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Bluetooth headsets have never really been the epitome of style. Presenting The Ripple - coming from the designer Ilya Fridman, this headset is a small, circular disk with ‘ripples’ emitting from the center which is also a small button used to control the device.
Without knowing what it actually was, most people would just assume it’s a very modern and very large earring, but part of the circle flips outwards to reveal the microphone and when a conversation is over, you can press the center button to keep the headset active for listening to music.Bluetooth headsets have never really been the epitome of style. Presenting The Ripple... more
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Hello Kitty is definitely a cultural icon and an image associated with cute and adorable... well, to most people. Some people decide to take that idea and turn it into an obsession. The following images are from a die-hard Hello Kitty fan in Taiwan who has decked their crib out in Miss Kitty's obnoxious cuteness.Hello Kitty is definitely a cultural icon and an image associated with cute and... more
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An exhibition called 'Sight Unseen' has opened at the California Museum of Photography which showcases the work of twelve blind photographers from around the world.An exhibition called 'Sight Unseen' has opened at the California Museum of Photography... more
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1. Jack Kirby
Simply put, no artist had more of an influence on American comics this century than Jack Kirby. The former Jacob Kurtzberg was a restless self-improver, a workaholic, and a veteran idea man who created an art style that was highly distinctive and a massive influence on the rest of the industry. It’s easy to forget that by the time he and Stan Lee transformed Marvel Comics into a culture-shifting powerhouse, he’d already been in the business for more than 25 years. Though Kirby is rightly remembered for the miracles he worked in superhero comics, with his exciting fight-staging, efficient storytelling, cosmic scope, and love of crackling energy and unthinkable technology, he also drew everything from sports comics to romance tales to Westerns. Whether they embraced his style or deliberately forsook it, every comic artist for decades was defined by the lessons they learned from the man called “The King Of Comics.” Constantly pushing himself further (among other pioneering developments, he was one of the first comics artists to incorporate collage and photographic backgrounds into his work), Kirby’s value to the medium is incalculable. The modern comics industry simply wouldn’t be the same without him.
The top 10 are:
- Jack Kirby
- Steve Ditko
- George Pérez
- Alex Ross
- Mike Mignola
- Carmine Infantino
- Greg Land
- George Tuska
- Jim Lee
- Carl Barks
Check the link for the 11 other artist.1. Jack Kirby
Simply put, no artist had more of an influence on American comics this... more
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Yael from the The Tel Aviv Street Style blog (http://thestreetswalker.blogspot.com/) shows some of the hottest styles in Tel Aviv.Yael from the The Tel Aviv Street Style blog (http://thestreetswalker.blogspot.com/)... more
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This the work of avant garde fashion designer Hussein Chalayan. This skirt is a seemingly ordinary coffee table that had been part of the stage set at one of Chalayan's fashion shows.This the work of avant garde fashion designer Hussein Chalayan. This skirt is a... more
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Thinness is nothing new in the modeling industry, but is it getting worse? Here are some models who were criticized recently, deemed "too fat" for fashion. http://stilettorevolt.com/?p=1040Thinness is nothing new in the modeling industry, but is it getting worse? Here are... more
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The Regal Twelve is a series of jaw-dropping portraits created by Australian digital artist Alexia Sinclair of some of the most powerful and influential women in history.The Regal Twelve is a series of jaw-dropping portraits created by Australian digital... more
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His mission was to use his photography to build the reputation of architects who were bringing innovative design to the West. His clients included Frank Lloyd Wright and Rudolf M. Schindler.
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Julius Shulman, whose luminous photographs of homes and buildings brought fame to a number of mid-20th century modernist architects and made him a household name in the architectural world, has died. He was 98.
Shulman, who had been in declining health, died Wednesday night at his home in Los Angeles, according to his daughter Judy McKee.
Starting with Richard Neutra in 1936, Shulman's roster of clients read like a who's who of pioneering contemporary architecture: Rudolf M. Schindler, Gregory Ain, Frank Lloyd Wright, Charles Eames, Raphael S. Soriano, John Lautner, Eero Saarinen, Albert Frey, Pierre Koenig, Harwell Harris and many others. His work was contained in virtually every book published on modernist architects.
"He has a sense of visual bravura of composition," wrote the late Robert Sobieszek, photography curator at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, "so that he can take a rather mundane house and make it look exciting, and take a spectacular house and make it look triply spectacular."
MORE @ LinkHis mission was to use his photography to build the reputation of architects who were... more
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We're all familiar with the stereotype of the tortured artist. Salvador Dali's various disorders and Sylvia Plath's depression spring to mind. Now new research seems to show why: a genetic mutation linked to psychosis and schizophrenia also influences creativity.
The finding could help to explain why mutations that increase a person's risk of developing mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar syndrome have been preserved, even preferred, during human evolution, says Szabolcs Kéri, a researcher at Semmelweis University in Budapest, Hungary, who carried out the study.
