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by diane zerr
Mars Explorers Wanted—a collection of WPA-inspired posters, meant to get people excited about colonizing Mars, not just visiting it.
06.23.2016
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by ricardo cordoba
Earlier this month, Gingko Press published Emigre Fonts: Type Specimens 1986-2016. Angela Riechers reviews the small but massive 752-page catalog.
06.22.2016
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by doug bartow
Gary Hustwit is Kickstarting ‘RAMS:’ the first feature documentary about Dieter Rams, and you can get the film for just $15.
06.22.2016
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by diane zerr
The logo was revealed for the My Little Pony movie. And it’s exactly what we all might expect.
06.22.2016
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by diane zerr
Using Computers to Better Understand Art covers quantifying artistic style, including Leon Gatys and others at the University of Tübingen, Germany, demonstrating the use of deep learning techniques and technology to create images in the style of the great masters. This approach, called convolutional neural networks, learns to separate the content of a painting from its style, and in this case, have applied styles to another piece of work.
06.21.2016
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by niki blaker
Strava, the website and mobile app used to track athletic activity, paired up with Amplifon to create Cycle Tracks - an audio and visual experience based on your ride data.
06.21.2016
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by diane zerr
Maps hidden within illustrations by Boy Scouts founder, Robert Baden-Powel.
06.20.2016
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by diane zerr
If you’re within traveling distance of Lake Isleo in northern Italy, I hope you visit Christo’s Floating Walkway.
06.20.2016
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by diane zerr
Seeing these hidden sculptures by Mark Ollinger in my city would make me smile!
06.20.2016
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by plamen
Aydın Büyüktaş’s Flatland is a series of Inception-esque images of Istanbul
06.18.2016
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