Feb 28, 2011

Picture of the Day: Left Brain vs Right Brain

Picture of the Day: Left Brain vs Right Brain

LEFT BRAIN VS RIGHT BRAIN Does it have to be one or the other? Can’t it be both? Great illustration/print ad for Mercedes Benz. Full credits below: Advertising Agency: Shalmor Avnon Amichay/Y&R Interactive Tel Aviv, Israel Chief Creative Director: Gideon Amichay Executive Creative Director: Tzur Golan Creative Director: Yariv Twig Art Directors: Gil Aviyam, Dror [...]

Feb 28, 2011

The Incredible ‘Screwed-Up’ Sculptures of Andrew Myers

The Incredible ‘Screwed-Up’ Sculptures of Andrew Myers

In Andrew Myers’ latest series, the California-based sculptor uses up to 10,000 screws to create these jaw-dropping portraits. Indeed, the process is as painstakingly tedious as it looks, with each screw manually placed (at varying lengths) and painted. Andrew doesn’t use computer software to map out his portraits, it’s all by feel, treating each piece [...]

Feb 27, 2011

Picture of the Day: Awww Yeah Flowers!

Picture of the Day: Awww Yeah Flowers!

  AWWW YEAH FLOWERS!   Photograph by ANDREA ZAMPATTI @ WILDLIGHTS.IT   The Hazel Dormouse or Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) is a small mammal and the only living species in the genus Muscardinus. It is 6 to 9 centimetres (2.4 to 3.5 in) long with a tail of 5.7 to 7.5 centimetres (2.2 to 3.0 [...]

Feb 27, 2011

The Sunday Selection – 5 Buildings that have their own ZIP code

The Sunday Selection – 5 Buildings that have their own ZIP code

Every Sunday the Sifter will highlight an article from the archives. In this installment, we travel to the United States to check out 5 buildings that are so big (and apparently special) they have their very own ZIP code! ZIP codes are usually assigned to entire neighbourhoods and areas, so these buildings are truly unique! [...]

Feb 26, 2011

Picture of the Day: Discovery’s Final Launch

DISCOVERY’S FINAL LAUNCH Photograph by AP Photo/Chris O’Meara The space shuttle Discovery lifts off at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011. Discovery, the world’s most traveled spaceship, thundered into orbit for the final time Thursday, heading toward the International Space Station with a crew of six on a journey that [...]

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