Studio 1984 designed this human "nest" for a competition where the challenge was to create a dwelling made from natural components. Various types of wood were used, but the most important parts were carefully placed bales of straw.
Studio 1984 designed this human "nest" for a competition where the challenge was to create a dwelling made from natural components. Various types of wood were used, but the most important parts were carefully placed bales of straw. Studio 1984 via Co.Design
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Studio 1984 designed this human "nest" for a competition where the challenge was to create a dwelling made from natural components. Various types of wood were used, but the most important parts were carefully placed bales of straw.

A Nest For Humans

Studio 1984 designed this human “nest” for a competition where the challenge was to create a dwelling made from natural components. Various types of wood were used, but the most important parts were carefully placed bales of straw.
It looks a little menacing in the photo, but this bike is here to help you out. A frame coating makes it super-reflective, and a dynamo-powered LED in the front lights the way.

Reflective Bike

It looks a little menacing in the photo, but this bike is here to help you out. A frame coating makes it super-reflective, and a dynamo-powered LED in the front lights the way.
Does something seem a little off about this portrait? It should. It was actually made from different photos stitched together to form one (semi-) cohesive image. See more of the work from French photographer Grégoire Cheneau over at <a href="http://www.americanphotomag.com/photo-gallery/2012/12/books-year-gregoire-cheneaus-altered-states?page=1"><em>American Photo</em></a>.

Composite Portraits

Does something seem a little off about this portrait? It should. It was actually made from different photos stitched together to form one (semi-) cohesive image. See more of the work from French photographer Grégoire Cheneau over at American Photo.
No, it's not a surreal painting. Nadege Meriau takes photos of the inside of foods, and the results look like bizarre landscapes. We're not sure what, exactly, this is: a pumpkin, maybe?

Food Cavern

No, it’s not a surreal painting. Nadege Meriau takes photos of the inside of foods, and the results look like bizarre landscapes. We’re not sure what, exactly, this is: a pumpkin, maybe?
The New Guinea singing dog (a relative of the Australian dingo) was thought to be extinct in its natural habitat, but a photographer recently snapped this rare photo in the remote Mandala Mountain of Indonesia.

Singing Dog

The New Guinea singing dog (a relative of the Australian dingo) was thought to be extinct in its natural habitat, but a photographer recently snapped this rare photo in the remote Mandala Mountain of Indonesia.
This is a laser-cut Christmas book created by Japanese designer Yusuke Oono. It stretches out into a full circle and forms a holiday diorama when opened.

Laser-Cut Christmas Book

This is a laser-cut Christmas book created by Japanese designer Yusuke Oono. It stretches out into a full circle and forms a holiday diorama when opened.
Task One is a Swiss army knife in an iPhone case. Need a screw tightened? A steak cut? No more will you have to go and find a completely different object than your phone. It's right there. (Although, you know, plan your steak dinner more appropriately?)

iPhone Knife

Task One is a Swiss army knife in an iPhone case. Need a screw tightened? A steak cut? No more will you have to go and find a completely different object than your phone. It’s right there. (Although, you know, plan your steak dinner more appropriately?)
Artist/programmer/designer Marcin Ignac created this infographic showing his computer use over 2.5 years. Each line is a day, and each color represents a different application. The black section is the time he wasn't on. Read more about it <a href="https://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2012-12/bigpic-two-and-half-years-computer-use-one-image/">here</a>.

Two And A Half Years On-Screen

Artist/programmer/designer Marcin Ignac created this infographic showing his computer use over 2.5 years. Each line is a day, and each color represents a different application. The black section is the time he wasn’t on. Read more about it here.
For the installation Chromosaturation, artist Carlos Cruz-Diez created a room with varying colors glowing down. When visitors walk through different rooms, they see their clothes and body change colors, too.

The Color Room

For the installation Chromosaturation, artist Carlos Cruz-Diez created a room with varying colors glowing down. When visitors walk through different rooms, they see their clothes and body change colors, too.
Fifty years ago today we received information from the Mariner 2 spacecraft as it flew past Venus. Although it only came within 21,600 miles, it offered the first nearby study of another planet.

News From Mariner 2

Fifty years ago today we received information from the Mariner 2 spacecraft as it flew past Venus. Although it only came within 21,600 miles, it offered the first nearby study of another planet.
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