Gators & Monkeys Silver Springs State Park Florida

Gators & Monkeys on Christmas Day 2015 at
Silver Springs State Park Florida youtu.be/xswyowzFNTE

WWF : Panda Series Print Ad by BBH Shanghai

WWF : Panda Series Print Ad by BBH Shanghai

我们不仗保拍大熊貓 : wwfchina.org : WWF : Panda Series Print Ad by BBH Shanghai : The main objective is to raise awareness that WWF China is involved in many programs aside from just protecting pandas. In China, there’s a misnomer that WWF only protects pandas, because of their iconic logo. The task is to correct the perception by showcasing their wetlands, wildlife and forestry programs. http://en.wwfchina.org/

I'VE FOUND THE REBEL BASS!

I'VE FOUND THE REBEL BASS!

What Font Is Your Beard? Use This Chart To Find Out

What Font Is Your Beard? Use This Chart To Find Out

The Typography Beard Guide pairs popular beard styles with their font brothers.

How sans serif is your beard? Are your chin whiskers more of a Bodoni, a Times, or a Comic Sans? Exactly what typographical allegiances does your facial 'fro owe? And what is your favorite font’s beard brother?

These are the questions asked by the Typography Beard Guide, a humorous chart by artist and beard wearer Christian Goldemann, in which 25 popular facial hair styles are assigned a font based upon their layout and characteristics of its follicles.

Asked by Co.Design about what makes a good font brother for a beard, the Stuttgart graphic designer is the first to admit he can’t really explain it in words. "For most of the facial hair styles, I picked fonts based upon the shape of the beard or whether a particular person who wore that kind of beard would have favored a particular font," Goldemann tells me. "But it’s more than just linking a certain beard to a font that was contemporary at a time, or to a person. There’s no set formula."

http://www.fastcodesign.com/1673197/what-font-is-your-beard-use-this-chart-to-find-out

HO HO HO ! Merry Christmas

Worst Client Comments Turned Into Posters

Worst Client Comments Turned Into Posters

Frustrated by stupid client criticism, Irish graphic designers Mark Shanley and Paddy Treacy decided to turn their “favorite worst feedback” into posters. The guys worked together on so-called “Sharp Suits” series with a team of other ad creatives, designers, animators, directors, illustrators and more, who must’ve all appreciated a chance to let out some of their exasperation in a creative way.

The series was exhibited at The Little Green Café, Bar and Gallery in November, giving a chance to purchase an A3 poster of your choice. The guys, however, received so many orders during a 5 day exhibition, that they’ve already stopped accepting them. All the thousands of euros they raised were donated to the Temple Street Children Hospital. http://sharpsuits.net/

http://www.boredpanda.com/sharp-suits-worst-client-comment-posters/

Peacock Spider (Maratus speciosus)

Peacock Spider (Maratus speciosus)

This spider is a male Maratus speciosus (Coastal peacock spider) and this is its way to appeal to a potential female mate (the brown spider at the end). It is approximately 4 mm in length and inhabits coastal dunes near Perth in Western Australia. The asymmetric and staccato legwork of this one is unique, and so are the clown face and orange hairs on its back. https://youtu.be/d_yYC5r8xMI

Powder Mountain : Eden Utah

Powder Mountain... It lives up to its name... Greatest snow on earth!

Powder Mountain Billboards : Salt Lake City based Super Top Secret created this campaign for Powder Mountain to keep non-locals away from their precious snow stashes. With the tagline, “Paid for by Powder Mountain Locals,” it’s part scare tactic and part reverse psychology. The campaign connected with both territorial natives and tourists alike who were seeking the most epic and secretive snowboarding spot Utah has to offer.

Tanner Capua, designer; Jared Strain / Aaron Sather, design directors; Jake Gunderson / Jason Brady, writers; Ryan Martindale, creative director; Roxanne Wise, producer.

http://www.wearetopsecret.com

http://www.powdermountain.com

Omura whale caught on camera

Mysterious Omura's Whale Filmed for 1st Time

Scientists captured the 1st live footage of the elusive Omura's whale. Until now, the small, tropical marine mammal had been little seen in the wild. 44 groups of Omura's whale were documented by a team of researchers led by Salvatore Cerchio (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution / New England Aquarium). http://news.discovery.com/animals/whales-dolphins/mysterious-omuras-whale-filmed-for-the-first-time-151102.htm

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve (Alaska)

The Alaska, Chugach and Wrangell-Saint Elias ranges converge in what is referred to as the "mountain kingdom of North America." This spectacular wilderness includes the continent's largest assemblage of glaciers, and the greatest collection of peaks above 16,000 feet, including Mount St. Elias (18,008'), the second highest peak in the United States. http://www.nps.gov/pub_aff/video/flora_fauna/wrst/wrst.html

THE FOODNITED STATES OF AMERICA

THE FOODNITED STATES OF AMERICA

THE FOODNITED STATES™, A Pun-Fueled Series of US States Made From Food : In addition to being the creator of Foodiggity.com, I’m also the father of an eight-year-old. And, when most of the material covered on your site could best be described as ‘juvenile food-related nonsense,’ a curious youngster is gonna wanna get involved. It began innocently enough with, “Dad… What if you made States, but like, they were made of food, like?” My response was something along the lines of, “That’s been done to death already, son… Go to bed.” Then, the heir to the Foodiggity empire added, “But what if they like had funny names like New Pork or New Jerky, like?” Now, we were on to something. So, with an idea set forth by an eight year-old, and contributions from Dad and others, we give you The Foodnited States of America. The project will be based over at Instagram : https://instagram.com/foodiggity/ : hashtag #foodnitedstates. http://www.foodiggity.com/the-foodnited-states-of-america-a-pun-fueled-series-of-us-states-made-from-food/

Afro Ken ( アフロ犬 )

Afro Ken ( アフロ犬 )

Afro Ken ( アフロ犬 ) is a dog with a rainbow-colored afro. He is innocent and blameless and always in a good mood. Afro Ken is always willing to try new things. Afro Ken is attracted to objects that look like he does. His hair changes to look like these things as he gets close to them.

