Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson totally inspires us here at Wonderhowto. His waterfall installations on the Hudson River. His incredible sun exhibit at the Tate in London. His concepts and execution are dazzling. Plus he has Taschen book that weighs a frickin ton. (Yes. The tonnage does translate to respect.)
Glastonberry Solar Concept Tent
Via Motionographer: "Ben West wrote, directed and did the animation for this warming mockumentary promoting the 2008 Australian Directors Guild Conference. Ben’s witty script, combined with a bit of Christopher Guest meets Chris Cunningham is a refreshing change of pace from the über epic conference promos of late.
FOX News Philadelphia says: "One zoo in the eastern province of Henan took some stray dogs, and made them into the exotic animals using paint."
Experimental house, "Roll It", is a collaborative project within Germany's University of Karlsruhe. The basic concept is as follows: using a cylindrical design to maximize space within a minimum housing unit. Not sure how "space efficient" this would actually be, but using it as transport could be fun (until the nausea inevitably sets in).
The concept stems from aRube-Goldberg style contraption, only it is done with Legos. Each module of the the contraption is built so it can connect another. Below is an example of one module and then several connected together. How complicated a way can you transfer Lego soccer balls from basket to another? Can you do it with or without an RCX controller? Its known in LEGO circles as the GBC . The homepage for this HD version.
Or so says embroidery artist Catherine McEver. The quirky creator also says: "How long do they last? I have a couple of slices that are over four years old that look just like new."
Tats that Fly! Augmented Reality Skin Art
Robotics company Festo Bionics has released footage of a robotic manipulator arm modeled after an elephant's trunk. The first video in the gallery below is the concept animation; click on the second video to see the real thing in action. (Love how the grabbers hand off "giant peanuts" in the second video).
Japanese artist and programmer Daito Manabe uses the face as an instrument. He makes the human face involuntarily dance using electric stimulators (which, by the way, look like the same kind used for electroshock therapy). The stimulators are taped to the face, and each musical beat delivers a shock, resulting in disturbing face contortions in time to the music.
Tinkernut demonstrates how to crack a wifi connection, as well as how to better secure your own personal connection. Also included in the video gallery is Tinkernut's previous tutorial on the same subject.
This video has generated half a million views and quite the comment stream on YouTube. A paper airplane is placed between two fans, and suspends in the air for some time. The comments predominately charge that the action is "fake" (has a wired been suspended?).
Concept artwork of a Toronto based video game studio Incubator Games upcoming steampunk turn-base tactic game: Trudy's Mechanicals. The military's boat-like Battle Platform. Butler-bot variations: pantsless four-arms and sleek tuxedo. Denizens of the Clockwork Labyrinths and various fashion. A placard for the Aerie and its floating islands connected by cable cars. Incubator Games » games.
With the release date of its round-faced smartwatch drawing near, Motorola is calling on the public to help design clock faces for its new Android Wear device.
ProjectExciteBike is a device that harnesses the manpower pedaling speed of an exercise bike and in turn, converts the energy into a single control button on a gamepad (which would translate as the "gas pedal" for racing games). This particular project works with XBox 360, but can be adapted for other systems as well.
You don't want to miss this animation. The overall concept -particularly the color, movement and sound- is beautiful. The piece is entitled "Box Animation, performed by Mike Edel, and created by Jordan Clarke.
iRobot released their new soft blob morphing robot this past Tuesday. The amazing shape-shifter has the ability to squeeze
Nissan will soon release an electric car called the Land Glider, which hugs turns just like a motorcycle. Intended for urban mobility, this car has a bit more finesse that your average Smart Car. Futuristic, fast, and easy to park.
Dutch designer Anneke Jakobs created this recycled Chiquita banana box chandelier while a student at the Utrecht School of Product Design.
Jake Layall combines the motorbike and unicycle to create the R.I.O.T Wheel (Re-Invention-Of-The-Wheel). Weighing in at 1100 pounds, Jake spent 18 months building his creation for Burning Man back in 2007.
Let me be clear. I don't like this guy. I love him.
Friggin' brilliant. This is hardly a viral video. No sound. Black and white. But it is 100% pure concept.
This technique was popularized on Japanese television and has since been widely imitated and posted everywhere. The original concept was shown on a primetime Japanese variety show. Many others produced (plagiarized) their own tutorials for the web. Even Martha made one.
Fact: the banana is the perfect food. It is a potassium packed snack, CD scratch remover and a prank device.
Hip hop windmill. Not Dutch windmill. This 6-step tutorial is elegant. Hi resolution. Tasteful chyron. Appropriate b-roll. Most intriguing is the host's continuous, non verbal breakdown of the athletic motions. Mime like instructions.
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