Arthur Ganson's a gENIUS!!!

if you've ever explored Rube Goldberg and the fun mousetrap-like machines that he and others in his shadow have constructed, you'll surely appreciate the breathtaking and amazing kinetic sculpture work of Arthur Ganson...observe this cool-a-tastic video and, as usual, click on the title of this here post to get a closer look at the the artists website and what makes this man tick!

Andreas Gysin roks it with amazing interactive vids and games...that's right, gAMES!

Mark your calendars folks, it's official...I've been blowN AWAY!!!
please do yourself a favor and check out this amazing site by Andreas Gysin that provides endless ideas and hours of entertaining thoughts about how the net can work as a place of interactivity!!! you gotta try my personal favorites: molecule, psychopong and fan and ball pictured here...a game of mini golf in 3d terrain using a virtual mini fan to blow the ball through a little maze...aMAZING!!! click the title of this post for the fun to commence!!!
thanks brian check!

THE Most Dramatic Chipmunk...

...touted as the BEST 5 second internet video, Dramatic Shakespearian Chipmunks unite!!! observe for yourself and be the judge...

Amazing Job+Everybody's favorite pastime: eating = Food Stylist?

How many of you have been disappointed when ordering an item at a restaurant only to find that it looks NOTHING like the menu or the sign shows? I think everyone's hand is raised...That's because when restauranteurs photograph their food products, they hire someone called a Food Stylist to prepare the food for maximum view-ability, or what I call, 'eye-candy factor'. Behold, from neatorama.com, a list of some of the tricks used by Food Stylists all over to get that maximum mouthwatering effect out of food photos:
* using tobacco smoke to give the appearance of steam
* spraying food with hairspray to hold it in place
* arranging mashed potatoes to look like ice cream
* painting cooked meat
* cereal can be photographed with white glue instead of milk, because the cereal does not get soggy quickly and the flakes stay where they are placed
* vegetables that appear to be cooked are raw and touched with a blowtorch and coated with glycerin to make them appear cooked
* ice cubes are hand-carved acrylic
click the title of this post for a fun, interactive article about Food Styling on pbs kids...
ph: Arby's Beef 'n Cheddar promo pic vs. deflated reality...

Robo-walrus roks communication to base camp!!!

Observe this Paul Nicklen photo of a beautiful Walrus with his own old school cell phone built in to his tusk! he's gettin jiggywidit! communicating and rokkin the special features like ring-tones and texting! wowee!!!
check out Paul Nicklen's other amazing photos and galleries by clicking the title of this post...amaZING!

Etch-A-Sketch artist George Vlosich III

Is it possible to earn a living as an artist using only an Etch-A-Sketch? Just check out artist George Vlosich III and you be the judge...this is thrilling stuff that surely beats my boxy looking drawings that i used to make...observe this stellar video:

The Air Car and maybe my future transport...

As most of you know, I've haven't owned a car in 7 years or so...
As a result, I've been getting completely nerdy about alternative means of transportation. You know, things like bikes, public transit, and walking have played major roles in how I get around these days. When my brother Tom bought a hybrid vehicle about 5 years ago, I became fascinated with the potential of how cars were going to change, so I started investigating that, and here's one of the most exciting things I've found, The Air Car by MDI. It's a car that runs entirely on compressed air leaving no pollution behind! It's totally incredible!!! Anyway, for some reading, click the title of this post...
and here's a cool vid for some watching:

don't wake the baby

okay friends, here's a lil vid i made this past weekend with my good friend joe welch from indianapolis, in...enjoy!

rokkers u-NITE!!!

hi friends, i just wanted to say this a place that i will collect ideas about people 'getting nerdy' about, well, whatever it is that they get nerdy about...
please note i try to make this spot a kid friendly place to watch and share about gathered ideas of epic magnitude and good fortune...wee!!!

love, box style...