All Blog Posts Tagged 'Air' (11)

Absolutely love this illustration by Laura Bifano. "Something for The Weekly Alibi about their yearly balloon fiesta!," she says. "Those water ripples nearly broke my brain."



Bifano is best-known for her Menagerie series, polygonal animal paintings inspired by… Continue

In what has to be one of the trippiest yet coolest installations we've seen yet, Lead Pencil Studio has created this clean air advertisement at the U.S. and Canada border near Vancouver. The giant frame, made of stainless steel rods, curiously frames the air. Why?



As Daniel Mihalyo of Lead Pencil Studio states:



"Borrowing the effectiveness of… Continue

The new MacBook Air is the perfect laptop for the modern professional who's always on the road. Featuring an all-aluminum unibody design, it has become Apple's lightest laptop ever. The laptop measures 0.11-inches at its thinnest point and 0.68-inches at its thickest, and weighs just 2.3 pounds for the 11-inch model and 2.9 pounds for the 13-inch. It also features a… Continue

Gravity, or the lack thereof, plays an interesting role in this series by Japanese collective Nam. Originally established by graphic designer Takayuki Nakazawa and photographer Hiroshi Manaka, there are currently over ten artists from various backgrounds in the the group. Together, they seek to push the boundaries in the world of visual arts, as they explore their theme… Continue

A few Images taken during the Haiti relief efforts viewed through the lens of U.S. Air Force photographers. Most of the images tell the hopeful side of the story. They'll lift the spirit a bit and they show human resilience. Visit the U.S. Air Force photo gallery to view the entire ongoing documentation.…





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Are you ready to travel at supersonic speed? Nine years since the demise of the Concorde, supersonic air travel looks set to take-off once again! Aerospace company Supersonic Aerospace International (SAI) is developing a plane able to cross the Atlantic at the speed of sound.



Primarily meant for business travellers, Quiet Supersonic Transport (QSST) will…

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Friday, June 26th, 7:30pm @ Echoplex: Los Angeles

This weekend's art+culture pick of the week certainly isn't the classiest. You've heard of Air Guitar, right? Think of Air Sex as its dirty younger cousin. At the Air Sex Championships, instead of rocking out with an imaginary guitar, contestants go on stage and pretend to have sex with someone who isn’t… Continue

Designed in the shape of a water droplet, the Water Building Resort will be the first building ever to convert air into water, using solar power energy. A sunny, southerly facing facade made of photovoltaic glass will harness solar energy, allowing light to pass through. The northern facade will contain a ventilation system that will convert humid air and condensation…

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If you're an avid traveler this piece might peak your interest. Air Lines is an art project by Mario Freese showing worldwide airliner routes. Every single scheduled flight on any given day is represented by a fine line from it’s point of origin to it’s port of destination. Thereby forming a net of thousands of lines. Hubs like JFK, FRA or DXB turn into dark knots where… Continue

Could this be the future of personal air transportation? "Simon Scott, the owner of Falx Air, an aviation company based in Staffordshire, England has been designing Falx Air's hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) craft for the past eight years. He's currently bench-testing components in the hopes of getting a single-passenger prototype ready to be… Continue

The Red Bull Air Race, started in 2003, is a series of air races, held all over the world, where pilots fly specialized aerobatic planes (with top speeds of over 250 mph / 400 kph) through a series of gates, racing the clock, accumulating points toward the championship title. Pilots must also perform specific maneuvers while passing through the gates. The photos below are from the most recent two races, in Budapest, Hungary, and Porto, Portugal. The final race in the series is scheduled for…

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