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Neurosonics Audiomedical Labs

You may have seen this awesome Chris Cairns video:



Well here it is done live with Beardyman and help from 3D hologram projection specialists Musion:

Neurosonics Live from Chris Cairns on Vimeo.

Procrastination

Procrastination from Johnny Kelly on Vimeo.

Pogoism

a new movement involving painting with pogo sticks...

Pogoism - painting with pogo sticks! from artstartgrant on Vimeo.

Banksy's cinema

I'll let the image do the talking - click to enlarge.



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Daily Drop Cap

This is sweet by Jessica Hische - she makes a new hand-crafted decorative initial a day. And they are stunning.

You can also use them on your blog - like this:

Leadership Lessons

Read all about it - came from a Derek Sivers TED chat I think

Dominc Wilcox

Does some pretty crazy stuff across the spectrum. Like this Orgsmatron 3000 washing machine:





Or this pedal bin that makes music every time it's opened:



This bed (think I've blogged this before):



And even sticking an on/off switch to his head for a month:



Make sure you check the work section of his website

Origami animation

Papierkrieg from Makaio Tisu on Vimeo.

Sick font

Found here

Codeorgan

Analyses the body content of any website and turns it into music - using a complex algorithym to define the key, synth style and drum pattern most appropriate to the page content.



Don't ask me how or why. Get involved

Codeorgan is by DLKW

Put your foot down

The Wilson Bros have just completed this awesome F1 car made out of shoe boxes for Puma - it's going in their store in Chicago.

Aspiral Clocks

I love new ways of doing something so simple as telling the time... meet Spiral Clocks



The spiral face turns slowly over a twelve hour period with a ball resting on the spiral ledge. When the clock reaches the final twelfth hour it drops through a hole to start all over again.

Watch

Drawn on towels

by Marc Johns - sweet little idea

Spot the tiger

Each week a new poll relating to a social issue is illustrated by a guest designer and put up for vote, there’s some great designs and interesting results. Get involved

This week's, illustrated by Zara Picken...



And some from the past

Mouse tracks

I saw this over at Crack Unit - a piece of software that tracks the movement of your mouse over a day (for example) and makes a visual of it. Nice...



You can download it and have a go yourself

Dig this badge

(not sure who by or where from sorry)

Guilt free chocolate

David Edwards came up with the idea of “eating by breathing” and that's how "Le Whif" was born - a lipstick-size inhaler filled with chocolate particles with each "whif" being less than a single calorie.



Check it and a movie here

The Robin Hood Tax

Now go to the website

Making vinyl

All vinyl geeks look here. Everyone else look away now

Gotta Groove Records - "Groove With Us" from Nick Cavalier on Vimeo.

Stank Sentiments

If you're looking for a valentines card for that special someone in your life, look no further... 'Stank Sentiments For Sweethearts' quote different lyrical masterpieces from rap songs.

Sweman

This is old (2003) but good - on the streets of Bologna. A life size human poster of a character called Sweman who has a drinking problem, pisses everywhere and is just generally a man about town.

Rave boats

Not really. It's camouflage from WW1 called Razzle Dazzle by Norman Wilkinson. And an artist impression at that. All the actual images are B&W - see below.

Norman used bright, loud colours and contrasting diagonal stripes to make it incredibly difficult to gauge a ship’s size and direction.





Read all about it and see more pics here

Madness from Japan

Facts About Projection

A dying art...

Facts About Projection from Studiocanoe on Vimeo.

An apple a day...

keeps the doctor away. So dig this cool apple a day wall calendar.







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