Board games are a dying breed, being replaced by videogames, mobile device gaming and other electronic gaming modules. However, most of us can still find a boxed Monopoly game and possibly even have a family game night still running. Many of the classic board games, however, have been lost to time. Even with the board [...]
Category: Creative
Most of us are stuck in offices for our work, and every office has its own culture, whether you’re a small company or a large company like Google. Often, employee culture in the office is one of the most important factors in productivity, output and overall worker happiness. Popular TV show The Office parodies the [...]
Carly Yansak shows us what people leave behind in Abandon, a stirring new photo set. Ranging from the heartbreaking to the curious to the downright bizarre, it’s an intriguing look at our consumer culture. We’ve become a culture and society that discards that which we don’t need at a pace only slightly slower than the [...]
The human mind can easily be tricked through illusions, because the mind forms internal models for how it believes the world should be have, the physical properties of the world and as a way to predict various outcomes. This is especially important for our motor skills, depth perception and ability to perform tasks. However, illusions [...]
Designers are always looking for cool ways to design the next big product that everyone wants to buy, and to do that, they are often on the cutting edge of innovation in product design. From gadgets to buildings, boats and cars, the most unique and sleek looking items tend to be the highest priced and [...]
Smokey Bear (often unofficially referred to as Smokey the Bear) is a mascot of the United States Forest Service created to educate the public about the dangers of forest fires. An advertising campaign featuring Smokey was created in 1944 with the slogan, “Smokey Says – Care Will Prevent 9 out of 10 Forest Fires”. Smokey [...]
X-rays can penetrate solid objects and create useful images for doctors, dentists and scientists. Due to their short wavelength, they can pass through various densities but not others, allowing for useful images, although recent fears over the TSA’s use of full body scanners also have made x-rays a subject of popular debate. However, x-rays can [...]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a long running comic book and animated cartoon TV series which, throughout its 25 year run, has gathered significant fame and a large following. The show has gone through several phases, with animated shows and even a live action series. Nickelodeon has acquired the global rights to Teenage Mutant Ninja [...]
We’re all familiar with everyday items such as table lamps, coffee mugs, umbrellas, combs, bags and more, and to be honest, most of the designs are rather boring. The most we can usually hope for it is a witty quote on the side of a coffee mug or a lamp shaped like a bottle of [...]