June 2009 Blog Posts (287)

Been wanting to go to the Zoo, but haven't had the chance? No problem, I've got you covered. Welcome to the Dark Zoo by photographer Nicolas Evariste.



Taken in magnificent black and white, Nicolas does a great job with the composition of these shots, accentuating each animal's individual strength and personality.…

Though we're in no way endorsing Microsoft Vista here, we have to give them props for these creative ads. New Zealand agency Y&R thought up this idea. Microsoft Vista allows you to access your phone, music and photos etc from your PC, making your home a "theme park" of entertainment. I so want to play in that jolly jumper.…

I'm not sure if this qualifies as animal cruelty or is just a brilliant idea. Though the elephant is considered Thailand's national symbol, it hasn't been getting much attention lately since the birth of a panda cub at a Bangkok zoo. In order to draw attention back onto the elephant, keepers at the Ayutthaya-Elephant Kraal painted five neglected elephants black…

Mark Mawson proves that you can create some beautiful works of art with just some paint and water. He makes it all come alive with the right colors and lighting. Amazing.

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I have always loved aquariums. I have a large one myself but it is nothing compared to these. Each of these aquariums is a true work of art. It takes as much design thought to create one of these unique aquariums as it would to create any other work of art or architecture. It may take even more since these must provide and maintain a living environment. The tank above was created by Pieter van Suijlekom and is 6 meters long. You can read more about…

THOR is the epitome of sleek, modern and sexy high-fashion hotels (in both design and clientele), and one of the hottest spots in the Lower East Side. I've been there on multiple occasions for its lounge and nightlife. You walk in and you’ll feel like a celebrity—there is even a red-carpet waiting for you (literally). All of the walls are floor-to-ceiling glass, which means breathtaking…

Regardless of the troubles he faced in his personal life, there is no question that Michael Jackson revolutionized music throughout the entire world. His 1982 album Thriller is the world's best-selling record of all time, and four other solo studio albums are also among the world's best-selling records: Off the Wall (1979), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991) and HIStory…

Danish architects Bjarke Ingels Group have won an international competition to design a new town hall in Tallinn, Estonia.



Within the cluster of administrative buildings, various public departments form a porous canopy above the public service market place allowing daylight to permeate the structure.



In an effort to echo the transparency of a…

She was just shy of ten years old when we first saw Emma Watson take on the role of Hermione Granger in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Now, at the tender age of 19, Watson shows us how she's grown into a beautiful, sophisticated woman in this shoot for Teen Vogue. Shot in and around an old English Country manor, Emma wears some lavish clothes but somehow…

While some photographers specialize in weddings and others in children, Richard Heeks found his calling in bubbles. Though we may all have seen pictures of floating bubbles, we've never seen a picture of a bubble burst. As Heeks states, it's a "minimalist kind of purity." For me, it's that emotional moment when we move from fantasy to reality.…