising for a number of years. Currently he works as a freelance artist and specializes in digital illustration for film, TV shows, games and various pop culture properties. His clients include Marvel, Lucasfilm, Disney, 20th Century Fox, Wizards of the Coast, Wired Magazine, The New Yorker, Variety and many others. Marko is available for commission work. Continue reading »
Stunning Photos From The Bosch Parade, The Sailing Parade In The Spirit Of Jheronimus Bosch
Bosch Parade honours Jheronimus Bosch as a storyteller and inspiration. His paintings are mysterious picture stories in which he illustrated his time in an unconventional way. Jheronimus Bosch also was the very first genre painter: the first painter to acknowledge commoners, by giving them a full role in his works. Continue reading »
Nearby Train Crossing Gives Aichi’s Daibutsu The Title Of Most Stylish Great Buddha In Japan
Built in 1954, the 18m tall Great Buddha statue in Konan, Aichi prefecture is already a well sought out attraction for those visiting the area. As an added bonus, the impressive statue is even more of a sight to behold in the spring, when it is surrounded by a sea of cherry blossom trees. Continue reading »
