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Technique | Proportional Design
There are many ways you can conceptualize an idea. To design if you will. One particular way is to do it the mathematical way. There's a technique called "Proportional Design" that is based on...yup you guessed it...proportions. It delivers a clean and quite interesting result that really pleases th ...
Extreme Anti-Smoking Ad
I suppose we don’t have to wait for Terminators to invade the Earth after all, we have our own species of cyber-humans already living here.
I don’t smoke, but I don’t have anything against anyone who does. To me, it’s a personal choice. However, when the guys at College Humor posted this anti-s ...
RC Whirly Helicopter things…
When I was younger, so much younger than today... I used to own some remote controlled items. I had a car, of course, a red Fokker style plane and a glider. One thing I always wanted to try was a helicopter. Now the RC helicopters back there were well, a good deal more expensive than the planes ...
SXSW 2010: Why should I attend?
The South by Southwest Conference and Festivals, better known as SXSW, is an internationally recognized music, film, and media interaction conference held annually in Austin, TX. It began in 1987 as a way to gather those in the industry to work together, share ideas, and network. Since then, it ha ...
Using Jealousy To Transform Your Life
“To cure jealousy is to see it for what it is, a dissatisfaction with self” ~ Joan Didion
Everyone has been jealous at one time or another. As well-adjusted, well-mannered and well intentioned we may be, we have all felt the pangs of envy. Someone got the job, car, hot guy, hot girl or fabulous o ...
5 Things to do with a Really Big Hand
I'm not just talking about a really big hand here, but rather an incredibly-large mechanical appendage that one man has made out of metal.
This DIY project was started back in 2007 by Christian Ristow, an artist and former animatronics designer for the movie industry. Christian has designed a 27- ...
Typography | 5000 Eggs to Say Happy Holiday
Typography has always been a great way to design unique and interesting pieces of art. As a designer you can't but appreciate the time someone puts down into creating things that are made out of hundreds of fonts or just a few used in ways never before attempted. The quality of a typography piece is ...
The Crisis of Credit | Visual Illustration
I want to share this video with our readers for two reasons. First, we are all affected by the content, no matter where you live. Granted the focus of this film is on the USA Credit crunch, however, learning about finances is very important and can make you a wiser business owner and educate you abo ...
Apple Really Does Make You “Think Different”
I’m a huge Mac fan. I’m inspired by Apple and Steve Jobs. I know, I know - It sounds so cliché!
However, despite the title, this is not just another article about Apple. This is an article about how our subconscious mind reacts to the 3,000 - 10,000 brand exposures it sees every day that we do ...
Super Cool Car You’ve Probably Never Heard Of!
In the rarefied world of supercars, some names stand alone. Ferrari. Bugatti. Lamborghini. But there are all kinds of boutique automakers producing small numbers of outrageously expensive and stunningly quick cars, and Spyker has to be one of the coolest.
The Dutch company has been building sport ...
The Cat Piano| Award Winning Animation
I love cats and when I found The Cat Piano.. I said I needed to feature this great piece of animation. The awards it has garnered also speaks a lot about the fim. I hope you enjoy watching the piece as much as I did. And put together some notes to tell you more about the work.
Synopsis
In a ...
Want to Know the Real Cause of Gray Hair?
I heard it from my mother at least a million times growing up, “Diana, don’t do that, you are giving me gray hair!”
Now that I’m getting a little older, and I’m noticing a few gray hairs, I’m wondering for the first time, what is the real cause of gray hair? Is it a natural part of the aging pro ...
Monsterpod!
You might be wondering what this contraption is, well its called the Monsterpod! What is it you might ask?
MonsterPod™ is the most amazing, most universal, revolutionary camera tripod on planet earth!
The MonsterPod™ will mold, grip, stick and firmly adhere to nearly any surface as it ...
Remarkable Talking Dogs!
I adopted a dog from the animal shelter a year ago and up until today, I was convinced she could talk to me. When I look at her and say, “Do you want a bone?” She seems to answer, “Yes.” She doesn't just bark, but she sounds like she is actually pronouncing the word.
Is there any way possibl ...
Chocolate grows on trees
If you're like me, you would quickly ask, 'where can I buy such a tree.' I recently visited the Theo Chocolate Factory in Seattle, where I learned not only about how chocolate was made, but also about the Fair Trade industry. The cool thing about Theo is that this company is very particular about al ...