Artist Turns Himself Into A Living Digital Illustration By Using A Body Painting
According to artist Gigi Rodgers: “What you are looking at is not a painting or digital illustration! My name is Gigi Rodgers and I spent 2 hours painting on myself with acrylic and specialized body paints, directly, to produce the illusion of being a part of whatever background I stood in front of.” Continue reading »
Funny Cartoons That Perfectly Describe Life In Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley can be a strange place for newcomers, with mantras like “fail fast” and “anything is possible.” Continue reading »
New Zealand’s New Flag Could Be One Of These Designs
The government of New Zealand today published a list of 40 possible designs for its new national flag, ahead of a national referendum slated for later this year. The designs were selected by an independent panel from a list of nearly 10,300 online submissions that included a kiwi bird with laser eyes, a stick figure riding a bicycle, and an ice cream cone. Continue reading »
The Real Ping Pong Table Made From Cardboard
“Tennino” is a ping pong table in cardboard that we can easily build on our own in a few minutes thanks to pre-folded cardboard pieces. Continue reading »
A Suspended Treehouse to Sleep with Birds
The Cocoon Tree is a little tent shaped like a ball, that we can suspend on trees, according to our desires. The circular shape is here to give a feeling of protection to the visitors, like birds’ nests. This tent can contain comfortably two people maximum and is covered by a waterproof tarpaulin. Continue reading »
Meet Rammehar Punia, A ‘Rubber Man’ From India Who Has No Problem Looking Over His Shoulder
An Indian farmer’s amazing flexibility has won him legions of fans around the world, as well as one bizarre world record.
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Disney Princesses In Their Old Age
Buzzfeed has recently unveiled the realistic representations of iconic Disney princesses made Loryn Brantz, an american journalist and illustrator. This time, she has imagined what would look like our favorite princesses if they were old. Find out more below. Continue reading »
Stunning Digital Art Paintings of Random People – A Fun Series by Julio Cesar
Today I am unfolding before you a collection of stunning digital art paintings of random people, a fun series by Julio Cesar. Look at the fantastic blend of colors, real feel and gestures he has drawn so meticulously, it seems effortless and totally seamless. Continue reading »
Readers Put Themselves On The Cover For #bookfacefriday
After the New York Public Library called for readers to share their #bookfacefriday pictures they’ve been covering themselves with glory. Check out some of our favourite book cover selfies – can you beat them? Join in by clicking on the blue ‘Contribute’ button, or post them on social media with the hashtag #bookfacefriday
Book-of-the-moment A Little Life has its own Instagram account (hello, 2015) full of ‘bookfaces’ – that cover design was crying out for it. Photograph: @jmcmurtrie. Continue reading »
Customer at Starbucks Draws Detailed Map of Middle-Earth From ‘The Lord of the Rings’ & ‘The Hobbit’ on Coffee Cup
Redditor Carpe_Natem was recently given an inspirational boost during their shift after discovering one customer’s geeky coffee cup that had an extremely detailed map of Middle-earth drawn on it. Continue reading »
Stunning Jaguar F-Pace Camouflage
FutureDeluxe‘s teams combine for their clients design, technology & images to produce innovative creative content. They worked this year with the Jaguar brand to promote the new SUV called F-Pace. Wishing to emphasize the car’s ability to adapt to all types of environments, they had the excellent idea of working with special stickers covering the car with the illusion of spinning on ice or being covered sand. Continue reading »
Sculptural Steel Labyrinth at a Former Coal Mine
Gijs Van Vaerenbergh (name of the artists and architectes duo of Pieterjan Gijs and Arnout Van Vaerenbergh) built a sculptural, immersive and graphic maze in at a former coal mine located in Genk, Belgium. Continue reading »
Coca-Cola Removes Labels From Cans to Fight Against Prejudices
Coca-Cola has recently launched several campaigns for the month of Ramadan. First of all, the agency FP7 has thought the campaign Let’s Take An Extra Second : a concept of cans without any apparent logo of the brand to denounce the prejudices linked to a name. With the printed slogan “Labels are for cans, not for people”, these cans have been made in limited edition. Continue reading »
Futuristic 3D Printed Piezoelectric Violins Are A Thing Now
MONAD Studio – Eric Goldemberg and Veronica Zalcberg, together with musician/luthier Scott F. Hall, have collaborated to create the 2-string Piezoelectric Violin. Continue reading »
