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Illustrator Jeremy Nguyen Makes Humorous Freelancer Achievement Badges – Try To Collect Them All

Illustrator Jeremy Nguyen has put together funny and very true list of 16 very special freelancer achievement badges. Try to collect them all! Continue reading »

Japanese Food Artist Eiko Mori Makes These Cute Creative Toasts. Bon Appétit!

Here are the creative toasts of the Japanese Eiko Mori, a culinary designer who is having fun creating cute and appetizing toasts by combining natural ingredients and fruits but also typically Japanese ingredients. Continue reading »

Designer Ji Lee Makes Clever Calligrams That Visualize The Meanings Of Various Words

New York-based designer Ji Lee started creating calligrams 20 years ago in his typography class at art school. What started as an assignment turned into a lifelong hobby and Lee’s passion for typography has led him to create over a 100 calligrams so far. Continue reading »

Artist Makes These Really Useful Work Meeting Achievement Badges – Try To Collect Them All

Artist Sarah Cooper has put together a funny and very true list of work meeting achievement badges. See if you can collect them all during a single meeting! Continue reading »

Designer Makes Her Clothes Unique By Printing On Manhole Covers, And It Breaks The Internet

Raubdruckerin is a berlin based company whose unique way of creating wearable items has gained huge following in Portugal, and Germany. “Pirating printer” as Raubdruckerin translates in English seeks to allow wearers take home pieces of European cities without spending on costly souvenirs. Continue reading »

This Bulbous Rain Barrel Design Makes It Easy To Collect Rainwater

Raindrop is a rain barrel that makes saving water really easy by providing a watering can that fills up automatically when it rains. This way, the user doesn’t have to fill the can with our precious tap water, but uses ‘free’ rainwater instead. With the small tap at the bottom of the barrel, the watering can can be refilled after using it. Continue reading »

Artist Heesoo Lee Makes Beautiful Aspen Trees Grow On Delicate Ceramic Vessels

The Montana-based ceramic artist Heesoo Lee brings the textural depth of aspen forest canopies to her sculptural bowls and vases. Lee painstakingly places each and every leaf by hand, building unique, organic trees that seem to come to life with their shimmering, colorful leaves. While the vibrant glazes add a lifelike layer, the pieces are equally stunning in their unglazed form. Continue reading »

Artist Tom Galle Makes Weapons Out Of Corporate Logos

Whether we like it or not, there are some corporate logos so ubiquitous that they creep into our subconscious. In his latest series, artist Tom Galle, known for his clever work that blurs lines between brands and people, takes famous brand emblems and fashions them into weapons. Continue reading »

“Your Childhood Post Apocalypse”: This Artist Makes Scary But Cute Zombie Plush Toys

J. Hricak from Louisville, KY, USA is a single parent and horror enthusiast who spends his spare time creating Undead Toys and once again proving that the internet is an extremely weird place! Continue reading »

Russian Craftsman Makes Stunning Wooden Zippo Lighters

Many precious wood types are used by this man to create those nice looking wooden Zippos. Here how he does it. Continue reading »

French Design Company Makes Awesome Arcade-Style Sofas Inspired By Geek Culture

In the early 1990s, the arcades experienced a major resurgence with the 1991 release of Capcom’s Street Fighter II, which popularized competitive fighting games and revived the arcade industry to a level of popularity not seen since the days of Pac-Man, setting off a renaissance for the arcade game industry in the early 1990s. Continue reading »

Japanese Photographer Makes Absolutely Breathtaking Vacuum-Sealed Wedding Photos

When it comes to nuptial photos, it’s rare that we get to see a concept that’s never been done before. But Tokyo-based photographer Haruhiko Kawaguchi has come up with one that will – literally – take your breath away. Continue reading »

This Artist-Made AI Makes Memes To Cope With Mental Illness

Trauma Doll, according to the artist behind the project, is “an AI doll that suffers from PTSD, anxiety, depression & other psychological demons,” according to her Facebook about page. The artificial intelligence creates “digitally generated memetic collages” as a coping mechanism. Continue reading »

Photographer Kourtney Roy Makes Eerie Self-Portraits In Desolate Yet Dramatic Locations


Kourtney Roy/Galerie Catherine et André Hug/The Guardian

Kourtney Roy makes eerie self-portraits in desolate yet dramatic locations – with wigs and wardrobe straight out of 1950s melodrama. In these shots, from her “Enter as Fiction – California” series, she plays characters caught in desolate, often abandoned settings. Continue reading »

