Archive for August, 2009
Kevin Bauman’s photo essay, 100 Abandoned Houses, documents derelict homes in the Detroit area. Although this project was profiled by The New York Times, it has been greeted with a mixed response across the board. I think these photographs tell a better story about the down-on-its-luck city of Detroit than any words ever could. Exploitative, sure. But beautiful work nonetheless. For more info on Bauman visit his Behance page. To see the entire catalog of photos in his 100 Abandoned Houses project click here. 
I’ll restrain myself from ranting about the hateful petty absurdity that is Fox News. Instead, I will simply thank them kindly for the free publicity they gave the Obama Action Figure today and cross my fingers that this particular piece of fear-mongering trash quality reportage travels across the entire blogosphere. (It’s a nice shot of the little guy, isn’t it!?)
Banksy impersonators have been on the prowl recently, hitting up various spots around the artist’s hometown and attempting to disguise their work for a Banksy original. This copycat effect is simply an unavoidable peril of reaching the highest fame plateau in the street art game. But according to our friends over at Arrested Motion, the numbers add up and this Zorro mural belongs to the illusive artist from Bristol. Head over to AM and find out why.
If you’re as obsessed as we are when it comes to unique fonts and old street signs, then this site should seem like the cat’s meow. There’s Treasure Everywhere is a blog that documents examples of typography that are unintentionally beautiful. The photos are superb as well…
Jean Zapata is a 26-year-old artist hailing from Bogota, Columbia. Check out his flickr page for more paintings and illustrations. 
Designed by Lee Washington, these tangle proof headphones utilize a contraption that essentially zips up when the buds are not in use. Sign me up, dude. Check out his website here, his youtube page here, and follow him @leewashington on twitter.
Wow! This is maybe the most profound thing we’ve ever featured here on the Jailbreak. The Graffiti Research Lab, openFrameworks and The Ebeling Group have come together to create a device that allows you to write and draw using a part of your body normally reserved for sight. The EyeWriter is “a low-cost eye-tracking apparatus and custom software that allows graffiti writers and artists with paralysis resulting from Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis to draw using only their eyes.” The good folks over at F.A.T. have a detailed explanation of how the still-in-development mechanism actually works, as well as a series of videos that show this baby in action. Check out a quote about the project and two of their videos after the jump.
An aptly titled, layered and ominous image from Albanian photographer Besart Gerguri. “Where Am I?” It’s a question I ask myself every day. You should too…
These “light drop” wall lamps were created by industrial designer Rafael Morgan for the Bright LED International Design Competition. The light fixtures we created to “make people think about how we are dealing with our natural resources, in this particular case the water,” according to Morgan. They were a hit and he took home third prize. Even cooler than these are Morgan’s Alfred Hitchcock-inspired plunger and door-stop, which you’ll find after the jump. For more info on Morgan visit his website.
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