Breathing Earth

Wanna see how much impact humans have on the earth? Check out Breathing Earth. It blows me away every time I see it. Phenomenal.

Most Visited Sites in the World

The BBC recently created an interactive map of the most visited internet sites worldwide (via Nielsen company data) Check it out here.

Time to bust out the Crayons

This is an interesting article from Jonah Lehrer's blog, "The Frontal Cortex".

Apparently, we need to suppress our overgrown prefrontal cortexes in order to be more creative. Learn more here.


Time for recess, yet?

RainCampaign

RainCampaign is an environmentally friendly way of advertising outdoors. The message appears when it rains and disappears when it dries. The message lasts for 8 weeks. This is an example from the Netherlands (message says "stop faster with Continental Winter Tires"

How Graphic Design Works

Such beautiful and insightful work from Cruzeiro do Sul University Design Course: Animals, 2. Love.

Don't blame climate change, blame Lagerfeld

Check out the giant, 265-ton glacier that Karl Lagerfeld attached to a runway at Chanel's Fall/Winter 2010 collection.

Now, THAT'S stopping power. See it here.

Sony Eye Candy

Sony Eye Candy has a gorgeous video promoting amazing hd... I think. The description is in French so your guess is probably better than mine. Still totally worth seeing. Check it out here.

OK Go, This Too Shall Pass

New OK Go music video—taking the "ball-hits-things-and-makes-stuff-happen" approach to a whole new level.

Crochetdermy

UK Artist Shauna Richardson creates these bizarre, life-size crocheted animals. She uses the term "crochetdermy" because of their connection to taxidermy. Strange commentary on dead/non-living animals.

Wanna know what a snowflake (#19) looks like under a microscope? Or an aquatic fly larvae (#15)? Nikon Small World has a slideshow of amazing details of everyday things we encounter. Astounding colors and textures. Check them out here.

Amazing Materials

Seed Magazine hosted ConneXion, a consultancy that seeks better, stronger, lighter, more sustainable materials. Some are beautiful, some are strange, and some are downright phenomenal.

Immersive Media—360 Degree Videos

Immersive Media (http://www.immersivemedia.com) is creating really awesome websites that really allow you to have a 360 degree experience at your own pace.

Augmented Reality T-Shirt

Rock, Paper, Scissors with your own apparel.