I can only describe this clip as extraordinary. I love the eerie classical music, the slightly mottled cinematography and the typically beautiful 1920’s actresses - all these elements fitting brilliantly into this beautiful composition, it almost feels as if you’ve travelled through time. This video features a collection of the earliest colour motion pictur […]
Photo by Laughing Squid The stereotype is that geeks spend too much time sitting at home in front of a computer, and not enough time interacting with other people. But did you know that being a geek actually makes it easy to get out there and meet new friends? Contrary to public opinion, geeks have many skills that translate well in the social arena. We’ll c […]
Yesterday I joked on Twitter that: Top 10 lists are sooo 2009, this year’s linkbait seems to be the “infographic” To which, Dr. Pete suggested that I should go ahead and put together a Top 10 List of Infographics! A great idea! Look, we both know that this is linkbait–a top ten list combined with infographics, c’mon!–but you have to admit, it’s worth bookmar […]
It’s amazing what you can do with a sheet of paper and a pair of scissors – if you are Jeff Nishinaka that is. The simple combination of plain paper, light and shadows makes these sculptures look like they were crafted from marble and weigh a tonne. He has a prolific career working in advertising, fashion and fine art, and also creating some larger installat […]