Showing results 33–40 of 40 for the month of August, 2010
Pamela Michelle Johnson’s American Still Life series of paintings is a commentary on the American way of life. These large oil paintings throw our junk food culture back into our faces. The work is both gross and enticing. Teetering towers of hamburgers, drippy stacks of syrupy waffles, sticky piles of sugary candy… Junk food. It’s…
Telegraph has a great photo story on artist Dalton Ghetti, who creates miniature sculptures out of pencil graphite. The level of detail at this small size is remarkable. Dalton uses three basic tools to make his incredible creations – a razor blade, sewing needle and sculpting knife. He even refuses to use a magnifying glass…
Cyglo Tires are bicycle tires with LEDs embedded in the rubber to give cyclists unprecedented visibility to motorists. Switched using a motion sensor within the tyre, high powered, tough and durable LED bulbs are built into the tread or wall of the tyre and can either flash or be permanently on, so when the wheel…
Jane Ormes is a printmaker from the UK who produces limited supercute limited edition prints, usually featuring an animal or two.
In 2006, Ken Robinson gave an amazing talk at the TED Conference about how important creativity is in education, and how it is so devalued in modern-day school curriculum. His talk has been seen millions of times, and is something I watch semi-regularly. TED brought him back in 2010 to speak more on the subject,…
Something’s Hiding In Here has really turned me on to their new bow tie line, Forage (yes, those are mini bow ties up there!). I’m loving the fantastic fabrics and styling. Every meticulous little detail. Their pop-up shop is currently available at the Curiosity Shoppe in San Francisco (also available online for those not on…
There really are no words to describe these amazing shots by Nick Brandt. Utterly breathtaking. Enjoy more of his stunning wildlife shots here. (via Bliss)
Those crazy kids over at Macworld have shot their most recent magazine cover featuring an iPhone using only the camera and photo-editing apps available for iPhone 4. Photographer Peter Belanger used a custom-made rig and some tungsten lights (for constant light instead of a strobe) and did all post-production on the phone itself — only…
