Introducing the Google Drive API [VIDEO]

Google Drive is basically your personal hard drive in the cloud. You can store, share and collaborate on various document types across multiple desktops and mobile devices. Plus, all the data is stored inside Google’s infrastructure, making it reasonably safe and secure to back your information up there. Google Drive API Now is where things… Continue reading Introducing the Google Drive API [VIDEO]

This Prototype Camera Uses Your Brainwaves to Take Pictures Automatically

Have you ever thought about taking a picture but didn’t feel like going through the actual motions? In what looks like a Google Glass spinoff, a new prototype camera in Japan has designers strapping iPhones to their domes to take pictures based on their brainwave activity or emotions. The working prototype, called Neurocam, monitors the… Continue reading This Prototype Camera Uses Your Brainwaves to Take Pictures Automatically

Digital Collages That Make You Look at the World from a Vintage Perspective

Joseba Elorza is a Spanish-based sound technician who makes a living with illustrations or, as he says, through “pure synesthesia.” His collages of digital imagery and sound also have a very vintage feel, but surely aren’t like anything you’ve ever heard or seen before! Elorza’s photomontages look to take you on a journey exploring everything… Continue reading Digital Collages That Make You Look at the World from a Vintage Perspective

From Gospel to Grunge: 100 Years of Rock in Less than a Minute [INTERACTIVE INFOGRAPHIC]

Have you ever wanted to trace modern rock music back its origins? Concert Hotels has an interactive infographic that will help you do just that. From rock’s roots in the spiritual, gospel, folk and classical music of over 100 years ago to the rock explosion of the 60’s, the infographic shows you where each genre… Continue reading From Gospel to Grunge: 100 Years of Rock in Less than a Minute [INTERACTIVE INFOGRAPHIC]

For the Next Generation of Light Painters: Pixelstick

Light painting is the process of capturing light over long exposure shots, often creating words, quirky characters and flowing lines by waving a small light source such as a flashlight in sequence in front of a camera. Though many artists enjoy the challenges and rewards that come with light painting, many are also frustrated by… Continue reading For the Next Generation of Light Painters: Pixelstick

Loving Vincent: The Story of van Gogh Animated

Are you in love with the artwork of Vincent van Gogh? You’re not alone as this brilliant animation film looks to explore the life of van Gogh as told via his classic paintings and interviews with historical characters closest to him. The plot covers 8 years, 860 paintings, 1026 drawings, 800 letters and 20 people,… Continue reading Loving Vincent: The Story of van Gogh Animated

Lose Yourself to Dance Planet [GIFs]

Are you ready to get thrown for a loop and lose yourself to dance once again? Neil Sanders is an Austalian illustrator and part of LoopdeLoop, a bi-monthly animation challenge for designers. The theme for this month is hallucinations, and after you check out Sanders’ Dance Planet series, below, you might feel like you’re tripping,… Continue reading Lose Yourself to Dance Planet [GIFs]

Pencil Vs. Camera: Incredible Life-Sized 3-D Drawings

Ben Heine is a Belgian-based multidisciplinary visual artist best known for his original series of 3-D paintings that are big enough for him to pose with. Though Ben has a degree in journalism from Institut des Hautes Etudes des Communications Sociales in Belgium and Utrecht University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands, he is mostly… Continue reading Pencil Vs. Camera: Incredible Life-Sized 3-D Drawings