That's movies, mind you, and not films. The New York International Latino Film Festival (NYILFF) wants you to know the difference, so they made this set of minimalistic-ish promotionals for their upcoming film festival in and around NYC. [Via The Buzz Brewery, which has more on NYILFF.]
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has just handed out their 8 Xtreme Eating Awards "dishonorees" for 2011. The winners, unveiled in their Nutrition Action Healthletter, include burgers topped with pork belly and fried eggs, meatballs stuffed with provolone, and grilled cheese sandwiches stuffed with deep-fried mozzarella sticks. So unless you're Ron Swanson, eat at your own risk. [Via The BuzzBrewery]
Brandon Michael Barker makes stained glass versions of famous comic book covers. He attempts to use patterns in the colors of the glass to give the pieces a sense of dynamic energy, such as the lines in the orange of Superman's Action Comics #1. If you like what you see, many of them are available here for $300. (via The BuzzBrewery)
Dan Warren, a 39-year-old scientist as well as a fan of Barack Obama's policies and his speaking voice, dissected the audiobook of the President's autobiography, "Dreams From My Father" and reconstituted it as a 32-minute audio fable entitled "Son of Strelka, Son of God." This "audio odyssey" takes thousands of one- to ten-word small phrases and uses them to tell the story of Stanley, an ugly dog-faced demigod who recreates the world after it is destroyed. (Via The BuzzBrewery)
These videos will blow your mind. Konapun is a popular toy from Japan that allows you to create inedible tiny realistic plastic food replicas. Each set comes with all of the "ingredients" you need to make the dishes from the kit plus teeny tiny utensils and cooking implements that make the process more realistic. [Via The BuzzBrewery]
Package designers are always looking at new ways to attract attention to their clients' products. One new way is to take a fresh look at something that usually interferes with good package design - the UPC barcode.
Pokemon from Hell is easily one of the most terrifying collections of fan art I've ever seen. The visuals are awesome, the images are highly disturbing, and even the most boring and cute Pokemon are transformed into creepy and horrible monsters.
52 Weeks of paper fandom. After a four month hiatus, graphic designer and paper artist Meghan Stratman is back working on her one-a-week project Nerd Love. Stratman says that the goal of Nerd Love is to post a new, nerdy paper fan art piece every week for 52 weeks. She's at week 20 now - so far, so good.
Moosylvania assembled a series of limited-edition posters at BigCartel to benefit relief efforts in the tornado-stricken city of Joplin, Mo. Each poster is signed by the artist, numbered and screen printed by hand. Each poster is $25 and 100% of proceeds will be donated to the Southwest Missouri chapter of United Way to aid in economic reconstruction.
Cecilia Webber takes photographs of the nude human form and then transforms them into meticulous compositions of flowers and insects. [Via The BuzzBrewery]
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