Dad Gets Tattoo So His 6-Year-Old Daughter Wouldn’t Feel Different
Image credits: Anita-Alistair Campbell
It’s heartbreaking for a parent when their children don’t fit in. New Zealand native and hardcore dad Alistair Campbell decided to take the extra step to help his daughter, Charlotte, feel better about her cochlear implants by getting one tattooed on his head. The six-year-old girl suffers from extreme hearing loss, and received her first implant when she was four years old. Continue reading »
Talented Woman Sena Runa Quits Her HR Job To Create Amazing Paper Art
It can be terrifying to leave the security of a salaried job to pursue your passion, but this is precisely what Turkish artist Sena Runa did earlier this year. The former HR specialist now does paper quilling full time. Runa has the following advice for those yearning to do the same: Continue reading »
Amazing Make-Up Artist Creates Super-Cute Pictures On A Unique Canvas – Her Eyes
Tal Peleg who spends hours painting the puss-inspired scenes on her face, said: “Make up, for me, is art – just using a face instead of canvas or paper.” Continue reading »
Photographer Transforms His Kitchen Into a Skatepark for Fruits and Vegetables
Since childhood, Paris-based photographer Benoit Jammes has held a passion for skateboarding and extreme sports; although throughout the years he has turned his attention towards his artistic pursuits, he has found a way to marry his boyhood passion and his current everyday life with Skitchen, a photographic investigation into the unknown and clandestine adventures of foods. Continue reading »
A Photographer Took Delightfully Messy Photos Of Meals In Mid-Air
Sometimes it takes the most meticulously-laid plans to achieve true chaos, and no one understands this better than London-based photographer Piotr Gregorczyk, whose Flying Food series captures the topsy-turvy projectiles of lavish meals as they leap from the plates on which they have been so carefully arranged. Continue reading »
“HAZMAT Surfing” Photos Predict a Poisonous, Dark Future for Our Oceans
When Washington-based photographer Michael Dyrland visited Los Angeles for a shoot, he anticipated surfing the open sea and riding the waves beneath the sunny sky. What he found, he admits, was not what he had hoped; after an evening of heavy rains, he was confined to the shore for days, the ocean contaminated with ten billion gallons of runoff composed of— as the photographer puts it— “sewage, garbage, oil, and shit (literally, human fecal matter).” Had he paddled into the water, Dyrland would have been vulnerable to staph infections, respiratory illness, MRSA, and Hepatitis C. Continue reading »
Green 3D Printer Prints Living Designs From Organic “Ink”
Project PrintGREEN is turning 3D printers into on-demand gardeners after designing a “green” 3D printer in 2013. The printer produces living prints, printing customized objects in a variety of sizes and forms. The project was created at the University of Maribor in Slovenia, conceived of by students Maja Petek, Tina Zidanšek, Urška Skaza, Danica Rženičnik and Simon Tržan, with help from their mentor Dušan Zidar. The project’s goal is to unite art, technology, and nature, creatively producing living designs with the help of technology. Continue reading »
Copenhagen: Wireless Speaker So Good, You Want To See It, Hear It And Never Let It Go
Created by Danish company Vifa is the Stockholm, a simple yet elegant wireless speaker that features a specially-woven cover by textile design company Kvadrat. Continue reading »
89-Year-Old Grandma Becomes a Beautifully Unexpected Bridesmaid
Bride-to-be Christine Quinn was preparing for her wedding day and decided to ask her Nana Betty to stand by her side as a bridesmaid. What she didn’t expect was for the 89-year-old grandmother to accept her request. “She asked me about 10 times, ‘Are you sure?’ and ‘Why would you want an old lady in your bridal party?'” Christine told The Huffington Post. “A few times she even said ‘All of your bridesmaids are young and pretty, why would you want me?’ Obviously Nana is beautiful too. Just look at those photos!” Continue reading »
There’s A Big Head Made From Reclaimed Wood And Found Objects Lying In A Park In New York
Back in 2015, Brooklyn-based artist Nicolas Holiber, has created “Head of Goliath,” a sculpture made from reclaimed wood and found objects. Continue reading »
Elegant Figures and Faces of Dancers Emerge from Intricately Folded Sheets of Fabric
The latest installation by Benjamin Shine, who studied fashion design at The Surrey Institute of Art and Design and Central St Martins in London – “The Dance” explores ideas of impermanence and the fleeting moment, which are conveyed through the inherent qualities of delicate tulle material. Continue reading »
