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35 Funniest Someecards Ever

June 20th, 2012 by Lina | No Comments | Filed in Design

Unless you are living in a cave (and no offense if you are), you’ve probably already seen some incredibly funny electronic greeting cards with “someecards” watermark floating around internet.

Someecards.com is a free online e-cards service created by Brook Lundy and Duncan Mitchell to parody the sentiments found in the traditional Hallmark greeting card. Their website is full of humorous e-cards for just about any occasion, be it birthdays, weddings or even breakup.

The best part is that you can create your own funny greeting cards using their e-card generator.

But before you start, be sure to check out these 35 funniest someecards chosen from their most popular list with a couple of our picks from pinterest!


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Amazing Shadow Art by Kumi Yamashita

June 19th, 2012 by Tomas | No Comments | Filed in Design

Japanese artist Kumi Yamashita creates amazing shadow art by using various seemingly ordinary items and some light.

A giant steel exclamation point, lit from right angle becomes a question mark, paper sheets cast shadows that look like faces, aluminum numbers add up to create a silhouette of a woman – these are just a few examples of what can be done with shadows. The possibilities are endless, but you probably already knew that if you had seen the works of Tim Noble & Sue Webster or Rashad Alakbarov that we posted earlier.

“I sculpt shadow with light or sometimes light with shadow, but both function in essentially the same manner. I take objects and carve and place them in relation to a single light source. The complete artwork is therefore comprised of both the material (the solid objects) and the immaterial (the light or shadow).”

Website: kumiyamashita.com

City View

Origami

Untitled (Child)

Chair

A to Z

Seated Figure

Pathway

Question Mark

Lovers

Clouds

Amazing Shadow Art by Kumi Yamashita originally appeared on Bored Panda on June 19, 2012.

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  2. Incredible Shadow Sculptures Made of Rubbish
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  4. Incredible Shadow Paintings by Rashad Alakbarov
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  6. Oversized Everyday Household Objects


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Incredible Water Splash Flowers by Jack Long

June 18th, 2012 by Tomas | No Comments | Filed in Design

Milwaukee-based photographer Jack Long creates gorgeous water splash flowers that last only a fraction of a second and you won’t find them in any flower store!

The artist shapes and colors the liquid flowers by using a mixture of water, thickener, pigment and dye. Unbelievably, every shot from the “Vessels and Blooms” series is captured in one high speed exposure, without any Photoshop.

“Wanted to advance my fluid suspension/high speed photography to a higher level. I created the liquid Vase in the autumn of 2011. I worked on creating the floral forms and leaves through the winter and put it all together Spring 2012. All of my images, unless otherwise noted are single capture events. I do not use photoshop to create composited images. What you see is what occurred in that single exposure.”

Website: flickr

Incredible Water Splash Flowers by Jack Long originally appeared on Bored Panda on June 18, 2012.

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  2. 17 Colorful High-Speed Water Figures
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  4. Amazing Long Exposure Photos of Air Traffic
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  6. 20 Stunning High Speed Photography Shots


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Abyssal: Amazing Optical Illusion by Regina Silveira

June 15th, 2012 by Tomas | No Comments | Filed in Design

“Abyssal is an image of an abyss constructed in vertical anamorphosis, in which successive lines of windows in great perspectival compression provoke the perception of a space in depth, which will function as a virtual hole able to provide uncanny spatial distortions. This large-format digital image also involves a temporal dimension – since through it I sought to recover, almost archaeologically, the memory of the old-fashioned windows of the market that used to operate in this building.” (Designer: Regina Silveira)

Abyssal: Amazing Optical Illusion by Regina Silveira originally appeared on Bored Panda on June 15, 2012.

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  2. Probably The Best Optical Illusion Ever [Pic]
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  4. 3D Illusion Painted to Slow Down Traffic [Pic]
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  6. 3D Grass Globe Illusion at Paris City Hall


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New Carved Book Landscapes by Guy Laramee

June 14th, 2012 by Tomas | No Comments | Filed in Design

Canadian artist Guy Laramee has recently published a new series of his amazing book landscapes which are made by carving old books, dictionaries and encyclopedias. He calls his new project “Guan Yin” and dedicates it “to the mysterious forces thanks to which we can traverse ordeals”.

“My mother died in 2011. I was with her when she took her last breath. In fact there was no last breath. Each breath grew smaller and smaller. I took her pulse when it appeared that there would not be another breath. I like to think that there was one last tiny heart beat, but in fact there was no end. Only a growing silence which continues now.

Everything we know, everything we did, everything we think we are, everything and everyone we love, all this will be wiped out. We would like to think that something will remain, culture, knowledge, or call it “life” if you don’t want to call it God, but of this also, we have no certitude. “No certitude” seems to be the only one we have, but even this is a concept, and concepts are the first thing to go down the drain, aren’t they?”

