Funday Morning next Monday!

How the Ocean Works

Watch this visualization of the actual ocean currents and be amazed!

This may be my last post as I'm changing firms.  I'll try to post in the future!  Thanks.

NATURE! Brought to you by NASA

A timelapse video (sort of - more like an annual photo) of the forest's recovery at Mount St Helens.

Patient Illustrators News!

This post looks at two recent projects by illustrators with herculean efforts and crossed eyes, probably.  First is from Italian Ugo Gattoni.  Inspired by the Olympics, he put 723 hours (!) into the below images.  I wonder how many pens he went through.  See more at core77.com.

Secondly, this animated mural from Japan.

It moves!

Christchurch Installations

A neat artist's installation in some of the damaged buildings in Christchurch, New Zealand, rebuilds some of the shapes and spaces with memories.  An interesting look at how we experience and remember our buildings.  See more on the Atlantic's website.

Summertime Super Gnar

Uh...I guess it's just been a while since we've had a ski video posted here and it's been so dad-gum hot, so maybe this will cool your mental jets.  Here it is.

We Can't Railslide, And That's OK

Thanks to the power of Industrial Design!  Designer PoChih Lai developed a wheel and truck system that allows the longboarder to successfully negotiate stairs.  

This board has all the free-flowing fun of a standard longboard, plus now you don't have to bail at the top of the stairs.  I imagine it's a little nervy headed towards that first flight, but the action looks smooth once you get it down.  Head to PoChih's website for more photos, including the raft of prototypes he worked through.  Watch the video at the bottom of his page to see the trucks in action!