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The Impossible Has Happened: Polaroid Is Back

Founders of The Impossible Project have just announced a huge deal: Polaroid instant cameras and film are coming back to the market in 2010. After being discontinued over the past few years, Polaroid fans have lamented the lack of film packs, and many commercial Polaroid instant camera users (for example, in the fashion industry) have been buying up all remaining film stock, making it very hard to come by a pack of Polaroid instant film. The folks at The Impossible Project -- a project to re-start... READ ON

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Duct Tape Queen of Hearts Dress

Many of you have probably heard of the duct tape prom dress scholarship, but this Queen of Hearts dress brings the concept to an entirely new level of detail. Everything, even the laces on the corset and her scepter are made of the sticky, fix-it-all tape. The dress was created by an artist on Deviant Art (she's also the dress model), who makes all of her imaginative creations out of Duct Tape and justifiably goes by the nickname Duck Tape Bandit. Some of her other designs include flower corsages and... READ ON

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Stop-Motion Art Project in an Abandoned Space

So it's Tuesday afternoon, you're wondering what to watch in your cubicle as you slowly recover from a stupendous food coma caused by terrible decisions at lunch. Well, I've got a fix for you. In the video below, artists Blu and David Ellis create a stop-motion animation in an abandoned building in Italy by painting and modifying the building, while photographing each step. It's frankly a bit mind-blowing how much work goes into this, as you watch them paint animation all over the building and... READ ON

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PhotoSketch: Make the Internet Create Photos for You

So this is real. Seriously. A group of researchers have put together a system called PhotoSketch which allows the user to literally sketch a desired scene (see above for an example), label each part of the scene with keywords, then PhotoSketch searches the web for photos and assembles a photographic version of the sketch. Um. Wow? If you'll recall, Skynet (the killer computer "defense" system from Terminator) became self-aware at 2:14am EDT August 29, 1997. So it's taken Skynet twelve years to... READ ON

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Somewhat More Realistic Cartoon Characters

Trying to improve upon classic comic and cartoon characters is like messing with Mother Nature. Still, there's nothing wrong with re-imagining a character from a different point of view. Tools like Photoshop make it easier than ever to give texture and shadow to plain line drawings, so converting our favorite cartoon characters into a more realistic style is too tempting to pass up. This is sometimes called... READ ON

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Microscopic Artwork by Willard Wigan

Willard Wigan is not your average sculptor and the photo above is not Photoshopped. His tools consist of a microscope and fibers to sculpt miniature figures on the head of pins. With every breath, he runs the risk of accidentally inhaling his art. "It began when I was five years old," says Willard. "I started making houses for ants because I thought they needed somewhere to live." If you are interested in seeing his work, it is on tour through the US and it is currently on exhibit in... READ ON

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Duck Hunt Artwork

Anyone who grew up in the eighties has at least some bit of nostalgia for the classic 8 bit games of the decade. While there is a lot of Mario art out there, even Mario wedding cakes, a lot of other classic games have been largely left out of the craftster/art projects world. These 10 Nintendo Duck Hunt art projects just go to show, you don't need to have a fat plumber in your artwork for it to be awesome. After all, Duck Hunt was one of the best games of the time. The one above, made by Flickr user... READ ON

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The Coolest Bus Stops on Earth

Most public transit stops are so boring that you're lucky if you have a glass covering over the uncomfortable bench. Of course, not all bus stops are created equal and the ones on this Urlesque post are definitely better than their average corner stop counterparts. Some of them just look cool, while others, like the Quicksilver one with a skateboarding ramp on the side, are actually functional. They may not help make you more productive or make the bus arrive sooner, but they certainly make the wait more... READ ON

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3 Killer Songs About Vincent van Gogh

Did you know that Vincent van Gogh has inspired (at least) three great songs? The first I want to share with you is by Jonathan Richman with the Modern Lovers backing him up (iTunes link), and it's really sweet -- smart, funny, and even moderately educational. Here's a music video a fan made on YouTube: "Vincent van Gogh" - Jonathan Richman w/the Modern Lovers Some sample lyrics: Have you heard about the painter Vincent van Gogh, Who loved color and who let it show. Now in the... READ ON

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Golan Levin: An Artist and Engineer

Golan Levin is an artist who uses "the tools of his day" (meaning computers, robots, and tools of science) to make his art. Check out this TED Talk in which he gives demos of his awesome interactive artwork -- people make visible, interactive shapes using their own shadows on a projection screen; a computer creates visible, synesthetic shapes out of human speech as users speak into a microphone; computer-generated speech-recognition live subtitling; art that can react to its viewers; and so on. Worth a... READ ON