Folding a paper samurai from a single sheet of paper
This is a video of Finnish origami artist Juho Könkkölä (his Instagram) folding a single sheet of paper into a samurai. Some people call it origami, I...
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LEGO has a calming Bonsai Tree set for people who suck at plants
Because LEGO knows I'm both losing my mind and terrible at taking care of plants, they've released a LEGO Bonsai tree as part of their LEGO Botanical...
This guy made a time-lapse of his facial hair growing while lip-syncing
Joaquin Baldwin made this time-lapse music video of his facial hair growing during Covid lockdown while lip-syncing "Better Days" by Radical Face. Timelapse animation music video, with...
This designer painted herself into 100 famous paintings
Artist and software designer Jinjin Sun digitally painted herself into 100 famous works of art. She started the project in 2018 and completed her final 100th piece...
This guy made a beautiful animated tribute to video games he played as a child
Eric Power animated this beautiful music video as a tribute to all the video games he played growing up. I'm not a super old fogey so I...
Step-by-step breakdown of how to paint a selfie girl with math
This is a video of mathematical artist Inigo Quilez breaking down how he made a procedurally generated graphic of a girl taking a selfie. Even if you...
Mind-bending optical illusion using stationary circles
This is a super impressive illusion featuring two stationary circles that look like they're not only moving, but expanding and contracting. I don't know how it works,...
This guy spent 11 years working on this Line Rider track
Software engineer and Line Rider enthusiast David Lu spent 11 years creating this absolutely incredible Line Rider track he titled Omniverse II. It would suck if you...
What if The Simpsons was designed by Wes Anderson
HomeAdvisor decided to imagine what the Simpsons' interiors would look like if they were designed by Wes Anderson. The key to the look seems to be symmetry...
A short film starring social awkwardness
"Awkward" is a short film by Nata Metlukh highlighting many of life's awkward moments. It has great animation, great sound design, and an abundance of all those...
2020 aerial photos of the year
The 2020 Aerial Photography Awards have been announced and I guess they're pretty good. I'm assuming they were all shot with drones since they're all way less...
Freddy Krueger made out of crayons and then melted
This is a timelapse of artist Steven Richter sculpting Freddy Krueger from A Nightmare on Elm Street out of crayons and then melting it. It reminds me...
Can you change the color of the dots with your mind?
This illusion won second place in the 2019 Best Illusion of the Year contest and it has sufficiently made me question reality: In this illusion, either downward...
Children's board games reimagined as horror movie posters
Merchandise designer Justin Bryant reimagined six children's board games as horror movie posters and the results are incredible. Each of them look like they could be from...
Fictional homes reimagined as Polly Pockets
Working with CGI artist Jan Koudela, TheToyZone created these ultra-realistic Polly Pockets from the fictional worlds of television and movies. The above is the Simpson's residence from...
Fine art but with The Simpsons
Instagram account Fine Art Simpsons mashes up fine art with The Simpsons. They're all pretty great, but the one above featuring Cy Twombly's 'Untitled' on the chalkboard...
Machine that finds grains of sand that look like faces
Pareidolia is an art project that uses a fully automated robot to examine grains of sand and look for faces. The name of the project comes from...
Street artist makes portraits by hitting windows with hammers
Simon Berger is a Swiss street artist who makes portraits by shattering glass. I mean the dude literally just squats over a piece of glass with a...