The early 20th century was home to a startling number of futurist predictions about what the world of the future—that is to say, the year 2000—would look like. Many of these predictions were simply outlandish and lacked the imagination to capture what an airplane, for example, would look like a hundred years from now—imagining instead [...]
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Butterfly wings are beautiful to look at from afar. Seen up close, they appear to be made up of thousands of tiny scales that give them their overall appearance and allow them to fly. Like so many things in nature, they bear close resemblance to fingerprints—which in a way they are, of butterflies anyway.
Watching airplanes take off from the runway is one of the coolest things you can do at night. It might be loud, but it’s well worth the spectacle, and even more so if you have a good camera with the ability to take long exposure photographs.
Castle Crashers is one of the most popular indie games in years. Developed by members of Newgrounds, which became The Behemoth, Castle Crashers delivers old school beat-em-up action with new school graphics. The game has managed to inspire dozens of fan-made creations ranging from Sculpey figurines to knitted hats.
Mart Biemans is a designer from the Netherlands whose works have graced the covers of magazines. Known for his eye for abstract forms, his pieces are startlingly evocative, if not utterly magnificent.
Artists Kei Acedera and Bobby Chiu have been featured on our website before for their unique sketches of baby animals. This time, we’re featuring a few of their colored works, drawn and painted with loving detail.
Gonzalo Ordonez Arias is a skilled illustrator from Chile whose passions include the Harry Potter movies, which he’s illustrated to great detail—and in his own style, to boot. To commemorate the release of the final Harry Potter movie, here are some of his wonderful works of art.
The Soviet space program was conducted over a period of sixty years, from the early 1930s to 1991. They were, in other words, the first humans to ever make it to space. The program was one with a proud history, but it wasn’t one without difficulties. Needless to say, it was the pride of Soviet [...]
Ralph McQuarrie is one of the artists who worked on the original Star Wars storyboards. His artworks helped define the environments, spaceships, mood and overall visuals for the Star Wars franchise, which is still heralded as one of the pioneering film franchises in visual effects. Check out these rarely before seen storyboard artworks from Star [...]