Remember what fun it was to make solar system models out of styrofoam balls in third grade science class? Ken Condal does, and he’s taken that fun to another level with his beautiful orrery (aka or a mechanical model of the solar system). It took Condal 10 months to take this sculpture from idea to… Continue reading Fascinating Animated GIFs of a Mechanical Model of the Solar System
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Apple to Host First US iTunes Music Festival at SXSW
Apple is looking to bring its popular iTunes music festival to the US for the first time with five nights of concerts planned for this year’s South By Southwest interactive media and music festival. The shows will feature big time bands like Imagine Dragons, Coldplay and Zedd. The festival will be available for live streaming… Continue reading Apple to Host First US iTunes Music Festival at SXSW
What Does Google Autocomplete Say About Your Favorite Brand?
When it comes to branding, what people are saying online about a business or product means everything. While some brands like BMW often enjoy being associated with “the best,” others are considered to be “dying” like Microsoft, or even worse, some, like Google, are known as “evil” or potentially the dawn of the real-life Matrix… Continue reading What Does Google Autocomplete Say About Your Favorite Brand?
What Would Mars Look Like if It Still Had Water?
Earlier this month, NASA scientists discovered clues that suggest some form of liquid water exists on Mars. But what if Mars was full of flowing oceans and a rich carbon dioxide-filled atmosphere like Earth? That’s exactly what software engineer Kevin Gill visualized using data from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter.… Continue reading What Would Mars Look Like if It Still Had Water?
‘@DrawnYourTweet’ Is the Reason Twitter Is Amazing
Exploring Twitter, you can find all kinds of random thoughts tweeted by other people. Whether people tweet about bad hair days, crazy weather, how hard it is to peel themselves out of bed in the morning or any of a million other feelings, it’s usually not hard to relate. In this way the public messages… Continue reading ‘@DrawnYourTweet’ Is the Reason Twitter Is Amazing
A Submerged Turntable that Really Plays Music
There is no question about it, I love vinyl records. There is just something about setting a needle down into that grooved platter of PVC, and then hearing music emerge, that just stirs the musical soul. It’s mechanical, it’s analog, it’s interactive. And it’s also based on technology that is over one hundred years old… Continue reading A Submerged Turntable that Really Plays Music
Watch the Oscar Nominees Recreated as Playful LEGO Movie-Inspired Posters
In anticipation of the 86th Academy Awards and driving at the tails of The LEGO Movie‘s success, graphic designer Old Red Jalopy has recreated each of the Oscars Best Picture nominee posters as if the main actors were played by LEGOs. If you thought Matthew McConaughey was funny in the Dallas Buyers Club, wait till… Continue reading Watch the Oscar Nominees Recreated as Playful LEGO Movie-Inspired Posters
Valentines For The True Loves of Your Life
When it comes to “True Love” this Valentine’s Day, will you be experiencing the real thing or watching it via Netflix? Either way don’t worry, if your love connections this holiday aren’t as strong as your incoming wi-fi signal, we have a set of perhaps more appropriate Valentine’s Day cards that you just can’t find… Continue reading Valentines For The True Loves of Your Life
