Sculpture
October 5, 2017

Japanese Artist Creates Animal Sculptures Made From Metallic Flowers

Japanese artist Taiichiro Yoshida uses traditional metalworking techniques to create flower-encrusted animal sculptures made from bronze, copper, and silver. In Japan, the ancient craft of decorative hot metalworking began sometime during the fourth century, and it’s a skill that has been passed down through generations of craftsman. The process involves carefully beating the hot metal into a malleable medium that can then be moulded into intricate motifs.

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Tattoos
October 5, 2017

Pet Owners Are Getting Tattoos of Their Beloved Dogs’ Paw-fect Feet

Tattoos offer many things, and one of those is a way of celebrating a beloved pet. If you’re looking to pay homage to your furry friend, what better way than with one of their paw prints; it’s their form of a signature that will be a permanent reminder of all of the walks, belly rubs, and games of fetch you played together. Many people have taken the plunge to get dog paw tattoos.

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Design
October 4, 2017

150 People Attempt to Draw World’s Famous Logos Completely From Memory

Can you remember what the IKEA logo looks like? Could you draw the Starbucks mermaid without peeking? That’s the challenge that Signs.com gave to 156 Americans. In half an hour’s time, they were asked to recreate 10 famous company logos completely from memory. The results, called Branded in Memory, are fascinating; they demonstrate the wide range in which people recall some of the world’s most popular brands. After all of the logos were drawn, Signs.

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Entertainment
October 3, 2017

People Are Transforming Themselves into the Terrifying “It Clown” for Halloween 2017

Every year at Halloween, there is some facet of pop culture that is seemingly everywhere and at every party. Last year, the focus was on the candidates in the U.S. election. This year, the trend is still spooky, albeit more classically scary: Pennywise the clown from the It remake. The mysterious evil being is sure to make you quiver with fear, and that’s even before you see what some creative folks have envisioned.

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