November 2, 2012 at 4:05 pm

The Incredible 3D Chalk Art of David Zinn

The Incredible 3D Chalk Art of David Zinn

David Zinn has been creating original artwork in and around Ann Arbor, Michigan since 1987. He’s a self-taught artist with a B.A. in Creative Writing and English Language from the Residential College of the University of Michigan. In addition to his fabulous 3D chalk art, Zinn also has an impressive portfolio of posters, illustrations…

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November 2, 2012 at 9:19 am

The Shirk Report – Volume 186

fresh prince and carlton banks halloween costumes

Welcome to the Shirk Report where you will find the 25 funniest images, 10 most interesting articles, and 5 most viral videos from the previous week of sifting. Most images found on Reddit; articles typically originate from Twitter, RSS and email; videos come from a variety of sources. Any suggestions? Send a note to…

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November 1, 2012 at 8:30 pm

Picture of the Day: Horizontally Upright

Picture of the Day: Horizontally Upright

HORIZONTALLY UPRIGHT Photograph by Nirnroot on Reddit A common victim of Hurricane Sandy’s wrath were trees. While some of our leafy friends escaped varying degrees of branch dismemberment, others were completely uprooted, taking much of the surrounding earth with it. Redditor Nirnroot, who clearly has a creative eye, took this as…

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November 1, 2012 at 5:00 pm

TwistedSifter 3.0

TwistedSifter 3.0

Since launching in March of 2009, TwistedSifter has been through a lot. The site has grown, the site has crashed, pictures have been posted and good times have been had. Today I’m pleased to announce the second major redesign in the site’s history. The first redesign was March 2011, and since then the usage…

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November 1, 2012 at 12:24 pm

The 40 Best Halloween Costumes of 2012

The 40 Best Halloween Costumes of 2012

Every year Redditors post an obscene amount of Halloween costume pictures. A simple browse through r/pics and queries for ‘costume‘ and ‘Halloween‘ yield thousands of results. Below is a round-up of my personal favs. These are in no particular order, just a healthy collection of good times and some wonderful creativity. Enjoy! 1.…

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October 31, 2012 at 8:47 pm

Picture of the Day: The Berry Head Arch in Newfoundland

Picture of the Day: The Berry Head Arch in Newfoundland

THE BERRY HEAD ARCH IN NEWFOUNDLAND Photograph by Rexton on Flickr Located on the East Coast Trail to the south of St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, is an incredible rock formation known as the Berry Head Arch. The arch overlooks the sea and it’s quite the view for hikers who are willing…

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October 31, 2012 at 5:29 pm

Souvenirs in Front of their Real Life Counterparts

Souvenirs in Front of their Real Life Counterparts

Michael Hughes is a photographer from London, England, who now calls Berlin home. In his ongoing series entitled Souvenirs, Hughes takes pictures of tiny souvenirs in front of their real life counterparts. Using a technique called forced perspective, Michael is able to bring the tiny objects to life. The idea first came to him…

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October 31, 2012 at 11:10 am

Atmospheric Finland: Photos from the Edge

Atmospheric Finland: Photos from the Edge

Mikko Lagerstedt is a graphic designer and fine art photographer from Finland. Mikko only started photographing in December of 2008 and his progress has been remarkable. In his latest series entitled Edge (recently featured on Colossal and PetaPixel), Mikko shares his haunting and atmospheric landscape shots of Finland. He even places himself into some…

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October 30, 2012 at 7:19 pm

Picture of the Day: A Tiny Hermit Crab Close-up

Picture of the Day: A Tiny Hermit Crab Close-up

A TINY HERMIT CRAB CLOSE-UP Photograph by sleepychinchilla on Flickr In this wonderful close-up taken on the island of Olhuveli in the Maldives, we see the home of a tiny little hermit crab. The photograph was taken back in 2008 by sleepychinchilla. There are over 1100 species of hermit crabs and…

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October 30, 2012 at 4:27 pm

12 Clever Google Maps Illustrations

12 Clever Google Maps Illustrations

Christoph Niemann is well-known illustrator, graphic designer, and author. After his studies in Germany he moved to New York City in 1997 (he moved back to Berlin after 11 years). From 2008-2011, Niemann wrote and illustrated a wildly popular blog for the New York Times called Abstract City. In a post entitled My Way,…

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