Awesome Art & Design

Etsy shop Adzias Jewelry Atelier can add a fingerprint of your choice to their rings and wedding bands. The rings come in a variety of designs and metals. You can also add other engravings such as text, numbers or signatures.

This animated short film by Supinfocom student François Heysen follows the story of a robot on a quest to recharge before his battery drains. Unfortunately, his choice of power source is none too happy with him taking what isn’t his.

Paul Bischof builds insanely detailed papercraft models of race cars. Ultimately, his knowledge of car design and attention to detail has led him to a career designing actual Formula 1 parts for the Infiniti Red Bull Racing team.

A luxury version of the 2015 Ford Transit by Galpin Auto Sports. It features four movable throne seats, a 52″ movie screen, a Kaleidescape media server and more, with all amenities and functions controlled from an iOS app.

Graphic designer Clif Dickens of Honest Slogans continues to mock popular brands, telling us what we can really expect from products, rather than the typical marketing B.S. That Chick-fil-A thing really did happen to us last week.

These beautiful handcrafted basswood wall sculptures pay tribute to these majestic horned wild beasts without having to hunt them down and chop their heads off. Perfect for the pacifist’s drawing room.

A 0.3mi stretch of the N329 road in Oss, Netherlands now has glow-in-the-dark markers. They absorb solar energy during the day and glow at night. It’s part of Studio Roosegarde’s vision for a smart highway.

Created Hiroshi Ishii, Daniel Leithinger, Sean Follmer, Amit Zoran, and Philipp Schoessler from MIT’s Tangible Media Group, TRANSFORM is an interactive display of moving pixels which can dynamically rearrange themselves. More here.

Swiss furniture maker Peka makes shelves, closets and other storage with compartments and drawers that slide or swing out. Instead of having to reach in to get items, they come to you. Find local distributors here.

It might look like a primitive CGI animation, but this short film by DBLG was made by creating numerous 3D prints of a bear climbing a flight of stairs, then shooting them frame by frame. We’d love to see more of this technique.

You may recall brain-obsessed sculptor Emilio Garcia from his Jumping Brain collectibles. Now he’s moved up to making skull-shaped brains. Limited edition white, blue and (Red Skull’s wiser older brother) pink brains are available now.

Land Rover’s Transparent Bonnet concept is an augmented reality display that enables the driver to see through the vehicle’s hood, letting him or her see the terrain underneath as well as the placement of his front wheels.

By rigging six GoPro Hero 3 cameras together with a custom 3D-printed mount, photojournalist Jonas Ginter was able to create this trippy time-lapse clip which stitches image into a spherical panorama. Background info on the rig here.

Character creation in MMORPGs has become a mini-game of sorts. The upcoming Korean game Black Desert takes it to the next level with a dizzying array of options. The developer might as well spin this off as a standalone program.

Simon Russell’s short animated science fiction film about a dystopian future in which the world is monitored by an ungodly number of cameras and drones, and thought crime is a thing. Simon’s making of clip is equally engrossing.

The Micro is an affordable 3D printer that promises to have an intuitive and user-friendly software. It’s also quiet, not power hungry and easy to maintain. It prints with ABS and PLA and has a base print area of 4.4″ x 4.3″.

Artist Red Hong Yi not only got the privilege of meeting martial arts master Jackie Chan, she managed to create an incredible portrait of the man using nothing but 64,000 chopsticks, string and wire to bundle them together.

Google combines its Street View with its search engine and a voiceover to take you on a guided tour of Marseille, France. The result is a lovely and educational trip that you can take at your own pace. Best experienced with headphones.

While LED bulbs are nothing new, Philips upcoming bulb has a clear shell and light diffuser which lets you see the warm 2700K light source, just like an incandescent filament. Coming July 2014 for about $12(USD) per bulb.

(NSFW: Language) “We keep these secrets buried deep, as we walk the life that was mapped out for us at age 13”. A collaborative animation for Talia Randall’s poem Common Room, a depressing account about being forced to conform.

Like Tattly, Tattonomy is an online shop that sells temporary tattoos, except it offers minimalist designs with geeky themes. The shop also accepts bulk orders for custom temporary tattoos.

An entertaining series of short films created by 15 independent Canadian animators who were all asked to use pads of 4″x6″ sticky notes and a black pen as their only tools. Each segment is a reflection on a single day of the artists’ lives.

“Design” is often associated with fancy concepts for gadgets, clothes, cars, etc. Johnny Kelly and Scott Burnett remind us that even everyday objects, structures and surroundings need to be thoughtfully designed. Learn more here.