Website: guylaramee.com

Book Landscapes by Guy Laramee (PART I)

New Carved Book Landscapes by Guy Laramee originally appeared on Bored Panda on June 14, 2012.

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  2. Carved Book Landscapes by Guy Laramee
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  4. Portraits Carved in Walls by Alexandre Farto
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  6. Book Origami By Isaac Salazar


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20 Creative DIY Project Ideas

June 13th, 2012 by Lina | No Comments | Filed in Design

We all have many old and unused items lying around in our homes or garages waiting to be thrown away. I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but there’s a great feeling of liberation that comes after shedding old stuff.

However, before you start cleaning your home, we want to show you 20 incredibly creative Do It Yourself projects that may change your mind. You’ll learn that a lot of useless items can be transformed into wonderful creations.

You can turn an old glove into a cute chipmunk toy, toilet paper rolls into a beautiful floral wall art, plastic bottle into a broom and many more.

We’ve been working on this list for a long time, but I’m sure there are many more awesome DIY ideas that we’ve missed. So if you know one or have done a cool DIY project yourself, feel free to share it in the comments!

1. Pop Tabs Bag

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2. DIY Windshield Rainbow

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3. DIY Spoon Lamp

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4. DIY Missioni Shoes


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Miniature Body Part Jewelry by Percy Lau

June 12th, 2012 by Lina | No Comments | Filed in Design

London-based designer Percy Lau creates tiny lifelike human body parts that can be worn as jewelry.

Her weirdly awesome accessories include little third ear, mouth, nose and even a tiny male genitalia. You can wear them as earrings, necklaces, and rings.

All of them are fun, but I’d pick the Little Third Ear earrings as they look incredibly cool when put in our big ears. The only thing they lack is the customization to match your actual skin tone.

You can get these weird body part accessories on Etsy for $24-$42.

What about you? Would you wear them?

Miniature Body Part Jewelry by Percy Lau originally appeared on Bored Panda on June 12, 2012.

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  2. Cool Super Mario Piranha Plant Earrings
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  4. Amazing Body Art Illusions by Craig Tracy
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  6. Miniature Buildings: Street Art by EVOL


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Human Hair Necklaces by Kerry Howley

June 11th, 2012 by Tomas | No Comments | Filed in Design

“Attraction/Aversion” is Kerry Howley’s award winning graduate collection, winning the Museum of Domestic Architecture’s Arthur Silver Award for graduate innovation and excellence. It is a material exploration of how people can feel seemingly opposing emotional responses simultaneously.

The necklaces are made of human hair, a familiar material that we take pride in. However once off of the body hair becomes an innate source of aversion. Kerry wanted to see if she could make discarded hair attractive again.

Through the familiar form of a necklace, and using patterns and symmetry that are instinctively pleasing, Kerry has created a delicate balance between the viewer/wearer’s feelings of aversion and attraction.

Website: kerryhowley.co.uk

Human Hair Necklaces by Kerry Howley originally appeared on Bored Panda on June 11, 2012.

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  2. Amazing Camel Hair Art at Bikaner Camel Festival
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  4. Extreme Close-Ups of the Human Eye
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  6. N. Korea’s Mass Games or 100,000 Human Pixels


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Super Mario Aquarium

June 11th, 2012 by Tomas | No Comments | Filed in Design

Michigan-based ad copywriter Cedrick Bearss recreated the iconic first level scene from Super Mario Bros inside his 55 gallon fish tank. Almost everything, including Mario, was made of LEGO bricks.

If you would like to see more awesome fish tanks, be sure to check out these 22 Unusual and Creative Aquariums.

Photo credits: Jenny Burrows (via)

Super Mario Aquarium originally appeared on Bored Panda on June 11, 2012.

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  2. Cool Super Mario Piranha Plant Earrings
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  4. World’s Largest Cylindrical Aquarium at Radisson Blu Hotel Berlin
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  6. 22 Unusual and Creative Aquariums


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World’s Largest 3D Street Painting

June 8th, 2012 by Tomas | No Comments | Filed in Design

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British artist Joe Hill created the world’s largest and longest 3D anamorphic street painting in the Canary Wharf district of London back in November of 2011. The 12,490 square foot painting was sponsored by Reebok CrossFit and it took seven days to create it.

World’s Largest 3D Street Painting originally appeared on Bored Panda on June 8, 2012.

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  2. Amazing Hand Painting Art by Guido Daniele
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  4. Fake Painting Photographs by Alexa Meade
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  6. Breathtaking Underwater Bedroom in Maldives


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