Artist Dave Slater Makes 1963 Corvette Stingray Out Of LEGO Blocks

One of the most iconic American cars, the Corvette Stingray, has been the envy of every garage since it was first released in the early 1960s. Rather than just covet the classic sports car, Dave Slater went about building his own 1963 Corvette Stingray out of LEGOs. Continue reading »

Hong-Kong Based Company Makes Cat ‘LEGOS’ For People Who Love All Things Cat

If Lego and cats are among your favorite things in this world, now you can order a playful statue made of ‘Legos’ to liven up even the dullest office space or a living room. Hong-Kong-based company Jekca offers mini Lego sculptures for ‘kidults’ that come around 1.6 ft each – and their variety will surprise even the pickiest of customers. Continue reading »

Big Brother Makes His 5-Year-Old Sister’s Dreams Come True With Disney-Themed Photoshoot

In a moment that would make any parent cry, a 13-year-old approached his mum with the idea of dressing as Prince Charming and surprising his little sister with a princess themed photo shoot. And since their mom Christina Angel is a photographer, she was more than happy to acommodate the cute request, posting a message about how it all went down. Continue reading »

Tiny Living Room Makes Its Way Inside PC

Using dollhouse furniture and copious amounts of imagination, an unknown Russian artist has created a miniature living room inside the shell of a PC computer. The tiny room replica includes a working floor lamp, a tiny gumball machine an oriental rug, and even a miniature copy of the New York Times. Continue reading »

This Cat Looks Like A Pirate, But That Just Makes His Mom Love Him Even More!

Wesley is a little pirate kitty who has one eye and an adorable scalleywag grin on his face. Every day he waited in the shelter, but people just passed him by until 6 months later he found someone who could see the beauty in this special little guy. Continue reading »

Artist Makes Evergreen Plants That Glow In The Dark

According to artist Marina DeFrates: “I made these evergreen glowing plants. The Botany world has always amazed me as an Industrial designer, each plant has its own unique aesthetics, these aesthetics serve a specific need or function. In making the Lamp Plant I decided to focus on the various types of leafs and their ‘veins’, the veins are cells that bring water and minerals from the roots into the leaf. Powered by LED The Acrylic leafs conduct the light through the engraved veins all the way from the base to the top of the plant, making a soft green light. Each Lamp plant is unique, every leaf is bent individually to create an organic form that is one of a kind, just like nature does.” Continue reading »

An Artist Transforms The Shapes Of Animals Into Cubes To Makes Them Definitely Look Straight Out Of Minecraft

According to artist Aditya Aryanto: “Hi! I’m Aditya from Indonesia. I tried visualising some animals in different form, which called Anicube or Animal Cube. I am interested in the cubical shape and trying to change some animal form into cubes. First, I was afraid if it would be nicer than the original shape. I was really curious about the results, so I tried to find some funny animal pictures to be changed into Anicube.” Continue reading »

This Guy Makes Sweaters Of Places And Then Takes Pictures Of Himself Wearing The Sweaters At Those Places

Do you wish you could bring your holidays home with you? Sam Barsky does just that through knitting incredible pictorial sweaters! Baltimore resident Sam learned to knit when he was 24 after seeking a new direction in life. Sam loved discovering a way to make something original and wearable that wasn’t available elsewhere. Before long he had an image in his mind of a sweater, but couldn’t find a pattern to match it. Continue reading »

Meet Absentia – Polish Cosplay Model That Makes Magical Photography

Meet young Absentia, a local mini star in Poland that has made herself famous with her fashion designs, alternative model (digital) photography and unique handcrafted hair accessories. She comes from Warsaw in Poland and she created all these mesmerizing photos for you to witness. Continue reading »

Vanishing Point: Lithuanian Artist Makes Trolleybuses Disappear Using Optical Illusion Art

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Though not as common in North American cities, many European metropolises have extensive trolleybus systems. As part of the Vilnius Street Art Festival in Lithuania, artist Liudas Parulskis executed an ingenious project that made the city’s trolleybuses disappear. In collaboration with creative place-making agency Studio Vieta, Parulskis took blown up photographs of city streets and architecture and wrapped entire trolleys, creating an illusion of the urban landscape on the moving vehicles. Continue reading »

Wasteland: The Mad Max Festival That Makes Burning Man Look Lame

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Photo by Tod Seelie for Wired

Chaos is the norm at Wasteland, the “world’s largest post-apocalyptic festival” that turns the Mojave Desert into a glorious vision of hell on earth. For four days each September, thousands of survivors maraud a patch of dirt and sand east of Bakersfield, California, in wild jalopies and wage epic bungee-battles in a two-story Thunderdome. Continue reading »