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The Nonist shares “a truly gorgeous book of photographs by Candida Höfer titled, Libraries, a title which pretty much says it all, because that is just exactly what it is, one rich, …
The future of the user interface is multi-touch. Watch how he’s able to resize and navigate maps with ease, it’s all very reminiscent of Minority Report.
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The US Postal Service will be premiering its first ever set of commemorative stamps honouring comic book superheroes later this month at the San Diego Comic-Con. Ten stamps will feature portraits of well-known characters from the DC Comics universe, w...
Real Estate - 100 Aerial Drawings is a web-based project by Heman Chong; using satellite pictures of Singapore, he transforms the physical volume of its buildings into flat pictograms. Building shapes vary from simple rectangles to the intricate.
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The Millau viaduct in southern France is both an engineering marvel and a stunning work of art. Norman Foster is truly a creator of architectural masterpieces.
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Art meets engineering. Kottke has more on Theo Jansen and his beach animals.
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Clayton Crain, the artist behind some amazing covers of Ghost Rider and Venom vs Carnage, talks about his art and how he relies solely on digital software, and not traditional pencilling, to create his work.
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MagWerk make stunning Flash-based online magazines. You can, quite literally, flip the interactive pages of Encore, Probe or PlayMusicMagazine. And even choose whether you want your read in the park or at the office.
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Steam pistons and creaking pulleys, the new Cobra Creative site has a distinctly vintage feel to it.
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The Cutty Sark was built in 1869 and is today the last surviving tea clipper in the world. Kept in dry dock at Greenwich in south-east London since 1954, it is now preserved as a museum sh …
The Snap Light is part of a project by designer Tom Dixon to bring manufacturing into the retail space. He’s placed an injection moulding machine inside Selfridges, where customers not only get to observe but also participate in the creation of ...
The Burj al-Arab hotel in Dubai has become an international architectural icon since its opening in December 1999. Standing on its own manmade island in the Persian Gulf, this symbol of material excess is accessible from the mainland only by a private...
High above the small Norwegian town of Aurland, a huge structure shaped like a ski jump projects out of the mountainside from amongst the pines. The Aurland Lookout is located off the Snow Road that winds through the mountains and affords visitors bre...
I’m unsure as to why there was a referral from marynroos.com in my stats but I’m glad it led me to discover Maryn Roos and her delightful illustrations. More on her portfolio site and blog.
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Get the breathtaking panoramas of Yann Arthus-Bertrand on your desktop! The exhibition ‘Earth from Above’ along London’s South Bank runs till December; he has another exhibition slated for November in Singapore.
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Floating Homes by Grüntuch Ernst
As part of plans to develop waterside living in the bay area of Rummelsburger Bucht in Berlin, architects from around Europe were invited to submit propos …
Take a look at these stunning panoramas of the Moscow Metro. The ornate mosaics are among the best examples of art in the style of socialist realism. Read more about the Moscow Metro and socialist realism.
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Bang & Olufsen are known for cutting edge industrial design and they haven’t disappointed with the BeoSound 2 digital music player. Finished in polished stainless steel, this stunning little number plays both MP3 and WMA audio stored on SD ...
Swiss advertising agency Walker Werbeagentur has launched a very innovative outdoor poster campaign for Amnesty International. Using the tagline “It’s not happening here, but it’s happening now”, the posters depict scenes of hu...
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