Data + Design Project

Legend of Zelda: An Evolutionary Family Tree

Thursday 08.18.2011 , Posted by

If this doesn’t get your role playing thumbs twitching, nothing will. Jude Buffum’s evolutionary biology of Hyrule details 200 of ‘the most important’ creatures from The Legend of Zelda video game series. He’s even included a list of binomial Latin names for each of the species and notes that each forking branch indicates an extinct common ancestor of the species that follow.

The piece is titled Magna Arbor Vitae Deku (translated “The Great Deku Tree of Life”) and was offered as a VERY limited 15 print series at this years SUPER iam8bit in Los Angeles. Game on! [Read more...]

Minimalist Timelines of Famous Figures

Thursday 08.18.2011 , Posted by

The comic timing is absolutely brilliant on these timeline histories from design house H-57. Looking for how Marie Antoinette met her demise or the unfortunate early end to the legendary Bruce Lee? They’re here in minimal yet revealing detail. Find more at h-57.com or see our previous post on their typography Star Wars characters. [Read more...]

Vintage Life Savers Advertisements

Thursday 08.18.2011 , Posted by


Originally Printed in 1929 – Image source

Life Savers: the iconic round candies “with the hole” have been around since way back in 1912. This selection of the brands classic ads ranges from 1929-1960, showing just how far advertising has come in layout and political correctness. It’s just a guess, but I’m pretty sure the brand would be happy to leave their days of notorious ‘black face’ advertising behind. [Read more...]

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Visual Bits #81 >There’s Waldo

Wednesday 08.17.2011 , Posted by

Your daily links after the jump!
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MakerBot Sends Colberts Head To Space

Wednesday 08.17.2011 , Posted by

That’s it… Steven Colbert’s fame has taken him to unparalleled new heights… space in fact. The creative team behind the very affordable 3D printer, MakerBot, have printed out the open-source head recently seen on the Colbert Report and sent it all the way to space under a weather balloon. The crew launched the Flip camera equipped craft from New York and found it via GPS in Connecticut. You’ll want to check out the video below for a look at the action… which brings us to todays WORD: Altitude. [Read more...]

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Horsemaning: The Original Planking?

Wednesday 08.17.2011 , Posted by

I thought people were losing their heads when it came to the photographic craze that is Planking, but what about this original photo meme from the past? Horsemanning, also known as ‘fake beheading’ is a technique reportedly popular in the 1920′s as the image above illustrates. Now the fad is seeing a resurgence as people across the internet share their own Horsemanning headshots. Find more (and contribute your own) on Facebook. [Read more...]

Modern France: The Baguette Vending Machine

Wednesday 08.17.2011 , Posted by

It’s as classically French as the Eiffel Tower or a black beret: the baguette is a daily staple of the delicious French diet. The countries ravenous appetite for the long loaves was previously supplied by over 30,000 bakeries all over the nation. Now with more of the population adopting the American/British habit of grabbing a quick lunchtime meal, along with cases of poor working conditions for bakers, many of those traditional bakeries are closing. [Read more...]

‘Boring’ fungus finally gets a name

Tuesday 08.16.2011 , Posted by

A fungus that’s been lurking underground for millions of years—known only through its DNA—has been cultured, photographed, named, and assigned a place on the tree of life. Researchers say it represents an entirely new class of fungi: the Archaeorhizomycetes. [Read more...]

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Revolights: Let Your Wheels Light The Way

Monday 08.15.2011 , Posted by

With the advent of LED lights, the world of illumination has been revolutionized with a tiny, low power alternative. As we showed you before with Project Aura, the technology is now being applied to the revolving wheels of bicycles. This new prototype by the Palo Alto California based Revolights continues a growing trend with a novel new take on the idea: by using a set of side mounted rims on each wheel the system is able to both call attention to your presence and cleverly illuminate the road both in front and behind your bicycle. For more information, peddle over to revolights.com, then swing by their Kickstarter campaign to get these made! [Read more...]

It’s electric: Wireless ‘tattoo’ sticks to skin

Monday 08.15.2011 , Posted by

A new wireless electronic tattoo is so flexible and thin it can easily be applied to the skin—and just as easily removed. The system could be used for monitoring heart, muscle, and brain activity. It also could have applications for chemical and biological sensing, wound treatment, and even computer gaming. [Read more...]

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