For anyone who has had the pleasure of driving through a seasonally cold area in the hot summer time, you were probably treated to one of the funny anomolies of such areas: road signs warning of icing on a hot day. It might be a scorcher outside, but that sign is still warning every car going by to watch out on the next curve… it could be icy ahead. Now, as part of the first prototypes for his ‘Smart Highway‘ project, Dutch designer and innovator Daan Roosegaarde has come up with an interesting solution for alerting drivers of a cold road – and it’s far smarter than the signs of the past. [Read more...]
Re-Ply: A Stylish, Laminated Chair from Cardboard
San Francisco designer, Dan Goldstein used to play with paper and make origami; now he’s making furniture. Also fascinated with the way laminated furniture was created using a vacuum mold, he combined the two techniques, adding some of his love for re-using materials and began experimenting with ways he could create a chair using a very underrated product: cardboard. His new Re-Ply chair, which is gaining traction as a project on Kickstarter, combines origami like folds and plywood like lamination with the often discarded material – creating a modern and stylish shell chair which is deceivingly durable. [Read more...]
Video Games and App Developers: The Hottest Jobs in I.T.
Being a nerd has never felt so… rewarding. It can be said that Information Technology (I.T.) personnel are the rock stars of the Internet, but many think of I.T. personnel as being just a bunch of boring nerds who talk about modems and connection speeds all day. That’s not entirely true. Pretty soon these human pocket protecters will be whipping around the neighborhood in smooth rides, with tons of babes pouring out of the sunroof. They’ll also be writing the future of the Internet and bringing awesome new technologies to life in our personal and professional lives. [Read more...]
Americans: Not Too Spooked to Splurge on Halloween
Creepy Ghosts, Boney Skeletons, and Brain Eating Zombies will be shelling out the dough this Halloween. Halloween is arguably one of the greatest times of the year, and the only time you have free reign to scare the living bejesus out of your friends, and vice-versa. Carving pumpkins, planning your costume, and decorating the house are all things that get you in the mood for the season. [Read more...]
Interpretations of Joy Division’s Iconic Album Art
Any fan of new wave music would recognize the above image as Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures album cover, but there have been so many re-interpretations of the image as tattoos, clothing patterns, and more, that it would be hard to find someone who has never seen it. VISUALIZED interviews Peter Saville, the graphic designer who created the album art to find out the story behind the iconic symbol. [Read more...]
James Bond: The Tricked Out Gadgets and Vehicles of 007
The legacy of James Bond lives on. With the treasured franchise now reaching its 50th anniversary and the new feature film, Skyfall preparing to hit studios; there’s no better time to take a closer look at the Bond legacy — especially when it comes to his vehicles and gadgets. We all know James Bond was known for his ability to seduce the most bombshell vixens the planet has ever seen, but he was also known for having the hottest rides and coolest gadgets – all decked out with the most high tech and often impractical weaponry ever needed for any situation. [Read more...]
An Annual Report Expressed with Contemporary Art
Some of the most interesting ideas come from the merging of many different concepts. In the case of this new advertisement from Germany based ad agency Jung von Matt, they have combined installation art, the infographic and their specialty, advertising. The result is one very different way to display their client L-Bank’s Annual Report. [Read more...]
The Ultimate Zombie Preparation Guide
There’s nothing worse than getting caught with your pants down, especially if it’s during the psychotic rampage of a brain-eating, flesh tearing, walking dead style zombie apocalypse. Staying alive has become your new objective, and you’ve got a couple different options: hunt them down, or head for the hills. Either way, you’ll need to prepare for the eventual end of the world, and now is the time to plan, research and train. [Read more...]
League of Legends: The Massive Reach of the Online Game
The world of online gaming and the amount of players games can attract is continually ascending to staggering heights – League of Legends from Riot Games is no stranger to this phenomenon. Millions of gamers from more than 145 countries play the multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game daily. There are 70 million Summoner names registered (what the players are known as), with 32 million active members a month and 12 million playing daily. With these massive numbers, it’s easy to see how video games are becoming a profound source of entertainment in the digital age. [Read more...]















