This Artist Creates Magnificent Portraits On Maps
Aged of 26 years old, artist Ed Fairburn continues to exploit maps to put his portraits illustrations. This artist has an imaginative ability to make visual connections between the lines of a map and the features of a delicate hair. With a pencil, he integrates faces on the contours of reliefs, lakes and roads by managing to create a symbiosis between man and planet. He exhibits currently his artworks at the Mike Wright Gallery, in Denver. Continue reading »
Love With A Taste: Taipei-Based Designer Created A New Packaging System For Conventional Condoms
Taipei-based student, Guan-Hao Pan recently introduced a new packaging system for conventional condoms. They come in five colorful cylinder packages, each of a distinct diameter inspired by a fruit or a vegetable like a Banana or cucumber, representative to their phallic counterpart. The 12 condoms within tubes are presented as slices of either fruit or vegetable. To discover. Continue reading »
Mom Illustrates Her Everyday Pregnancy Problems
Line Severinsen, an illustrator animator and mother of two in Bergen, has a funny series of simple webcomics that share some of the challenges and everyday realities of being an expectant mom. We all know motherhood can be tough, but her comic – Kos og Kaos, or “Cuddles and Chaos” in English – illustrates these struggles in a fun and approachable way. Severinsen started her comic when she was pregnant in 2012, and continued it after a brief hiatus when she was pregnant with her second child (who was born in May of this year). Continue reading »
This New Robot Lamp Has A Bit Of An Attitude
A couple of San Francisco-based designers have launched a new lamp that looks like a little robot man. Continue reading »
Clip-On Man Buns Are Here. No, We’re Not Joking
It was only a matter of time before someone jumped on the man bun wagon and produced fake clip-on buns for all those unhappy men who can’t grow their locks. Continue reading »
17-Year-Old Cat Suffering From Kidney Failure Is Japan’s Cutest & Laziest Feline
Ura has lived a long and happy life. And at 17 years, the adorable white Scottish Fold cat has found internet fame. Continue reading »
Meet the Lykoi: An Odd New Breed of “Werewolf” Cats
The stuff of nightmares, or a cat lover’s dream? The Lykoi is a brand new breed of cat that is gaining worldwide recognition for its odd werewolf-esque appearance. The word lykoi roughly translates to “wolf” in Greek, and the feline’s scruffy looks are credited to a naturally occurring genetic mutation of the domestic shorthair which prevents the growth of a full coat of fur. This genetic glitch in the wolf cats’ hair follicles means they don’t grow fur around their eyes, nose, ears and muzzle, and have only a patchy coat throughout the rest of their body that also lacks an undercoat.
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Take A Look At This Cute Adopted Cat With Funny Markings
“I was looking for a cat that would be a good company for my other two cats. Some day I found Witek at one of the cat-adopting-foundations. I fell in love with him immediately. This is a short story about how Witek came to our home.”, said Magdalena, a pet owner, to Bored Panda. Continue reading »
50 Awesome and Colorful Photoshoots of the 1970s Fashion and Style Trends
The 1970’s fashion, often called the “Mc Decade”, began with a continuation of the mini skirts, bell-bottoms, and the androgynous hippie look from the late 1960s and eventually became one of the most iconic decades for fashion ever.
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Amazing Animal Ski Masks By Teya Salat
With the winter months fast approaching, the balaclava is a key piece of kit to keep your face warm, or to rob a bank. 22-year-old Russian tattoo model Teya Salat may not be a thief, but her stylish, animal-themed balaclavas have stolen our hearts and opened our wallets! Continue reading »
Cute Self-Watering Animal Planters
These adorable ceramic animals will prevent you from being a plant-killer! Capillary action, first documented by Leonardo Da Vinci but only recently made cute, draws water up a piece of rope hidden in the animal-held-straw into the soil held in each critter’s pack. When the soil is completely wet, it ceases to soak up water from the string until it dries out. Continue reading »
Artist Uses Cardboard to Create Full-Scale Replica of Her Grandfather’s 1979 Lincoln Continental
Artist Shannon Goff constructed her Miles to Empty exhibition so that she could pay homage to a quintessential American car that also serves as a personal memory of her grandfather. Using cardboard as her medium, Goff recreated the special edition 1979 Lincoln Continental, which features an impressively detailed interior. Continue reading »
Designer Transforms One Dollar Thrift Store Clothes Into Trendy Outfits
A few years ago, fashionista Jillian Owens decided that she wanted to change how the world approaches fashion. Finding herself both disheartened by the rise of fashion giants with unethical labor practices, plus a bit broke at the time, the South Carolina-based writer and designer began exploring local thrift stores to find pieces of discarded clothing that has fabulous possibilities. Continue reading »
Hillary White Puts Pop Culture in Classic Art
The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Bird
We look at a lot of pop culture mashups here, but there’s just something about the mashups of illustrator Hillary White, probably because they show a clear knowledge of art history and technique. And then they use that knowledge to put Muppets, Star Wars, Voltron, and Silent Hill characters and more in famous paintings, like Domenichino’s The Maiden and the Unicorn. Continue reading »
Historical Figures Hilariously Share Their Instagram Photos
So we stumbled across, Histagrams a satirical blog dedicated to documenting the history of the world entirely on Instagram. Imagine an alternative universe whereby the likes of Cleopatra, Abraham Lincoln, Marilyn Monroe, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi or Steve Jobs all had an Instagram account. What would they take photos of? What username would they pick? And more importantly which filters if any would they use? These are the important questions in life, but thanks to the wit and creativity of Histagrams, we’re able to give you an insight into what their Instagrammifications might have been like. Continue reading »
Cancer Patient Snaps Funny Photos With IV Pole To Bring Cheer To Others During Chemotherapy
Meet 21-year-old medical student Tessa Calder, who was recently diagnosed with metastatic medulloblastoma (tumour of the cerebellum).
