June 2, 2014 at 10:58 am

Apple Prototypes from the 1980s

Apple Prototypes from the 1980s

Last October, frog design founder Hartmut Esslinger published Keep It Simple – The Early Design Years of Apple, an insider’s account of the origins of Apple’s iconic products and brand. ‘Keep it Simple’ is the authentic story of the collaboration between Steve Jobs and Hartmut Esslinger, which began in 1982. This process started with…

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June 1, 2014 at 3:32 pm

22,000 Dominoes in 100 Seconds

22,000 Dominoes in 100 Seconds

Professional dominio artist Hevesh5 thanked his 200,000 subscribers with this amazing tribute video. He set up 22,000 dominoes (with no assistance) in his living room and recorded them all toppling in just over 100 seconds. The setup took 25+ hours over a span of five days. You can even see the entire video in…

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June 1, 2014 at 2:45 pm

Surreal Portraits Blended Into Landscape Photos

Surreal Portraits Blended Into Landscape Photos

Spanish artist Antonio Mora specializes in creating dream-like self-portraits blended with landscapes and other imagery. The results are similar to double-exposure photography, except these images are superimposed digitally. Mora even does custom ‘dream portraits’ for people if they provide an image of themselves along with some information so he can derive some associated imagery…

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May 31, 2014 at 6:40 pm

Picture of the Day: Graffiki

Picture of the Day: Graffiki

GRAFFIKI Artwork by COMBO Photograph by boomboompow It’s Rafiki doing graffiti! This street artwork (wheat paste and aerosol) was spotted on a side street just behind Sacré-Cœur Basilica in Paris, France. The artwork was done by French street artist Combo and spotted by reddit user boomboompow. For those unfamiliar, Rafiki (which means…

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May 31, 2014 at 5:34 pm

This Guy’s Daughter Begged for Weeks to Make This. He Finally Caved

This Guy's Daughter Begged for Weeks to Make This. He Finally Caved

Alex’s daughter Jade has been begging him for weeks to make this video. Jade’s current favourite movie is Disney’s Frozen and this is the two of them lip syncing the hit song, Love is an open door. Alex says he wasn’t familiar with the song so he spent the last week memorizing the words…

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May 31, 2014 at 4:00 pm

Banksy’s New York Residence – A Retrospective

Banksy's New York Residence - A Retrospective

For the month of October 2013, Banksy took over the streets of New York, unveiling a new artwork each day. The artist transformed the city into a giant canvas, turning the spectacle into one big scavenger hunt. In this retrospective we look back at Banksy’s Artist in Residence for the city of New York,…

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May 30, 2014 at 4:39 pm

Picture of the Day: The Earth Goddess

Picture of the Day: The Earth Goddess

Photograph by Atlanta Botanical Garden Currently on display from now through 31 October 2014 is the Imaginary Worlds: A New Kingdom of Plant Giants exhibit at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. The exhibit features 28 giant topiary-like sculptures ranging up to 25 ft tall (7.62 m) and 20 ft wide (6 m) and contain nearly…

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May 30, 2014 at 2:35 pm

This is the World’s Most Well-Travelled Hedgehog

This is the World's Most Well-Travelled Hedgehog

This hedgehog has been to more places than I have! Meet Biddy, a 3.5 year-old African pygmy hedgehog who lives in the state of Oregon with his owners Toni DeWeese and Tom Unterseher. Reminiscent of the travelling garden gnome, the couple, who enjoy hiking and exploring the great outdoors, take Biddy with them on…

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May 30, 2014 at 10:23 am

The Shirk Report – Volume 268

The Shirk Report - Volume 268

Welcome to the Shirk Report where you will find the 25 funny images, 10 interesting articles and 5 entertaining videos from the last 7 days of sifting. Most images found on Reddit; articles from Twitter, RSS and email; videos come from everywhere. Any suggestions? Send a note to submit@twistedsifter.com 25 IMAGES – Friday! –…

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May 29, 2014 at 9:33 pm

The Long Game: Leonardo da Vinci and the Importance of Failure

The Long Game: Leonardo da Vinci and the Importance of Failure

All of history’s greatest figures achieved success in almost exactly the same way. But rather than celebrating this part of the creative process we ignore it. This missing chapter in the story of success reveals the secret to doing meaningful work. But in the modern world, full of distraction, do we have what it…

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