Canadian artist and designer Tobias Wong died in 2011 at the young age of 35, or more specifically, 13,138 days. In tribute, his friend Frederick McSwain created this immense portrait of Wong entitled Die using 13,138 dice as part of the BrokenOff BrokenOff exhibition at Gallery R’Pure in NYC in memoriam to the artist during NY Design Week. McSwain via Core77: The idea…
Portuguese designer Susana Soares has developed a device for detecting cancer and other serious diseases using trained bees. The bees are placed in a glass chamber into which the patient exhales; the bees fly into a smaller secondary chamber if they detect cancer. “Trained bees only rush into the smaller chamber if they can detect…
(via DryWallTalk.com) “Bernie is an artist who takes a very unique approach towards his work using only drywall compounds to create wonderful works of art. He was nice enough to come down and film this video with us for all of you folks at home! We sincerely hope you enjoy the video and hope that…
Who’s ready to stop working for free? Hopefully you are! If you have any doubts, consult this handy chart created by designer Jessica Hische. Start in the middle and work your way to your answer! (Click for full-size) “WE DIDN’T BUDGET FOR THIS” A funny look at what happens when finicky art clients use their budgeting…
(via LaughingSquid) Over the course of three months, Hevesh5 and Millionendollarboy created this amazing four-minute video of domino tricks using between 20,000 – 25,000 dominoes. The video is a “screenlink,” which means that each section is built and filmed separately and then edited together to look like one continuous contraption. Here are some outtakes:
CUT IT I’ve always loved potato stamps–they’re easy to make and fun to use. (I’ve even used variations of potato stamps in some of my drawings and paintings!) Here I’ve cut the edges of a potato to make a Rumpus body. I cut out a circle for the eye. PAINT IT We used green…
COMMUNITY LOOK-N-FIND Earlier this year, when I started drawing my new Halloween book, Rumpus on the Run: A Monster Look-n-Find Book, I knew that I wanted to get people involved with the fun process of drawing and making a hidden object scene. I thought that it would be fun to invite people to draw their own…
I just can’t seem to get enough of Laura Carlin’s artwork. Her textures, compositions, and the way she stylizes figures are such a joy to look at. Each image is an adventure and exploration in imagery and I love thinking about the many processes at work. See more from Laura Carlin via Heart Agency. Related articles…