Recently discovered vintage photographs prove once and for all that Star Wars is REAL! Ok, maybe not true, but what if it was? These great photo manipulations by If Star Wars Was Real make it seem as if R2D2, AT-AT’s and even Boba Fett were actually walking the streets as recent as the 60s. For more re-imagined history from not so long ago, check out IfStarWarsWasReal.com.
Hans Hemmert is fascinated by air and latex balloons in a bright canary yellow. But these aren’t just your average latex inflatables, some fill entire rooms while others surround Hemmert himself. Posing as a giant elongated egg, he performs dances or interacts with the objects outside his elastic bubble. His work here is just a small sample of the expansive portfolio displayed at ingesidee.de.
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Aren’t you just thrilled about updating your banking security question? Wait, didn’t you just do that last time you logged in? These clever images by the site Things Real People Don’t Say About Your App, sarcastically put it all in perspective. Check out the site for frequent updates that really drive the point home… and don’t worry, you won’t be asked a security question.
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Don’t you just love stock photo ads?! Does it warm your heart when advertising fools you into thinking it’s real information? No? Well, the new website Things Real People Don’t Say About Advertising is just the sarcasm we need to sooth our ad weary eyes. This sampling of user submitted phrases from the site will definitely get you in the mood to click some banners ads.
Got something to say about advertising? Submit your own idea at tpdsaa.tumblr.com
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“Honey, I’m taking the Bubble Mobile to the disco!” This wacky concept car from 1970s France was called l’Automodule. Designed by engineer Jean Pierre Ponthieu, the vehicle was equipped with a small two-stroke engine, a hydraulic transmission and electronic controls. It was capable of turning on a single point and changing its ground clearance… perfect for dodging kids in the parking lot! [Read more...]
What pills did I take? Looking like highly detailed and colorful Rorschach tests, the art of Sam Gibbons is a feast for the eyes. Combining a multitude of cartoon characters, objects and abstract shapes, most of his paintings burst forth in perfect symmetry from the center of the page. Breaking the standard for cartoons, Gibbon’s work is both mature and subversive. [Read more...]
At one time, one of the most densely populated areas on Earth, Kowloon, was a walled city within Hong Kong. It was unregulated by the then-ruling British authorities, who reluctantly allowed it as the only Chinese settlement. It was a no man’s land because of this; run by the Chinese mafia and filled with brothels, sweat shops, illegal hospitals, and trashy eateries. [Read more...]
Today we take a trip down memory mountain, looking at some of the iconic snowboard ads that put the sport on the map. Snowboarding hasn’t always been the popular ride of the slopes that it is today; not long ago, some of us might remember, it was actually shunned by most of the ski parks. Boarders would literally have to hike to the top of a slope or get a snowmobile ride just to cut a line through some powder.
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Looking like the modern version of Salvador Dali’s melting clocks, these warped skate decks, by the Spanish ceramicist Apparatu, make up a collection titled “Skate Fails.” Recently on display in the Barcelona based FTC (For The City) skate shop, the works look at the same time surprisingly realistic and impossible. To see more of Apparatu’s work see apparatu.com [Read more...]
If you’re one of those people who likes to ponder things while looking out a frosty window on a cold winter day, these pictures will clear up one of those long standing wonders: each snowflake really IS unique. Some look like roman columns, others circuit boards or spaceships. Taken under high magnification using a microscope, these images bring a fragile and beautiful world into view.
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They say that every snowflake is different. If that were true, how could the world go on? How could we ever get up off our knees? How could we ever recover from the wonder of it? – Jeanette Winterson
