August 31, 2011

Test 2

Doing a little troubleshooting here. Pay it no mind.

Radioactive Control by luzinterruptus.

This must have been SUCH an amazing, eerie installation.





The installation Radioactive Control was created for the Dockville Festival in de Hamburg which tried to demonstrate, in a humorous tone, the paranoia that we are suffering from since the escape of radioactive material in Japan, has brought into question the safety systems at the nuclear power plants.

With our mysterious army of 100 illuminated radioactive figures, which advanced threateningly on the natural environment of the festival, we wanted to invite reflection regarding the use and abuse of nuclear energy, cheap in economic terms, but which can cause grave secondary effects for the environment and health, forever irreversible.

luzinterruptus

(via inhabitat)

Big yellow Rabbit.




constructed out of locally-manufactured shingles and a wooden armature, the temporary sculpture depicts a giant plush rabbit that has been seemingly dropped into the center of the swedish plaza.the large-scale intervention rests against the engelbrekt monument, the original pivot point of the open site. observers are encouraged to experience the public space within the new context of the rabbit as well as when the presence of the sculpture is gone.

as with his previous work, [florentijn] hofman's sculpture involved the locals with more than 25 volunteers and craftsman coming together to construct the rabbit.


designboom :: florentijn hofman's big yellow rabbit

(via Honestly...WTF)

August 30, 2011

Space Oddity children's book.

This is just WICKED cool.





Download it from Andrew Kolb's site: Kolbisneat.com | David Bowie Children's Book

(via Zap2it)

The Unseen Sea.

Lovely time-lapse video by Simon Christen – the San Francisco Bay area, shot over a period of one year. Watch the original in HD on Vimeo for full effect.

The Unseen Sea from Simon Christen on Vimeo.



(via trendcentral)

August 18, 2011

"I came here to drink milk and kick ass."

Are you an Anglophile couch potato? You need to check out The Modern Stylographer store. Now. Go, go.


Part of a new series of The IT Crowd inspired quote prints, the quote "I Came Here to Drink Milk and Kick Ass." "And I've just Finished my Milk." is a great illustration of the irreverent humor that comes out of the UK these days. This grungy, textured illustration is a great piece of typographic art and a great conversation piece that will have you laughing at the ridiculous of this BBC show.

The IT Crowd BBC Quote Poster Kick Ass and by balancedpersonality

The Illustrious Omnibus of Superpowers.

A lovely infographic.


Pop Chart Lab — The Illustrious Omnibus of Superpowers

DIY fridge.

This amazes me. Who would think to take a refrigerator to an auto painter?? SO smart.


This refrigerator, formerly brown, was purchased for $30 at a garage sale. The owner took it to an automotive painter and had it turned shell pink.

Pinterest: Nest / Kitchen Decorating - Country Living

August 16, 2011

TinEye Reverse Image Search.

Photographers – you might want to check this out. You can see who's using your photos or even submit your collection so it's credited/attributed properly.


TinEye is a reverse image search engine. You can submit an image to TinEye to find out where it came from, how it is being used, if modified versions of the image exist, or to find higher resolution versions.

TinEye is the first image search engine on the web to use image identification technology rather than keywords, metadata or watermarks. It is free to use for non-commercial searching.


TinEye Reverse Image Search

BBC Radio 4 Extra: William Gibson's 'Pattern Recognition' (in five parts).

THREE of my nerdgirl loves in one! Radio, BBC and Cayce Pollard! Be sure to listen soon – shows are only available for seven days total. (Unless you have the TuneIn Radio app, in which case you can record it and listen to it at your leisure. Which I plan to do.)



LISTEN TO IT HERE:
BBC Radio 4 Extra Programmes - Pattern Recognition, Episode 1

Bonus link for Pattern Recognition fans:


NOGOODFORME.COM

(Microphone image borrowed with thanks to 2parse or whomever owns it.)

August 13, 2011

Uglydoll wind ups.

I would like all of them, please.


Uglydoll Wind Ups have landed at Ningyoushi.com. Now you can own all your favorite Uglydoll characters as Wind Up toys. Watch Babo do flips, Peaco swim, Big Toe sneak away, Ice-Bat hop and jump for joy with Trunko!

Ningyoushi.com - Cool Toys For The Savvy Collector!

(via Ningyoushi News)

August 11, 2011

Printstagram.

My nerdy love for Instagram and my unending love of tiny things converge. And two books for 12 bucks? I'm sold.


Print your Instagram photos in a special little book. The photos are printed back to back on cardstock with a glossy photo-finish. Its a simple product, but a good one. Photos are printed at just about the same size they appear on your iPhone.

The minibook measures just 3.5" inches x 2.4" inches ( 90mm x 60 mm ) and each book has 50 photos in it. Each order comes with 2 books.


Printstagram - We Print Your Instagram Photos

(via Incredible Things – which totally lives up to its name. Such a great site.)

Two Guys, Two Hats by John Hovenstine.

How could I NOT buy this?


Two guys, two hats by jhovenstine :: Etsy

Library sign.

Three Potato Four has the BEST stuff.



Three Potato Four – Library Sign

August 05, 2011

Sokoblovsky Farms | Russia's Finest Purveyors of Miniature Lap Giraffes




Size: adult is 76 centimeters, baby is 15 centimeters tall. Weight is 4.5kg unless the giraffe is fat cow then 5.44kg

Diet: distilled water and bonsai tree leaves

Health problems: none. They are the best.

Gestation
: 420 days

Living conditions: PLG’s love being indoors in filtered air conditioning. If they can listen to music of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov it is dream.

Grooming: a bubble bath once a week with purified water is all they need.


Sokoblovsky Farms - Russia's Finest Purveyors of Miniature Lap Giraffes

(Yes, it's a joke. It's a brilliant promotional site for DirecTV.)

August 02, 2011

August 01, 2011

Still laughing 24 hrs later...

"That's a lovely rug and OMG WHAT ARE THOSE CLOWN SHOES DOING THERE #pier1catalog" – Clinton Forry aka @wd45.


That's a lovely rug and OMG WHAT ARE THOSE CLOWN SHOES D... on Twitpic

Philadelphia | Movie Sale - August 4 + 5

If I were in Philadelphia this weekend, this is where you'd find me. Or maybe frolicking in one of their giant fabulous fountains. But probably here. If you live in Philly, please go to this for me and report back. Thank you.


Three Potato Four - Movie Sale