Kéri examined a gene involved in brain development called neuregulin 1, which previous studies have linked to a slightly increased risk of schizophrenia. Moreover, a single DNA letter mutation that affects how much of the neuregulin 1 protein is made in the brain has been linked to psychosis, poor memory and sensitivity to criticism.
About 50 per cent of healthy Europeans have one copy of this mutation, while 15 per cent possess two copies.
Creative thinking
To determine how these variations affect creativity, Kéri genotyped 200 adults who responded to adverts seeking creative and accomplished volunteers. He also gave the volunteers two tests of creative thinking, and devised an objective score of their creative achievements, such as filing a patent or writing a book.
People with two copies of the neuregulin 1 mutation – about 12 per cent of the study participants – tended to score notably higher on these measures of creativity, compared with other volunteers with one or no copy of the mutation. Those with one copy were also judged to be more creative, on average, than volunteers without the mutation. All told, the mutation explained between 3 and 8 per cent of the differences in creativity, Kéri says.
Exactly how neuregulin 1 affects creativity isn't clear. Volunteers with two copies of the mutation were no more likely than others to possess so-called schizotypal traits, such as paranoia, odd speech patterns and inappropriate emotions. This would suggest that the mutation's connection to mental illness does not entirely explain its link to creativity, Kéri says.
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At midnight, the folks at Quirk — who brought you the best-selling Jane Austen mashup Pride and Prejudice and Zombies — announced that they’re back with the next book in the series, Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters, which goes on sale Sept. 15 (complete with 15 illustrations — we’ve brought you two of them — and a readers’ discussion guide). Quirk editor Jason Rekulak, the creator of the series (”I just thought it would be really funny to desecrate a classic work of literature”) recently said that he didn’t want to go out there “with the one-millionth vampire novel that’s going to be published this year.” P&P&Z’s Seth Grahame Smith did not write this sequel, since he recently left the franchise and signed a hefty contract with Grand Central for Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. I talked to the series’ new author, Ben H. Winters, last week.
--Getting it!At midnight, the folks at Quirk — who brought you the best-selling Jane Austen... more
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Title taken from boingboing.net
Today on the Worth 1000 photoshopping contest: "Star Wars Ren 3" -- fine art mixes of Star Wars characters.
--I wish I had time to have adventures in Photoshop!Title taken from boingboing.net
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Bill Cosby portrait out of jello shots.
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"Flexible translucent fibers woven into a fabric can capture light and turn it into images without a camera lens, researchers announced this week.
Scientists say the optoelectronic fiber could lead to bizarre new imaging products like a wall-sized, all-seeing camera or a soldier's uniform that captures 360-degree views.
"Fabric composed of these fibers could be joined to a computer that could provide information on a small display screen attached to a visor, providing the soldier greater awareness of his surroundings," according to a statement from MIT, where the breakthrough was made.
"This is the first time that anybody has demonstrated that a single plane of fibers, or 'fabric,' can collect images just like a camera but without a lens," said MIT material science professor Yoel Fink. "This work constitutes a new approach to vision and imaging."
"We are saying, 'instead of a tiny, sensitive object [for capturing images], let's construct a large, distributed system,'" Fink said. "While the current version of these fabrics can only image nearby objects, it can still see much farther than most shirts can.""Flexible translucent fibers woven into a fabric can capture light and turn it into... more
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These crazy but elaborate and artsy dos come from the Budapest Hair Show that took place on June 10th, 2009.These crazy but elaborate and artsy dos come from the Budapest Hair Show that took... more
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Nowadays, people get crazy about body piercing. You can see it on lips, tongues, ears, navels and plenty of other parts of a human body. Lip piercing is becoming more and more popular these days. It is a type of body piercing which involves penetrating into the lip or the area surrounding the lip.Nowadays, people get crazy about body piercing. You can see it on lips, tongues, ears,... more
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Toughening-up your kids at an early age is vital -- so these stainless steel baby accessories are a good starting point.Toughening-up your kids at an early age is vital -- so these stainless steel baby... more
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Two brothers in Rio are living over the edge — literally: sleeping, working and eating on the side of a building 33 feet (10 meters) up in the air. Twenty-seven-year-old Tiago Primo and his 20-year-old brother Gabriel spend 12 hours a day in the bed, hammock, chair and dining table they've attached to a bright red-and-yellow wall as part of an art exhibit in Rio's old center.
The brothers are equipped with mountain climbing gear, and if nature calls, can scramble over to the verandah of a neighboring art gallery, where an indoor bathroom awaits.
The brothers have been hanging out wall-side since the end of May. They plan to continue the display until Aug. 20.Two brothers in Rio are living over the edge — literally: sleeping, working and... more
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The Demoiselles offer their take on a summer trend--rompers.
What do you think? I've been pretty anti-romper, but they did manage to find some pretty cute ones that might make me reconsider.The Demoiselles offer their take on a summer trend--rompers.
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