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Louie Schwartzberg is an award-winning cinematographer, director, and producer whose notable career spans more than three decades providing breathtaking imagery for feature films, television shows, documentaries and commercials. This piece includes his short film on Gratitude and Happiness. Brother David Steindl-Rast’s spoken words, Gary Malkin’s musical compositions and Louie’s cinematography
The whole book: 1. Secret Stash Perfect for hiding your cash, your naughties, or even just your remote control. It’s easy to make your own book safe using any old hard cover book. First, wrap the front cover and first few pages in plastic. Close the book and brush puzzle
Korean artist Lee Kyu-Hak creates beautiful mixed-media paintings by wrapping small wooden wedges with colored newsprint that mimic the brushstrokes of famous artists. See much more over at Yesong gallery. (via Colossal)
Though most people wouldn’t choose to entertain themselves by watching grass grow, this impromptu herb garden might be an exception. This office prank, executed over the course of 17 days while the owner of this old, dingy keyboard was on vacation either deserves enshrinement in the passive aggression hall of
Hungarian graphic designer duo Adri Bodor and Mark Szulyovszky’s are back at it, updating their ‘Think Invisible’ series with new ‘partially-hidden’ Olympic-themed posters. Can you identify them all?
If you have ever wished that you could do something really cool with your discarded toilet paper rolls other than just recycling them, you’re not alone. Luckily, there are people like French artist Anastassia Elias who figure out really great things to do with toilet paper rolls, such as creating
While athletes at the London Olympics are competing to win in their respective fields—the rest of the world is also competing in their own series of challenges and feats. London-based design firm Hat-Trick has created pictograms of everyday challenges such as ‘swimming against the tide’, ‘jumping to conclusions’ and ‘running
Washington-based painter Tyree Callahan modified a 1937 Underwood Standard typewriter, replacing the letters and keys with color pads and hued labels to create a functional “painting” device called the Chromatic Typewriter. Callahan submitted the beautiful typewriter as part of the 2012 West Prize competition, an annual art prize that’s determined
US illustrator and deviantART user Slim-Hazard has taken various pop culture icons and portrayed them in the style of retro video game character ‘Pac-Man’.
The Xiying Rainbow Bridge is an elevated pedestrian walkway located in Magong, Penghu County in Taiwan. The bridge is lined with a thin neon band that reflects a rainbow onto the water’s surface below at night.
What started as a short film became a labor of love spanning seven years and multiple countries. The resulting documentary, “I Am Eleven,” takes audiences on an uplifting journey into the minds of those who will inherit the world we have created. The film has won numerous awards including Best
Artist and designer Azuma Makoto‘s most recent exhibition, Collapsible Leaves at Eye of Gyre Gallery involves a remarkable collection of suspended and mounted sculptures made of tightly folded and layered leaves.