There is an Afro Ken Family Tree with other dog characters who have similarly descriptive names, such as Techno Ken, Funky Ken, Lord Ken, Super Afro Ken, and Normal Ken. Unlike the others, Normal Ken does not have afro hair.

San-X ( サンエックス ) is a Japanese stationery company known for creating and marketing cute characters such as Afro-ken, Tarepanda, Rilakkuma, and Kogepan. The characters are usually anthropomorphic representations of animals or inanimate objects. Each character has its own quirky traits. San-X characters can be found on stationery sets and pencils, as small figurines, keychains, and stuffed toys. They are sold as blind boxes, gashapon and in UFO catchers and other prize machines in Japan's arcades. There are also anime series, video games and children's books featuring the characters.

Afro Ken ( アフロ犬 ) on Vine :
https://vine.co/v/e2gJDH3we5D

Afro Ken (English) Homepage :
http://www.san-x.jp/characters/afroken.html

アフロ犬 (Japanese) ホームページ :
http://www.san-x.co.jp/character/detail/?code=AFK

LG Logo becomes Pac-Man

LG Logo becomes Pac-Man

LG Corporation (Korean: LG 법인) formerly Lucky Goldstar (Korean: Leokki Geumseong (럭키금성/樂喜金星) ) is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation. It is the fourth-largest chaebol in South Korea. It is headquartered in the LG Twin Towers building in Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul. LG makes electronics, chemicals, and telecom products and operates subsidiaries such as LG Electronics, Zenith, LG Display, LG Telecom and LG Chem in over 80 countries. http://www.lg.com/us

Pac-Man (Japanese: パックマン Hepburn: Pakkuman) is an arcade game developed by Namco. It was created by Japanese video game designer Toru Iwatani. It was licensed for distribution in the United States by Midway and released in October 1980. Immensely popular from its original release to the present day, Pac-Man is considered one of the classics of the medium, virtually synonymous with video games, and an icon of 1980s popular culture. Upon its release, the game—and, subsequently, Pac-Man derivatives—became a social phenomenon that sold a large amount of merchandise and also inspired, among other things, an animated television series and a top-ten hit single. http://www.pacman.com/

Okay, just concentrate on my voice and close your eyes…

Okay, just concentrate on my voice and close your eyes…

Okay, just concentrate on my voice and close your eyes… alright, listen to my words… don’t worry about anything… don’t worry about that noise, that’s someone opening a packet of crisps or something… forget it, right, you no longer need tennis balls in your life… alright, they don’t excite you… yeah, you’re not gonna want to chase them… you’re not gonna want to fetch them…  you’re not gonna want to chew them… and if you do, if you do think you’re going to you’re going to do something else instead… alright, anything like I don’t know… you’re gonna give me all of your biscuits, and all of your food and let me sleep in your b… oh, it’s just oh, okay don’t worry… go back to sleep… relax forget it, forget it!

WHAT WOULD HAPPEN

 Sorts by Kirby Matherne https://vimeo.com/92281452 What would happen if every letter was made with other letters?

PHILOGRAPHICS

Minimalist Designs Merge
Philosophy with Graphic Design

Philographics, by London-based graphic designer Genis Carreras, is a series of designs that explain big ideas in simple shapes. They are the  result of combining the world of philosophy with graphic design. You can get the entire set of 95 designs as a book at http://www.amazon.com/Philographics-Big-Ideas-Simple-Shapes... or a selection of them as posters at https://society6.com/gex6.

Mr. G and Jellybean

Mr. G and JellyBean
Depressed goat Mr. G doesn’t eat until reunited with best friend burro Jellybean. https://www.facebook.com/mrgjellybean

Rocky Mountain National Park (Colorado)

Olympic National Park (Alaska)

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (Wisconsin)

Badlands National Park (New Mexico)

Cape Lookout National Seashore (North Carolina)

El Malpais National Monument (New Mexico)

Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Tennessee, North Carolina)

Mount Rushmore National Memorial (South Dakota)

National Mall - Cherry Blossoms (Washington, D.C. - District of Columbia)

Origami Robot Folds Itself Up, Does Cool Stuff, Dissolves Into Nothing

Miniature Origami Robot Self-folds,
Walks, Swims, and Degrades

At ICRA 2015 in Seattle yesterday, researchers from MIT demonstrated an untethered miniature origami robot that self-folds, walks, swims, and degrades. That's the title of their paper, in fact, and they delivered on all of those promises: from a flat sheet with a magnet on it, their robot folds itself up in just a few seconds, is immediately ready to zip around on land or water driven by magnetic fields, and then when you’ve run out of things to do with it, drive it into a tank of acetone and it'll dissolve. This is the first time that a robot has been able to demonstrate a complete life cycle like this, and eventually, it'll be doing it inside your body. http://youtu.be/f0CluQiwLRg