Awesome Art & Design

“It’s so insignificant, yet so monumental.” Photographer Vik Muniz and designer Marcelo Coelho worked for four years trying to etch microscopic castles on individual grains of sand. More on Marcelo’s website.

George Lucas, Mark Hamill and sound designer Ben Burtt talk about the conceptual and technical aspects of the most famous movie weapon of all time, the lightsaber. The documentary includes a lot of behind-the-scenes clips.

Artists Hari & Deepti create intricate illustrations by cutting and layering sheets of paper, then adding LED light. In plain white light, they’re ethereal, when illuminated, they’re magical. Watch them make a huge version here here.

DIY Screen Printing Supplies developed this desktop screen printing device. Aside from being very compact, it also has a handy clamp that lets you change screens quickly without misaligning prints. Another demo here.

Tarus is looking for investors for its all-terrain 2-wheel drive motorcycles. The Tarus 2 has a 2-cylinder engine and fat low-pressure tires. It has a dry weight of about 100 lb. and can be disassembled in less than five minutes.

These unique aluminum alloy writing instruments each have a special cap which can be used as a spinning top. The weighty metal objects can help you pass the time, or help you figure out if you’re trapped in a dream or not.

Commissioned by a security camera company, custom motorcycle builder Chicara Nagata modded a ’66 Little Honda P25 and used a 2MP Sony camera as its headlights and taillights. He also added two more cameras to the bike’s body.

A service for photographers and artists looking to ensure they receive credit for their images. IMGembed allows content creators to offer images to online publishers for free or a fee, and gives proper attribution every time.

This flat-packed wooden toy will keep you occupied for hours as each turn of the crank unleashes an endless cascade of ball bearings. Its maker also offers another configuration, and expects them to go on sale soon.

Gyula Benczúr’s The Recapture of Buda Castle in 1686 painstakingly recreated in 3D by graphic artist Zsolt Ekho Farkas. It took him a total of about two months to complete. Learn more about how he made it on Behance.

Artist CHAé46 created this epic dragon sculpture using nothing but cardboard. It doesn’t even look like he used any glue, and just slotted all the pieces together. Sadly, due to its flammable composition, it won’t be breathing fire.

Cpak Studio’s documentary about the neon sign business in Hong Kong. While they still dot the busy city’s landscape, the iconic neon signs are slowly being phased out, made obsolete by the rise of LEDs. Learn more at Neonsigns.hk.

My god, it’s full of dots. Geoff Hoskinson’s music video for Kishi Bashi’s upbeat single Philosophize in It! Chemicalize with It! is populated by people and creatures made of colorful, painterly dots. And thousands of violinists.

Niklas Roy’s installation is a ball pit with a maze of tubes above leading to a receptacle. A spout lets visitors suck the balls up the tubes and into the receptacle; pulling a lever causes the gathered balls to rain down on the pit.

Etsy shop Valek Rolling Pins makes 16.5″ beech rolling pins with laser-engraved designs for making embossed pastries. You can also send the shop your own pattern or message to be engraved in your order.

Limited to just 9,999 copies, this ruled notebook is individually numbered and “Homer Certimafied.” On the inside back cover, you’ll find a map of Springfield, and includes some fun Simpsons stickers to embellish your pages.