The witty fourth-year medical student, from Australia, has been entertaining family, friends, and her fellow patients with a series of amusing photos, where she dresses up and poses with her newest friend — an IV pole. Here she is as Gandalf:
PHOTO: You shall not pass: Gandalf with her IV pole staff. (Supplied: Tessa Calder/ABC News)
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These Outstanding Underwater Photos Are Simply Magic
‘Vandenberg: Life Below the Surface’ is simply breathtaking exhibition by creative genius & Austrian photographer Andreas Franke – that is literally underwater! Continue reading »
Here’s What You Need To Know About The World’s First Instafamous Ghost
Meet Mr. Boo, the most famous ghost on Instagram. He lives in Spain and spends his time haunting the winding streets of various cities during the night. Sometimes he speaks to people he meets and is often found playing small jokes on lost tourists such as giving them wrong directions. Continue reading »
Meet Saya: the Incredibly Realistic Computer-Generated Japanese Schoolgirl
Although her looks indicate otherwise, Saya is not your typical Japanese schoolgirl. Her parents, Teruyuki and Yuki Ishikawa, have big dreams for their beautiful daughter. They want her to play a character in a movie they are self-producing. Where will she find the time with all her schoolwork? Not to worry. Saya is only as real as the pixels on your screen. Her soft cheeks, lush, black hair and hazel-brown eyes are all computer-generated imagery. Continue reading »
This Artist Pictured His Own Journey Around The US With One Dollar Diary
“In the time that I lived in NYC and travelled around the USA. I kept a daily dairy on one dollar bills. Below a few day’s off my life!”- Babo Schokker. Continue reading »
Haunting Photos Of A Deserted Island In Japan
These stunning photos reveal the forgotten and decaying beauty of a once-thriving island town in Japan. The town is called Gunkjima and sits about 15 kilometers south of Nagaski. The spot is well known as a forbidden treasure trove of dilapidated urban development. Continue reading »
Unusual and Beautiful Rainbow Cloud Portal Appears in the Sky
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The beautiful phenomenon pictured above, was captured floating high above Eastern Victoria, Australia. It almost appears to be a portal to another dimension, complete with a rainbow beckoning to the other side, but there is a scientific explanation for these bewitching cloudy formations known as fallstreak holes. It begins with a process known as supercooling. Continue reading »
Longboard Combined with Stroller Makes Travel Fun for Both Kids and Parents
Stroller company Quinny invented a different kind of baby carriage, called the Longboardstroller, that allows both parents and children to have fun on-the-go. As the name suggests, it’s part longboard and part stroller. Continue reading »
Meet Goliath, The Adorable Baby Cow Who Thinks He’s A Dog
Meet Goliath. He’s an adorable calf who seems to have taken a bit too much after his Great Dane friend Leonidas. When Goliath was born, he was very sick and couldn’t even drink from a milk bottle. So in order to give him the care he needed to survive, Shaylee Hubbs adopted him. Continue reading »
20 Beautiful Quotes That Perfectly Sum Up Life In Your 20s
Life in your 20s is full of possibilities and anticipation of great things. It’s a special time of energetic optimism and ardent discovery. It’s a decade to look forward to, enjoy, and remember with fondness. And these 20 quotes perfectly sum it up.
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