31
POPSMore (Really) Stunning Desktop Wallpapers Smashing Magazine presents more (really) stunning desktop wallpapers related to typography, photography, illustrations, HDR as well as some abstract and fantasy-related wallpapers. All can be downloaded for free.
9
POPSArtists In Color: Olafur Eliasson + Branislav Kropilak Installations from a culmination of 15 years of work from artist Olafur Eliasson as part of ‘Take Your Time‘ exhibition currently running at the Museum of Modern Art. Along with photographer Branislav Kropilak whose work includes stunning minimalist series of parking garages, trains, building lobbies, and airplane landings.
27
POPSGephyrophobiacs: look away now Just when you think you’ve seen every type of bridge possible....... You may need to scroll over to the right of the clip window to see the images....coolio design...! Also a video at the source: http://deputy-dog.com/2008/05/05/gephyrophobiacs-look-away-now/
13
POPSPixels Go Mad - The Celebration Of Pixel Art Pixel art lives both in and beyond computer screen. Artists design pixel art posters, magazine covers, album covers, desktop wallpapers, paintings, “pixelish” video ads and even pixelated tattoos. And there is a good reason behind it: in times when popular design solutions strive for real-life-look or perfection pixel art offers a distinctive and creative artistic approach which is extremely expressive. In fact, pixel art can be impressive as well. This post attempts to prove just that.
7
POPSact,build,eat,invent,learn,live,move Laky’s text treatment really seems to declare once and for all that the best solutions might literally be right in our own backyards and communities, with materials and practices that simply need to be re-examined and better utilized. As the artist openly states, “Natural materials are very expressive…they also connect me to nature which is a deep love of mine.” According to her artist website, Laky considers herself to be an environmentalist, with her work often employing materials harvested from nature and/or agricultural sources with select recycled elements incorporated. “She is attracted to humble materials and simple, direct methods of hand construction…Laky has (also) been a strong advocate for the establishment of an environmental sustainability curriculum in design and art at UC Davis.”
4
POPSCar design for the senior circuit "It's very difficult to drive, says Nissan's Naoki Yamamoto after a turn at the wheel in a suit that runs from neck to feet. "You lose the freedom you're accustomed to, and while you can move, there are limitations, such as turning the steering wheel or switching on the blinker."
17
POPS5 Urban Design Proposals for 3D City Farms Sustainable, Ecological and Agricultural Skyscrapers - One man’s vision has sparked a series of designs leading closer and closer to what will be the first real-life vertical urban farm in Las Vegas, Nevada of all places. Here are five of these remarkable architectural designs for sustainable (and stylish) urban farm towers that may revolutionize agriculture as we know it. In the long run such structures may not only provide food for hundreds of thousands of people per building but they will also relieve much of the burden on other flat landscapes where fewer and fewer usable growing spaces exist.
19
POPSEvolution: What the Fossils Say ? (a book recomm) Michael Shermer - is a science writer, historian of science, founder of The Skeptics Society, and editor of its magazine Skeptic, which is largely devoted to investigating and debunking pseudoscientific and supernatural claims. since April 2004 has been a monthly columnist for Scientific American magazine with his Skeptic column. Shermer was once a fundamentalist Christian. Shermer is now a professed atheist, but prefers to use nontheist, and an advocate for humanist philosophy.
20
POPSWeird Shoes The half-barefoot one is just plain ugly. They all are actually. :)
5
POPS40+ books: Keeping up with design and development Professionalism is built upon knowledge and experience. To become or remain professional, you permanently need to improve your design and programming skills, be aware of new approaches and now how other designers and developers achieve both beautiful and effective designs.
6
POPSSecret to Abalone Shell Strength Revealed
"To peer more deeply into mother-of-pearl's inner architecture, Gilbert and colleagues used a light source called synchrotron radiation. The polarized light showed that the nacre was not constructed as uniformly as previously thought. One previous study had hinted at this conclusion, finding chunks of material mixed into the otherwise layered construction. Close up, the shell resembles a brick wall, with a twist. Organic mortar lies between clumps of mineral-crystal bricks aligned in irregular columns. The columns of crystals interlock like zippers, but each column faces a different direction than its neighbor. Gilbert and her team predict that this irregular, interlocking design stands behind nacre's brute force. "It's strength is very likely due to structure," Gilbert told LiveScience. With further research, Gilbert says scientists could someday reproduce this natural structural design to create, for example, cars that absorb all of the energy at a point of impact but
Newest Clips
see Newest Clips
1
Latest Pops
Latest Comments
Most Pops
Tags
Print
Save
Turn on live update