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I Can’t Believe it’s Biodiesel!
Aug 19th
Every year, 800 pounds of butter are used to make a sculpture of Benjamin Franklin and the Liberty Bell for the Pennsylvania Farm Show. But this year, after the fair ended, the sculpture became 75 gallons of fuel: a mix of biodiesel and bunker fuel. The butter was put through a chemical process that melted it, removed the water, and used the remaining fats, oil and grease to make the fuel. Considering that over one billion pounds of butter are produced annually in the United States, the additive would not be a bad thing to recycle.
Music: A Very Literal Music Video
Aug 11th
Music could mean a lot of things but music videos may skew your POV. However, there is music video that puts across its lyrics quite literally – through everyday pictures and words. Paper cutouts and dictionaries, magazines and posters – whatever it may take to let the meaning of the song be what the listener wants it to be.
The music video of the song – “Sweeth Heart” by The Wave Pictures is directed by Ben Read and uses second hand books to accomplish its task of putting the “lyrics” across, leaving the listener to be the thinker. Video after the break. Watch it in HD for full literal pleasure.
Art: A Five Year Time Lapse Video
Aug 11th
Who in the world installs an ant nest inside his scanner and takes time lapse videos of the nest for five full years? François vautier, a visual artist has just created this amazing time lapse video by doing exactly what we questioned before. Enjoy the video after the break.
Ideabing Daily Roundup: Kinetic Edition
Jul 21st
A Multitouch Mirror For You Morning Information Cravings
Inspiration: Kinetic Wall Sculptures
Automated Parking? Yes Please.
Inspiration: Kinetic Wall Sculptures
Jul 21st
Hey art collector, take a look at these non-static pieces of art! The only thing common about these kinetic sculptures may be the picture frame, or may not. Video of the kinetic sculptures rafter the break.
Skateboard? No. “Hoverboard”
Jun 17th
Design evolves over time, and sometimes design is influenced by sci-fi movies. Remember all those anti-gravity skate boards you saw in those space movies? Nills Gudagnin, a French artist has created something that can be classified as a skateboard without wheels, or a “hover board”. It just hovers though, no skating yet. This thing works using a
Love Your City? Then Give It A Citid
Jun 16th
Every company on this planet has a logo, a corporate identity – right? What about your city? No? Then make one! The Citid project aims to give every city on this planet an ID. The crowd sourced project has already got entries for almost all the major cities on Earth. Do you have a design
Infographic: Aftermath of earthquake at Haiti
Mar 23rd
Yeah we know, we are on an infographic overload. We first posted the “20 things that happen in a minute” infogfx. in fact, we may consider posting one infographic every day! but now lets go to something more grim. After the earthquake at Haiti there was a rush to get the world to see what
Idea 265: Pixallate your TV. Make it your personal assistant
Mar 16th
Another art diploma project, another brilliant idea. What if your TV could disintegrate into a million pieces to rearrange itself around anything, turning any surface into a display? The student names it “curious” displays. Watch video for more insight. Curious Displays from Julia Tsao on Vimeo.
