Using a post-production technique called tilt-shift, director Sam O’Hare’s just-completed short film, The Sandpit, takes us on a memorizing journey though a day in the life of a miniaturized New York City. Maybe it’s because the stills used–of which there were 35,000–were taken during the hottest week of summer 2009, but watching this makes us [...]

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Stop-motion filmmaker, Patrick Boivin, is a master of taking toys, making them move, and turning the end product into a massive viral hit. First he pitted Iron Man and Bruce Lee against one another, and then it was the odd yet compelling match-up between Michael Jackson and Mr. Bean. Now, after amassing millions of hits [...]

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I just stumbled upon this video while hitting the always interesting Stumble Upon button on my Firefox browser. It’s called, “Did You Know?” and features a bunch of facts about America and China and the Internet and Google and education and jobs and MySpace and Facebook. Wait, MySpace? Yeah, while informative, it’s crazy to see [...]

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“Hand-crafted in an Indonesian farming village, the Magno AM/FM radio has an appealing mix of retro and modern styling. Made from new growth wood, for every tree that is used in production, a new one is planted. Its uncoated surface should be oiled periodically to encourage a deeper connection between user and object. MP3 compatible, [...]

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A Singapore-based graphic design student who goes by the Vimeo handle of “Saggyarmpit,” has been making waves in the blogosphere with this impressive 48 sec. animated flip-book video called “Parkour Motion Reel.” She illustrated it frame by frame with a technical pen. Check it out, folks.[Courtesy of Hypebeast]
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I loved me some Avatar. So much so that I’ll probably see it in theaters again at least once. I also read movie blogs on a daily basis, so I’m aware of the plot comparisons Cameron’s film is getting toward both Dances With Wolves and Pocahontas. Well, a funny human being named Matt Bateman has [...]

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I was previously unaware that the term “Captcha” refers to the annoying daily process of having to prove you’re a human being by typing in a series of barely-legible numbers and letters when you sign up for something. Now they’ve even started asking us to add. Sure it’s remedial stuff like “1+0 equals what,” but [...]

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White dudes rapping about their undying love for Mac products whilst channeling auto-tuner T-Pain in a NSFW (unless strippers inhabit your workplace) ode to Steve Jobs’ wardrobe might not be your idea of amusing. Nevertheless, after reading that previous sentence you might fancy checking it out. “I’m on a Mac” by the Pantless Knights feat. [...]

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Apparently flying paper airplanes is a sport. With champions and world record holders and events and such. One Japanese man named Takuo Toda is the best. He can fly them for 27.9 seconds (with tape) and 26.1 seconds (without tape), but much to his chagrin not 30 seconds. However, according to Toda, who has been [...]

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The folks over at Ohio design studio, Wire & Twine, have created a slew of nice arrows over the years for a number of different projects. Along the way, they’ve kept them in a file for the purpose of one day sharing them with the world. That day is today, well yesterday actually. Head over [...]

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