Skeletons can be somewhat creepy, and are often a staple of horror films, but they also are popular in museums to show off the structure of ancient animals such as…
The cities of Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Antwerp in the Netherlands has an amusing tradition of putting elephant sculptures on parade. The placid pachyderms are paraded in a potpourri of paints.
There's been a lot of backlash against phone books lately, and for good reason. They are often delivered in gigantic quantities to residential areas, and they are a colossal waste…
A pin-up girl, also known as a pin-up model, is a model whose mass-produced pictures see wide appeal as popular culture. Pin-ups are intended for informal display, e.g. meant to…
When Canadian artist and designer Tobias Wong died at the age of 35, his friend Fred McSwain wanted to remember his friend's death by doing something special. To illustrate the…
It's often said that a picture is worth a thousand words, but most authors prefer to do their story telling using words instead of pictures. What if pictures were made…
The 100 dollar bill is the largest bill currently in circulation in the United States, and it is often referred to in movies and music as simply a "Benjamin" because…
Summer 2011 is shaping up to have some highly anticipated films and especially the final installment in the Harry Potter franchise, as well as the sequel to The Hangover, and…
Claire Morgan's suspended art displays are truly something to behold. Using common materials like lead, nylon, acrylic, she painstakingly arranges thousands of pieces of everything from fruits and leaves to…
Light painting is an awesome technique that can be created in a variety of ways. Perhaps the easiest is using LEDs or fireworks, but for some of the more advanced…
Perhaps no two entertainment giants are more famous and have had a larger impact on the world than Disney and LucasFilm's Star Wars. Disney has influenced animated movies, music, fashion…
There are many sayings about different people having different perceptions of a given situation, but is this simply a platitude that people recite? Well, if you take a simple tree,…
Now here's something that is incredibly cool. On the outside, it looks just like a standard drawing on a piece of paper, but it's actually an origami in the shape…
Most of us had to create toothpick structures for physics class in school, but few of us had success with it, and most people find it more aggravating than anything.…
Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at your favorite website? Have you ever thought about what it might look like on the other side, or what…
Scotch tape is often used to repair pieces of paper or to hold relatively flimsy things together. However, it can also be used in creative ways, and artists and sculptors…
Many women own more pairs of shoes than any other fashion accessory or item. Any given individual situation may warrant a different pair of shoes, whether that be high heels,…