Book printers said Jonathan Safran Foer’s new interactive book was “unmakeable.” Thankfully, Belgian publishing house Die Keure proved them wrong. Trees of Codes is an interactive sculptural book, reminiscent to the cut-up technique popularized by author William S. Burroughs. Foer and his collaborators at Die Keure in Belgium took the pages of another book, Bruno … Continued
eARTh 350 is exploring how art can affect social change. From Nov. 20–27, the week before this year’s UN Climate Meetings, 350.org is coordinating over a dozen public art installations about climate change across the globe. Will this planetary scale exhibit achieve a new perspective on the planetary challenge of global warming? A satellite company, … Continued
This Tie Tea Cup cleverly designed by George Lee. Via Swiss Miss
Descend into a dark and beguiling re-imagination of natural growth, decay, disease, and perseverance. Spanning three rooms of Inscape, Under combines interactive installation, video, dance, sculptural costuming, and original music. Journey through this mysterious world, explore, and engage with the environment, and witness performances by Under’s unusual inhabitants. Under is collaboratively conceived of and created … Continued
We are happy to see the launch of NPS’s Technical Preservation Services (TPS) new website. TPS is an amazing public resource for all things regarding preserving our nation’s historic buildings. Blank Space developed the UI design, HTML and CSS code, and the graphic illustrations. Case studies highlighting successful tax incentives projects and projects that combined historic rehabilitation and green building … Continued
Sneak Peak at some of art that will be at Bherd’s Take 5 exhibit opening Friday, November 12th running through December 24th. Opening artist reception is this Friday from 6–10pm. Take 5 celebrates the giving of art for the holiday season. Habitat for Huge Manatees by Marty Gordon. Drift Away by Brian Ripp. Take 5 … Continued
Thanks to MTA, we can see this time-lapse video of every marathon runner finish the race. It is captivating to watch a sea joggers replace the normal sea of traffic. Via Gawker
A cool video illustrating the McGurk Effect. When vision and hearing go head-to-head, vision comes away with the gold every time. Boom. Take that other senses.
Photo by Trey Ratcliff, check out his Stuck in Customs photosteam on Flickr “Perpetual peace is only found in the graveyard”—Philosopher Immanuel Kant What are your plans for Halloween weekend? Maybe a trip to a scenic graveyard? Trails.com recommends 4 favorite graveyard hikes around the world, just in time for Halloween. Wherever your weekend takes … Continued
All things can be improved. Toilet paper first found its way to the roll in the late 1800s. From USA Today: The 17 billion toilet paper tubes produced annually in the USA account for 160 million pounds of trash, according to Kimberly-Clark estimates, and could stretch more than a million miles placed end-to-end. That’s from … Continued