Patience impresses me a lot. It’s a simple trait, but one not many people have, myself included. If her work is any indication, it’s one of the traits that I’m sure Cheong-ah Hwang aka Papernoodle, has plenty of. This stuff is geeky and beautiful, which happen to be two other traits I love.
We dream of what it’d be like to touch the clouds we fly through and stare at as children but fog never really gives us the satisfaction because it is normally all encompassing. Well Japanese architect Tetsuo Kondo and German climate engineering firm Transsolar teamed up earlier this year to produce Cloudscapes, an installation to allow you to do just that. Using three layers of different temperature and humidity air, they created a space in which people can travel through clouds. Science and art are amazing. More beautiful photographs after the jump.
On the left in the image above is a promo piece Keith Davis Young and I did about 3 years ago for a party some folks were throwing at the old PUBLIC SCHOOL studio space. Three days ago I awoke to a few emails letting me know that someone had potentially ripped the image and concept off, which you can see on the right. I removed the identifying information from the top of the promo they did because the situation was solved amicably. This post isn’t about that conflict. It just brings to mind an issue I hear a lot about.
Honestly I really didn’t care that the idea was lifted. Their event was for a good cause as part of the larger Movember movement. What the situation did do was raise an important question. In an age where everything has been done before, how can we do anything new?
Annalemma is a unique online and printed journal that I have been sifting through for the past month. Since 2007, Annalemma has been paring great stories with great artwork. A physical arts journal is printed biannually and the online journal is updated weekly. The journal does a fantastic job of designating art to words and I am surprised I have just recently found out about the journal, considering their hefty contributors list. I am happy that I could be a part of this endeavor. Add it to your bookmarks! This truly wonderful website is a must read.
The R&R Gallery has collected numerous Bill Murray pieces and I want them all! My favorites are after the jump and the rest you can view here.
Let’s jump rope!
The internet, it’s open.
Not your typical Walgreen’s pharmacy.
It’s called the spoon prank, and it is hilarious.
Brine Icicles don’t mess around. They’re killer.
Would you ride a giant spoke-less ferris wheel?
Stop annoying your neighbors with these cheap soundproofing techniques.
One of our favorite Austin spots receives FFFest praise for their “Slayer Dog”
One used time traveling DeLorean for sale. $600,000 OBO.
How good at Kerning are you? Why not test yourself?
It’s October, so why not celebrate with some Dia De Los Modernists posters?
While we’re talkin’ food, how about a pencil sharpener that dispenses parmesan pencil shavings? Yum!
Need to peel an entire head of garlic in under 10 seconds? Do it with two bowls.
This is the kinda Garden Gnome that lets people know you mean business.
Darth Vader blows some hot air.
You really need to be following Adam Garcia’s sketchbook blog.
That’s a really cool fountain. I want that in my yard.
Hey Portland! Cheat Local!
Marty McFly and Doc Brown have a backstory finally.
It’s the cartoon color wheel.
What if Charles Schulz wrote Jaws?
If there’s anything you learn from this, it’s that you shouldn’t get a discount taxidermist.
Not that you don’t already, but keep in mind that chain emails are bad.
I’m all for this kind of nuclear proliferation.
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