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Documenting Life- One Second at a Time

Wednesday 02.06.2013 , Posted by

Cesar Kuriyama

Do you ever look back at photos from a trip and wonder why you took so many? Did you really enjoy everything as much as you could have if you weren’t trying to document it all? Do you look at the times in between travel and events and realize you barely have any photos and can hardly remember what you’ve done. In this inspirational TED talk, director Cesar Kuriyama, who documented his 30th year one second each day, and received viral attention, shares why he started this project and why he hopes to continue it for as long as he lives. [Read more...]

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Shetland Ponies wearing Fair Isle Cardigans

Tuesday 02.05.2013 , Posted by

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If there’s anything cuter than a Shetland pony, it would have to be a pair of Shetland ponies wearing fair isle cardigan sweaters! Nothing makes me want to visit Scotland more than the thought that I might actually get to meet these silly creatures, so it’s decidedly apropos that these are the images VisitScotland chose to entice travelers. Photographer Rob McDougall was commissioned by Scotland’s national tourism organization to capture ponies Fivla and Vitamin in these fashionable sweaters handmade especially for them by local knitter Doreen Brown. Just as beautiful as the now local celebrity ponies is the natural, lush scenery that surrounds them. [Read more...]

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New, Easy to Use, 4-Dimensional Storytelling Tool

Monday 02.04.2013 , Posted by

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If you were ever one of those kids who buckled under pressure whenever you had to present something to the class no matter how prepared you were, then you will wish you had Meograph when you were in school. Meograph is a new app intended for journalists, students, teachers, and travelers to make four dimensional presentations. As the story is told, with voice recording capabilities, visuals like embedded youtube videos and pictures are presented simultaneously over GoogleEarth maps and a timeline at the bottom of the screen. Teachers all over the country are adding Meograph to their lesson plans and students are creating interesting, interactive presentations in half the time. [Read more...]

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We Love Friday! – Be Inspired

Friday 02.01.2013 , Posted by

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In this journey through life, it’s important to remember that you’re not alone. Every time you think your day is bad, there is always someone who has it worse, and there is always someone who has been through something similar. That is why certain quotes can be so inspirational- they seem to speak to exactly what you need to hear to help you keep moving forward. With the internet, it’s easy to search for a quote about anything you imagine, but here is a collection from Instagram that are universally helpful. If you have a quote that inspires you that is not shown here, please add it to the comments section below. [Read more...]

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Stereoviews from Old Japan Converted Into GIFS

Thursday 01.31.2013 , Posted by

1 Okinawa Soba and T Enami

Do you remember staring at those Magic Eye pictures, hoping to see an image revealed once your eyes reached that perfect blur? Well that magical phenomenon of stereographs was created long before the 1990′s craze, dating back as far as the 1840′s. Double lensed stereoscopic cameras allowed people to capture 2 moments at once and stereoscopes made the prints come to life as they appeared to pop off the page in 3D. [Read more...]

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Skeletal Creatures Carved From Everyday Objects

Wednesday 01.30.2013 , Posted by

1 Maskull Lasserre

What once were doors, rolling pins, coat hangers, and picture frames are now the skeletal remains of vertebrates. Montreal-based artist Maskull Lasserre brings these objects to life- or perhaps death. By carefully carving into the wooden surfaces that we commonly overlook in our everyday environments, Lasserre reveals a deeper world inside. For the month of December until January 19, 2013, his woodworkings were exhibited as a set called Fable in Toronto’s Centre Space gallery. Click on the link to read his philosophical artist statement for Fable and stay tuned after the jump to watch his interview. [Read more...]

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Crazy About Wine on Vine

Monday 01.28.2013 , Posted by

With Twitter’s newest app Vine, rather than seeing an Instagram snapshot of everything your friends eat or drink, you can watch a looping six second video of it! To keep up with the world’s declining attention spans, users must select just 6 seconds of footage to capture a moment. Surprisingly the videos can be very entertaining, especially since you can watch them as they are posted, in real-time, on vinepeek.com. It’s as if people around the world have their own 6 second reality show and you can choose which ones to tune into on Twitter. [Read more...]

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Strings of Buttons Become Musical Instruments

Saturday 01.26.2013 , Posted by

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Remember those beaded curtains from the 70′s? Miami based artist Augusto Esquivel has used a similar concept to create life sized musical instruments- but walking through these would be a sin. The installations were created by stringing colored sewing buttons on to dangling fishing wire from an overhead support. Esquivel meticulously placed each button so that your eyes will fill in the spaces to see each object. Jean-Luc Samuel Gallic calls it three dimensional pointillism. At his most recent exhibit, Esquivel showcased an upright piano, cello, harp, and phonograph fashioned in this method.
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We Love Friday!- Picnics for Pleasure

Friday 01.25.2013 , Posted by

1-@eliko24

Too often in the hustle and bustle of everyday life, we don’t take the time to slow down and appreciate our surroundings. A picnic is the perfect way to do this. It reminds you to disconnect from worries, enjoy the company and food, and let some feel-good Vitamin D from the sun pump through your blood. Something about sitting on the grass on one of those checkered tablecloths with a little wicker basket full of goodies makes lunch so much more relaxing. It could be the fact that there’s two feet of snow outside of my window, but this collection of picnic photos really made me long for a warm, sunny day. I invite you to forgo lunch at your desk next week and take the extra time for a picnic- even if it has to be indoors- because as Outkast says, “You can plan a pretty picnic, but you can’t predict the weather.” [Read more...]

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13 Year Old Hypothesizes What Redditors Look Like

Friday 01.25.2013 , Posted by

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Ah, Reddit. An open playground to share awesome internet treasures, express your deepest thoughts, retell your most hilarious stories, showcase your talents, and sharpen your wit- all under a blanket of anonymity. There really is something for everyone and if you prefer the lurking approach (like me) it’s a place to be entertained by all of the above, dipping your feet in the water, until you reach that point where you’re ready to dive in and contribute to the community. One young redditor, Dylynpicklez took a peak behind Reddit’s curtain of anonymity with an offer that we found quite intriguing. We discovered her post in the ICanDrawThat subreddit. The aspiring artist wanted to challenge herself to draw people that she had no way of looking at based solely on on their descriptions of themselves. She invited redditors to write her a description and she actually delivered 32 portraits! [Read more...]

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