Lightscapes is an experimental work by London-based designer Troy Hyde that takes satellite images of some of the most lively cities in the world and transforms them into flickering animated images. The series takes an extremely zoomed out look at these landscapes at night that are spectacularly lined and illuminated by lights.
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Before computers became the sole progenitors of almost all our visual artifacts, printing was a labor-intensive task that involved applying incredible pressure to inked blocks using machines weighing thousands of pounds. At the Common Press, in the basement of the University of Pennsylvania’s Fine Arts Building, artists are still using this outdated technology—right down to ink from the same company Ben Franklin used.
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With the announcement that the Xbox One requires Kinect
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It’s sometimes easy to forget when you’re watching an animated movie just how complex the underlying technology is. In this video, Steve Carell explains the 3D animation processes involved in taking an idea from the storyboard to the movie theater.
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Red, yellow and blue. They’re the most famous set of primary colors. And for this week’s Shooting Challenge, you’re going to capture them—all three of them—in one photo.
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Neon. It’s glitz and glamour from another age, a piece of dazzling technology worked into bespoke cultural artifacts. Here’s your own tribute to this aging electric artform.
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You know a meme when you see one. Silly image. Impact font. Chortling punchline. You know when something goes viral on the Internet too. It’s all over Facebook. Every site you go to has a post about it. You keep seeing it for three weeks. But you’ve never seen memes and Internet viral hits like this. This is art.
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My mom never got me a Furby when I was a kid, and now I understand why. Those things look freaky–and definitely not in a good way. I know some people think they’re the most adorable things in the world, but their huge bug eyes really up their creepiness factor for me.
They’re not as popular as they used to be, but they’re still very much present in pop culture. Furby Living is a testament to that. It’s a blog that takes album covers of some of the hottest artists today and “furbifies” them.
Nicki Minaj isn’t the only artist who got furbified, as Lady Gaga, Adele, Justin Bieber, Christina Aguilera, and a whole host of others got the same treatment as well.
You can check them out in the gallery below.
I like Furbies better already. But not enough to get an actual one, though.
[via Buzz Patrol]
Musicians and things that can be smoked go together like people and vices. Overly realistic and thus useless analogy FTW! But if those things do have a space in your life, check out the Decktray. Made by artist Terry Griffiths, these functional artworks are ashtrays that look like turntables.
Aside from the Decktrays, Griffiths also made a companion container that looks like a mixer. In our modern age, you’d be forgiven if you think that Griffiths made the Decktrays and the mixers using a 3D scanner and printer. But Griffiths is proud to say that he makes each piece by hand. Plot twist: his hands are 3D printers. Just kidding.
Call your friend who knows a guy who knows a guy who knows a dog who knows a guy who can use a Web browser to order the Decktray from Griffith’s Etsy shop Sku Style. Or just get a doctor’s prescription that says you need one. The Deluxe Package sells for about $240 (USD) and includes two Decktrays and a mixer. You can also buy a single Decktray for about $120 and the mixer container for around $48. UK clubbers can also go to Griffith’s personal store.
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