February 2009
13 posts
How money is counted in different countries →
Memorable Superbowl Commercials →
Including “We just wasted 2 million bucks”
How Twitter Was Born →
One of the first tweets: “oh this is going to be addictive”
The top Cinema 10 shots of 2008 →
Continue with part two
January 2009
37 posts
Nikon D3 Cut In Half →
What is it called? →
“The white part of your fingernail is called the lunula.”
The Rumpus Long Interview With Steven Soderbergh →
Soderbergh: “Some of them can’t really get beyond the idea of a Che movie. For them, by definition if you make a movie of him you’re supporting him. It’s impossible for them to understand that’s not how art works. That that’s not how an artist works.”
We're All Gonna Die - 100 meters of existence →
Simon Hoegsberg’s beautifully executed stitched panorama.
I ♥ Mexican Wrestling →
Obama HOPE Poster Source Photo →
Shepard Fairey’s iconic poster is based off of an AP photo by Mannie Garcia.
Keywords of the Inauguration Address →
This is just one of the many Wordle creations. Search for more.
Evidence of My Existence →
Jim Lo Scalzo’s visual memoir as a photo journalist. Beautiful photos.
Liquid Wood Is Plastic of Tomorrow, Say Scientists →
“It is derived from wood pulp-based lignin and can be mixed with a number of other materials to create a strong, non-toxic alternative to petroleum-based plastics”
Today's Front Pages →
Newspaper front pages from around the US
Semantic Satiation →
“Semantic Satiation - where rapid seeing/saying repetition of a word, like canoe-canoe-canoe… produces a loss of meaningfulness, but repetition of a nonsense overt response having the same shape, nuka-nuka-nuka…does not.”
Genes remember sugar hit →
“A team studying the impact of diet on human heart tissue and mice found that cells showed the effects of a one-off sugar hit for a fortnight, by switching off genetic controls designed to protect the body against diabetes and heart disease.”
Cheap Camera, Interesting Shot →
No photoshop.
Want to Get More Work Done? Try a Bigger Screen →
“They found that people who used two 20-inch monitors were 44 percent more productive at certain text-editing operations than people using a single 18-inch monitor.”
Superuseless Superpowers →
Including “Complementary Chameleon”
New official Presidential portrait released →
“It is the first time that an official presidential portrait was taken with a digital camera.”
Looking at the EXIF data shows: Canon EOS 5D Mark II, with no flash, 105.0mm lens, f/10.0, 1/125 exp, ISO100
"Photoshopped" Subway Ads →
Taking adbusting to the next level by placing Photoshop palettes on subway ads.
Is it going to rain? →
Tonight in Hilo, Hawaii: yes.
U.N. Acquires Nuclear Weapon →
“The United Nations, a highly organized governing body bent on world peace, has obtained a nuclear warhead and intends to use the dangerous device to pursue its radical human rights agenda, sources reported Monday.”
Top 15 Twitter Acronyms →
“Twitter, like each online platforms before it, quickly evolved its own lingo.”
Pretty Loaded →
Collection of Flash loading sequences from various websites.
Rent-a-friend in Japan →
“Actors are despatched to play the part of distant relations at weddings and funerals. For an extra fee, they will even give a speech.”
Hack Your Brain →
“Much of what we think of as being out there actually comes from in here, and is a byproduct of how the brain processes sensation.”
Know Your Meme →
Find out about the history of “All Your Base Are Belong to Us” and Disaster Girl
Human-Animal Photo Installation →
Fantastic photo art by the French duo Helmo.
U.S. States Renamed For Countries With Similar GDP →
Driving from New Zealand to Portugal could be made within hours.
Giant microwave turns plastic back to oil →
“We release those hydrocarbon molecules from the material and it then becomes gas and oil.”
The History of Visual Communication →
“This website attempts to walk you through the long and diverse history of a particular aspect of human endeavour: The translation of ideas, stories and concepts that are largely textual and/or word based into a visual format, i.e. visual communication. ”
USA political election logos 2008 - 1960 →
The Book Cover Archive →
“For the purpose of appreciation and categorization”
2008 - The Year in Pictures →
Fantastic photography from the New York Times
20 signs you don’t want that web design project →
“Client, who manufactures Russian nesting dolls, demands to know how many Russian nesting doll sites you have designed.”
Obama logo ideas that weren’t chosen →
You can see the ideas that finally lead up to the excellent logo that Obama used in his presidential campaign.
Alexey Titarenko "City of Shadows" series →
Russian photographer with exceptional images