Transporation
A collection of SR400 and SR500 videos. These highly modifiable singles are the starting point for tons of customs in Japan. Now in addition a to the work on the bike — it seems that you have to make a riding video. Kick start bike, cruise the neighborhood, hit the underpass, have your buddy take lots of shaky closeups of your pants pockets :-D But you really want to spend time with the SR500 built by trouthunter. It’s the nicest build documentary I’ve seen. (Video #4 — Music)
Amir Glinik draws CGI bikes that you can hear rumbling in your browser. Swear to God. This ‘45 Harley can be had in either red or white. Luscious.
The fellows at Jamesville (that’d be James) have moved a little out of the custom bike field to work on a 1936 Ford Coupe. Maybe I read too many R. Crumb cartoons as teenager but these always give the giggles. It’s a beautiful job.
Science
Very nifty optical illusion. You’ll see a spiral but it’s not there. I’m not sure how it’s done, something about the background.
There are a ton more examples here. and some explanations.
Art, Images, and Design
Insects and dew. Macro photos of the bejeweled denizens of a world we overlook every morning.
I’m not sure where to go with these, a mutant biological dystopia. Line and simple colors create charming nightmares. (Fernando Hereñú (AKA Pulpo)
Similarly, not-quite human characters but full of whimsy and bright colors. Happy robots living in a happy world drawn by little kong.
keep calm and carry on…
