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miercuri, 25 mai 2011

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Pencil versus Camera by Ben Heine - Part 3
Painted Eye Makeup
Iceland's Grimsvotn Volcano Erupts Again
What Are The Hardest Languages To Learn? (Infographic)
Playing with an Otter
Graffiti in Advertising
Inside Nike CEO Mark Parker's Office
Funny Demotivational Posters - Part 20

Pencil versus Camera by Ben Heine - Part 3

Posted: 25 May 2011 05:40 PM PDT

These are a unique combination of an artist's sketch and a photograph. Some of the sketches blend in with the photograph and others humorously complement them. In either case they are very amusing and interesting. The artist Ben Heine is simply a genius.

Previous parts:
Pencil versus Camera by Ben Heine - Part 1
Pencil versus Camera by Ben Heine - Part 2

Painted Eye Makeup

Posted: 25 May 2011 03:23 PM PDT

Close your eyes and let the professionals apply incredible eye makeup. The result might be as fantastic as these eye makeup masterpieces.

Source: katiealves.deviantart

Iceland's Grimsvotn Volcano Erupts Again

Posted: 25 May 2011 02:30 PM PDT

Iceland's most active volcano, Grímsvötn, erupted on Saturday for the first time since 2004, hurling a plume of steam and ash nearly 20 kilometers (12 miles) into the sky. People living next to the glacier where the Grímsvötn volcano burst into life were most severely affected, with ash blocking out the daylight and smothering buildings and vehicles. Iceland also closed its main international airport and canceled domestic flights on Sunday, and aviation officials will be closely monitoring European airspace for the next few days. The outburst is the volcano's most powerful since 1873 -- stronger than the Eyjafjallajokull volcano which caused trouble last year -- but it may not cause the same degree of upheaval. Scientists say the type of ash being spewed out is less easily dispersed and winds have so far been more favorable than during last year's blast. Gathered here are a handful of images taken in the land of fire and ice over the weekend.

Image source: (STR/AFP/Getty Images)

Image source: (NASA/GSFC, MODIS Rapid Response)

Image source: (AP Photo/Jon Gustafsson)

Image source: (© Gunnar Gestur)

Image source: (© Jóhann Ingi Jónsson)

Image source: (AP Photo/Halldora Kristin Unnarsdottir)

Image source: (Reuters/Jon Gustafsson/Helicopter.is)

Image source: (© Gunnar Gestur)

Image source: (© Eggert Norðdahl)

Image source: (Reuters/Ingolfur Juliusson)

Image source: (Reuters/ Ingolfur Juliusson)

What Are The Hardest Languages To Learn? (Infographic)

Posted: 25 May 2011 02:07 PM PDT

This simple chart shows the process of studying foreign languages. It explains which languages are too difficult to master, how much time it requires to finish the studies and how many native speakers are in the world.

It is common sense that many Romance languages are gauged as "easy," based on their similarity to English, but I was surprised that Russian is only "medium." Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean comprise the list of "hard" languages to learn for native English speakers.

More Infographics.

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Source: voxy

Playing with an Otter

Posted: 24 May 2011 10:54 PM PDT

An otter at Sea World in San Diego has fun with an energetic toddler. Which is what otters really are underneath that fur!

Graffiti in Advertising

Posted: 24 May 2011 08:49 PM PDT

Graffiti and street art are a great source of inspiration for creativity. Graffiti in advertising began to be used only in the early 2000′s. After gaining widespread popularity and relative legality, graffiti has found its niche in brands promotion.

Inside Nike CEO Mark Parker's Office

Posted: 24 May 2011 07:36 PM PDT

Mark Parker's office on Nike campus, is full of paraphernalia. It's a visual overload when you first walk in. It's not exactly the office you'd expect a top CEO to have, but when you consider that Parker started out as a designer for Nike over three decades ago, it makes a bit more sense. Parker is all about visual stimulation and inspiration. One of his mantras is "Be a Sponge." And it's obvious that he lives by it. He also lives by the idea that collaboration is key and that design is the foundation of any company's success.

We know that Nike serves the athlete, but over the past 10 or more years, it's been serving a few contemporary artists and designers as well, like Hiroshi Fujiwara, Futura, KAWS, Marc Newson, and coming up, Tom Sachs.