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Annie Churdar
Annie is a graphic design ace who has designed and manufactured handmade jeans, tried her hand as a barber, and even masqueraded as a concert level pianist. Don’t be shy. Say hello!
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Vintage collages by Laura Collins
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Laura Collins creates a whole new layer of meaning for these vintage photos by overlaying a second or third photo, carefully chosen to slightly skew the overall meaning of the piece. These collages give insight into the yesteryears of our parents and grandparents. Some of them are innocently pretty, while others seem to have a heavier [...]
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Melon: a headband and App to measure your focus
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Have you ever wondered what’s actually going on in your head when you begin to have trouble focusing? With Melon, just put on the high-tech headband and begin monitoring your brain function; improve your focusing skills and practice meditating on a whole new level. Melon is the most effective App around to help you improve [...]
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Clever hand-drawn maps of London and New York
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Jenni Sparks is breathing new life into the art of hand-drawn cartography. Beginning with her quirky map of London and her follow up for New York, this doodler has been helping tourists get around big cities with her sense of humor and wit. The maps point out contemporary landmarks, such as the 24-hour bagel shop in Brick [...]
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Piled Higher and Deeper comics: educating the masses via comics
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Highly intelligent yet rather lifeless comics are always on the menu at PHD Comics. Piled Higher and Deeper is a comic series from the brain of Jorge Cham. After getting his PhD in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University, Cham went on to be a full-time instructor and researcher at the California Institute of Technology. As a result, [...]
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Brutally honest illustrations by Lyvia Aylward-Davies
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These quirky little prints by Lyvia Aylward-Davies are just thing to frame or gift to your bestie. What says I love you like a cute, hand-drawn pigeon proudly proclaiming that it will shit on everything you love? Her illustrations are hilarious in a tongue-in-cheek manner. I particularly identify with her illustration about not sharing my Nutella. Because, well, [...]
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Strange Maps: a lesson in bizarre geography
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Have you ever wondered how people navigated Prohibition-era Chicago? How did the gangsters know where all the best Speak Easy spots were? Or maybe you’re curious about how we’d get around the world if there were no water? Thanks to Vincze Miklos, we now have access to all those bizarre ideas in the form of maps. [...]
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Hilarious video of kids talking on non-phone mobiles
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Already bored with your iPhone? Say hello to the next new craze in mobile phone technology! Get a fantastic egg carton, cabbage head, or tissue box phone. Who cares about a “smart” phone when all you need to do is blow your nose and dry your eyes during a breakup phone conversation. Just grab a [...]
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Incredible portraits created from strangers’ DNA
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Heather Dewey-Hagborg is on the prowl to collect your DNA. Like a forensic detective, Hagborg has learned to find traces of strangers’ DNA on common rubbish such as cigarette butts and chewed gum. Sounds a little gross, right? But trust me, it’s all worth it in the end when you see the incredible life-like portraits she creates from [...]
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Silent velcro: end those awful ripping noises
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Listed as one of the hottest inventions this year, according to Webmpires, Silent Velcro is a new product that everyone will want. The new concept lets you avoid those awkward moments of creating a painfully loud ripping noise the next time you go to open your velcro bag or take off your strap shoes. How [...]
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The Matrix, as retold by Mum
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Mother’s really see the world in the most unique way. Take, for instance, this man’s mother who watched the Matrix with him. Her take on the movie is hilarious: instead of going into the details of plot line and symbolism, she gets hung up on questions not addressed in the movie like, Is Neo straight or [...]
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Animated visualization of every observed meteorite that has hit Earth
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I’ve always had a small, nagging fear in the back of my mind that a monster meteorite might splinter the earth into a million pieces. But when I step back and think it through, there actually have been a whole lot of meteorite strikes. And the earth is still just fine. Thanks to the smarts [...]
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Hunter S. Thompson’s comic book biography
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This isn’t your second grader’s super hero comic book. No, this is an uncommon biography of legendary iconoclastic author. This is the comic book biography of Hunter S Thompson, father of Gonzo Journalism. This is the story of a man respected as a professional bum, thief, liar, addict, and tough-as-nails journalist. Designed and illustrated in bold black and [...]
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Infrared war aftermath photos by Richard Mosse
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These photos of war-torn West Africa are iconic and disturbing. Though the photos by Richard Mosse paint the conflict in the Eastern Congo with bizarrely bright colors, the 20 year-old photographer had every intention of making the scenes surreal and eye-catching. Using infrared photography techniques typically reserved for military pilots trying to detect camouflage from above, Mosse captured the pain of [...]
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Stunning architecture by Japan’s Toyo Ito
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Toyo Ito is the mastermind behind the colossal, solar-powered World Games Stadium in Taiwan. Designed to hold 55,000 people, the structure is a true wonder of modern architecture. But this is nothing new fo Ito. He’s been pioneering the way for modern urban architecture since the 70s when he first combined the words “urban” and “robot” to brand his [...]
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Classic paintings modernized with celebrity faces
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Do you have trouble making yourself appreciate classic art? Then these photoshopped paintings of modern celebrities are a great way to slowly ease yourself into something more classy. Wether we’ll admit it or not, most of us enjoy a good gossip magazine. So why not convince yourself that classic art is just as entertaining. Flip through [...]
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