1. 4 Apr



    Illustrations of Animals Containing Landscapes


    Watercolor artist and illustrator Daniel Mackie’s takes a simple idea, using the shape and form of animals as the frame for wondrous landscapes. Wondrous!

     

  2. 30 Mar



    Portraits of Captive Animals

    Cally Whitham, a New Zealand-based photographer, snaps animal portraits in her series Captive. Emerging for the darkness, into the light of personality, the photos are moving and revelatory.


    via My Modern Met
     

  3. 11 Feb



    5 - Shattered Glass Animals

    Reminds me a lot of the animals made of shattered CDs (to the right), that we covered last year, only much sharper.



    via Fubiz
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  4. 23 Mar



    5 things I learned Mar 23, 2012

    1. Stunning photos of bioluminescent phytoplankton http://5thin.gs/GKg8rY

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    2. Clever and fun short video full of reel ready camera tricks http://5thin.gs/GJOBIT

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    3. Hiking seen from a Corgi’s point of view http://5thin.gs/GKjvzf

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    . The wisdom of Morgan Freeman: a Supercut http://5thin.gs/GRXfsR
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    5. Abstract photos of wrecked cars http://5thin.gs/GKTiVP

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  5. 3 Mar



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    1. Automated Quad-rotors play the James Bond theme song http://5thin.gs/yT5sVK

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    2. Puzzlewood was a major inspiration of Tolkien’s for the Lord of the Rings http://5thin.gs/w1BZpt

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    3. Dog portraits http://5thin.gs/z08W3h

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    4. Photos of Old Time Brookyn http://5thin.gs/wNVuXo

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    5. Famous letterheads 1900-1997 http://5thin.gs/xdOYaz

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  6. 17 Feb



    5 things I learned Feb 17, 2012

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    1. Snowboarding at night in an LED suit http://5thin.gs/yFmwPV

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    2. Ten cyclists are racing 18,000 miles around the world. The race starts tomorrow (feb 18th) http://5thin.gs/yIN3bu

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    3. Welcome to Earth: a compilation of 179 time-lapses http://5thin.gs/yC1FWE

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    4. Animal sculptures made from shattered CDs http://5thin.gs/yZhhwl

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    5. Bowie mashed up movie posters http://5thin.gs/AslYsf

     

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  7. 27 Jan



    5 things I learned Jan 27, 2012

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    1.  Astounding ‘photo surgery’ ( no photoshop needed)  http://5thin.gs/zOXV1V
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    2. Beautiful birds cut out of maps http://5thin.gs/AgGQYg
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    3. Very detailed timeline of Jimi Hendrix’s life http://5thin.gs/ynf8oZ
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    4. Shots from movies where the actor looks directly at the camera  http://5thin.gs/ybqUZa
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    5. Optimal Commutes: Discovering urban desire paths through twitter http://5thin.gs/xkOCIn

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  8. 25 Jan



    5 things I learned Jan 25, 2012

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    1. Stunning and expressive portraits made from bits of recycled paper
    http://5thin.gs/zHe8Sn

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    2. Photo manipulations of animals
    http://5thin.gs/yhqEGm

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    3. Adult TV characters and their childhood counterparts http://5thin.gs/wiO7A8

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    4. Space Station concepts that didn’t survive     http://5thin.gs/xGgDzT

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    5.  The Archetype: a questioning robot     http://5thin.gs/yyCUWg 

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  9. 30 Nov



    5 things I learned November 30, 2011

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    1. Wildlife photography that makes you wanna pack your bags and get on a plane and get out there yourself http://5thin.gs/s1GAjK

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    2. Famous writers and their libraries http://5thin.gs/rqNSqI

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    3. A montage of Christopher Nolan films http://5thin.gs/rS9lE3

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    4. Awesome animated gifs… some of them are really amazingly mindbending http://5thin.gs/vVOijA

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    5. Criterion has asked a number of great people (including Wes Anderson) to pick their top ten films… http://5thin.gs/rK0DF3

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  10. 17 Nov



    5 things I learned November 17, 2011

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    1. Animals!! http://5thin.gs/uGhohl

     

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    2. Abandoned tech from around the world (Reminds me of Ozymandius by Shelley) http://5thin.gs/smSf62

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    3. Macro visions of the world around us http://5thin.gs/uJeGPb

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    4. American nomads living the nomadic life http://5thin.gs/tFa7iG

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    5. Dalí’s illustrations for Alice in Wonderland http://5thin.gs/w0jP7Q

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