Awesome Art & Design

Made by UK-based artist Finn Magee, Flat Light has an embedded LED that makes it light up. Originally part of Magee’s Flat Life series, Flat Light is now on a limited edition run at the Moss Gallery.

Cologne-based artist Simon Schubert has perfected the art of paper folding with these highly detailed paper works that showcase intricate architectural details in European buildings.

20 staffers arranged 2,700 polo shirts in 24 different colors to make a portrait of Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh as part of a campaign by Japanese apparel maker Onward Kashiyama.

French creative house Digital District shows off their many talents in computer-generated VFX and animation in this stellar demo reel. Bonus points for the catchy backing track by We Have Band.

Estonia design firm HandMadeFont loves making “unique, untraditional fonts”. HMF has a whimsical approach to typography, taking inspiration from everyday objects like food and even packing tape.

Tyson Hesse’s short animated film revolves around a very special light switch that results in some unexpected consequences when it’s flicked on and off. Charming, well-animated, and funny.

Marty McFly had the coolest mode of transportation in Back to the Future II, but the hoverboard was never actually made. Artist Nils Guadagnin decided to make his own version for a recent exhibition.

A colossal container made from bullet-proof glass, Macro Sea’s Glassphemy installation withstands serious blows as people throw bottles from a raised platform to rethink and revive the act of recycling.

We all know Inky, Blinky, Pinky and Clyde, but we bet you didn’t know about some of the lesser known ghosts from the game. This handy guide by CMYBacon should help you sort things out.

An animated short film by CalArts student Skyler Page, Crater Face has a simple story but is perfectly executed. Funny, poignant and technically brilliant, with a fitting soundtrack from Dan Deacon.

The house of Massive Black creates art for movies, games, comics, toys and more. Bask in the warm glow of these wondrous creatures and fantastical worlds from their concept art collection.

Iron Man indeed: contemporary British artist Antony Gormley uses casts of his own body as the basis for his expressive sculptures of the human body, using materials like lead and steel.

This short from Aardman Animation (home of Wallace and Grommit) shows us everything not to do when we have a pesky fly buzzing around the house. Memo to self: do not order a box of spiders.

Remember Juan Pablo Bravo’s Pixar character scale comparison chart? We’ll he’s back. This time he’s got 250 Disney characters over the years – at a whopping 20,779 pixels wide.

The neatest thing since sliced bread? British artist Lennie Payne converts tasty carbs into intriguing toast art by blow torching, scraping to achieve different shades, lacquering and soaking in resin.

In this projection-mapped installation by Alcatel-Lucent at the last Mobile World Congress, the public was invited into a cube filled with color and light to witness “transforming the mobile experience.”