You remember Wonkavision from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, right? Well that portal like ability to reach in and manipulate things inside your television has just become reality… or pretty close. Media student Jayne Vidheecharoen from the Art Center College of Design in California has designed a prototype TV that converts physical hands into virtual ones when users put them in the back of the television, allowing them to manipulate what’s on the screen. Fun stuff! [Read more...]
PBS never fails to impress me with their high quality, thought provoking programming… even here on the internet. Their ongoing web-based series of mini-documentaries, Off Book, explores the diverse world of creativity, where they’ve covered everything from the subcultural craftiness that is Steampunk, to the fashion sense of the art community. [Read more...]
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Intrepid German designer, David Hanaurer shows us a fascinating view of the world with his “WorldWide Carpets”. Using Google Earth and Google map images as patterns, Hanaurer has created modern versions of the Persian rug. [Read more...]
Even with a second glance, these amazingly intricate origami designs by Brian Chan still look like real insects. The 31-year old has been working with paper since his youth, making other’s designs and perfecting is craft. In recent years he’s started creating his own designs, carefully planning exactly where folds need to be in a flat sheet of paper… transforming it into a miniature, lifelike sculpture. I’ve included one of his plans below to show how astounding the detail in his planning actually is… remember, these are all one sheet of uncut paper!! [Read more...]
What would happen if large corporations actually ran their companies with our best interests in mind? Their logos might look a bit more like these new editions in design wiz Viktor Hertz’s ongoing series: Honest Logos. Each design remixes the original, replacing their name with something more closely representing a stereotype behind what the company really brings to the world. The results are as refreshing as a grande caramel-mocha Frappuccino with whipped-cream and caramel drizzle… but a whole lot less fattening. [Read more...]
Although they look warm enough to hang outside on a cold winters day, these crochet covered animals are far too fine to face any inclement weather. Conceptual artist Shauna Richardson has been creating the full scale, witty yet beautiful pieces for a while now, further pushing her theory that “anything can be art.” [Read more...]
Bill Gates has credit for a lot of things. Even after Microsoft, he continues to push the limits of giving with his Gates Foundation, but what about all of the other incredible people that made Microsoft the technology behemoth that it is? Where are all the other incredible minds from the company now? Former Microsoft Chief Technology Officer, Nathan Myhvold, like Gates, is pursuing some mind boggling endeavors in his post Microsoft life. He holds degrees in mathematics, geophysics, and space physics from UCLA, and PhDs in mathematical economics and theoretical physics from Princeton University. Besides starting successful invention incubator Intellectual Ventures, he has nearly 250 patents issued or pending of his own. Many of those patents are related to food technology, which has led to his publication of Modernist Cuisine: The Art of Science and Cooking. The incredible tome is a 2,438 page, six-volume set of books set out to “reinvent cooking.” [Read more...]
South Africa is known for having more than its fair share of violent crime. Now, two artists from the country have teamed up to make some art on the subject that really stands out. They have taken a selection of modern weapons and objects used in the violence afflicting the country and playfully removed their violent nature, re-contextualizing them as they allow viewers to re-evaluate the place those objects hold in their everyday lives. [Read more...]
You can’t do this with your MP3′s! Clever audiophiles the world over have been taking old, beloved record sleeves featuring head shots of famous musical artists and creating the illusion that their body continues past the frame. Some of these are really well done, including clothing that closely matches artists such as David Bowie, Tom Waits, Elton John, Feddie Mercury and Lou Reed. [Read more...]
