Anybeat is an online community, a public gathering place where you can interact with people from around your neighborhood or across the world. We don’t expect Anybeat to replace Facebook, Twitter, or any other service that you currently use. Instead, they hope that you will find it to be a casual place to gather and communicate with interesting people… a place where you can be yourself and don’t have to share your real identity. Check out the video below, then head here to check out this awesome community. [Read more...]
How Tobacco Smokes The World
If you think big tobacco companies have been hurt by the virtually indisputable evidence of cigarettes’ negative health effects, think again. Despite selling a product which will eventually kill their customers, tobacco companies still maintain a 26.7% profit margin, 3 times that of Big Oil, and 2 times that of Big Pharmaceutical. With plenty of money to back advertising campaigns, Big Tobacco has raised a brand new generation of smokers. This Infographic from Frugal Dad breaks down the huge numbers behind the “Big Tobacco” brands. [Read more...]
Paid to Get Coffee: Gigwalk chalks up 1.5 million Tasks!
Are you looking for a flexible means of extra income, as many of us are in this time of economic downturn? This is easier said, than done, in most cases. We have all heard numerous claims of ways to makie an easy buck, and most of them are scams or just do not end up being lucrative enough to make sense to do. Well, over 100,000 people have discovered a way to do just this with Gigwalk! [Read more...]
Letters: Hand Delivered By Travelers
Letters. Sending letters and receiving them is a beautiful ritual people have participated in for thousands of years. Don’t you just feel happy when you get that letter from a loved one or friend? It may happen to be the words you just needed to read and hear at that moment. Maybe you save that letter for years.. and you know that person is truly sending you love, because well, they took the time to write you that letter. It may have even included a photo, a sticker, a flower or some tea. Maybe they sprayed a little of their perfume or musky cologne on it to remind you of what they smelled like and it brings special joy to your sweet sweet heart.
A nomadic young lady from Australia named Lily Barlow decided to initiate a way for people to send and receive letters in a personal and historical way. Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce you to Lightfoot Sustainable Post! [Read more...]
Bodoni Girl: A Golden Tribute to the Typeface
In 1798 Italian typographer Giambattista Bodoni (1740–1813) created his now legendary Bodoni typeface, known for its slightly condensed upper case and extreme contrast between thick and thin strokes. Now, over 210 years later, a seductively flowing poster has been created using just the forms of his typeface, celebrating not only the original creator of the design, but also the charming flow of the female form. The print shows a beautiful woman with flowing locks of curled hair and a lightly bemused, downward gaze. [Read more...]
VISUAL BITS #116 > Them Birds
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Astounding Illustrations Brought to Life
“It all began with the ominous death of a fox:” so begins the beautifully illustrated book Pincel de Zorro. An whimsical tale from Spanish author Sergio A. Sierra, the Japan based tale is complimented by wonderfully complex illustrations by Meritxell Ribas using a unique technique called grattage: paint is scraped off the page with a pointed tool, leaving only the canvas beneath. [Read more...]
4 Silly Animations to Make You Smarter
In some countries, higher education is publicly funded by taxes. In others, the smart or athletically talented can get scholarships and the rest get student loans… but in many cases a university level education is just out of reach. Whether it is distance from a good university, the high cost to attend or a lack of time with other obligations, most people around the world never have the opportunity to receive advanced degrees. [Read more...]
Silver Screen Society: Artist Tributes to Famous Films
When thinking back to some favorite films, everyone has their own interpretations or experiences that are associated with those films. The Silver Screen Society is a website dedicated to curating those interpretations in the form of art. Each month, the founders, Trevor Basset, Brandon Schaefer and Adam Hanson, feature a new film and invite artists to create art based on the chosen film. [Read more...]















