Design
April 18, 2013

Fashionable Cuff Bracelets Embossed With Subway Maps

These fashionable cut off bracelets are not only trendy, but they are functional, too. The silver cuffs are part of the Metro Cuff Series designed by Tiffany Burnette, owner of product design company Designhype. The bracelets are made out of stainless steel, and the lines and text of each map are actually embossed into the metal with various colors like red, black, blue, and even light violet.

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Art
April 17, 2013

Stunning 3D Glass Sculptures Inspired by Wind and Water

Over the past six years, artist Shayna Leib has been creating incredible sculptures that show the movement of wind and water over sea anemone-likelandscapes. Inspired by her travels, including her deep water dives, this Madison, Wisconsin-based artist designs these unique glass sculptures that appear like sculptures popping out of paintings. Most amazing is her ability to twist and turn the glass to create the illusion of movement.

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Photography
April 16, 2013

Adorable Baby Cuddles Up with French Bulldog Puppies

There is a deafening sound of “Awww!” heard across the internet thanks to baby Austin's aunt Cindy Clark, a Pennsylvania-based dog breeder who decided to share these images of her then 3-month-old nephew with a few 3-week-old French bulldog puppies. Each pup's chubby little body snuggled up with each other is too cute for words, but throwing an equally sweet baby in the mix is just cute overload!

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Portrait Photography
April 15, 2013

Young Photographer Takes Surreal Self-Portraits to Cope with Depression

Art is oftentimes an outlet for creative and emotional expression, something that 20-year-old Christian Hopkins knows all too well. The young photographer uses photography as a coping mechanism for depression. He says, “I've been suffering from Major Depression for the past 4 years and it has manifested itself throughout that period in many ways, photography included.

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