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Heartbreaking Human Trafficking Campaign



Designer Kristina Cancelmi was recently recognized by CMYK magazine for her moving illustrations about human trafficking. "This campaign illustrates the unfortunate treatment of victims involved in human trafficking as a number or profit, rather than fellow human beings," she says. …



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Added by alice on April 18, 2011 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

Giant Human Chia Pets



The Lost Gardens of Heligan in Cornwall were created over a period from the mid-18th century up to the beginning of the 20th century. The gardens were neglected after the First World War and buried for almost a century. Overgrown with plants, broken trees, and hidden under blackberry brambles, it was only recently restored in the 1990s.



The botanical gardens have since turned into one of the… Continue

Added by Eugene on April 4, 2011 at 6:30pm — 1 Comment

Incredible Human Planet (18 photos)



Ready for an epic television event? In the same vein as Planet Earth and Life, Discovery will be airing Human Planet, a six-part series that was co-produced by Discovery and BBC. Shot in more than 70 locations over the course of four years, it looks at mankind's incredible relationship with nature and how people have braved the elements, overcome obstacles, and found… Continue

Added by alice on March 4, 2011 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

Human Castles in the Sky

Every two years in the city of Tarragona, Spain, "castellers" gather to see who can build the highest, most intricate human castles. This uniquely Catalan tradition requires astonishing strength, finesse, balance - and most of all - courage.



via [laughing squid], [the next… Continue

Added by Eugene on February 23, 2011 at 10:00am — 7 Comments

Animals Who Think They're Human (15 photos)



In this day and age, there are some crazy people who'll do anything they can to look like animals. But, does it ever go the other way around? Do animals try to fool us and attempt to pose as humans? You may think that this suggestion is far out, but don't make any hasty conclusions until after you've seen these photos...…









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Added by Eugene on December 30, 2010 at 12:00pm — 4 Comments

Human Dragons (8 photos)

Paris-based photographer Thomas Ciszewski summons our inner pyromaniacs and creates human dragons in this set he titles "Hot Spot." The contrast between fire and the dark background is striking. One has to wonder how hot the scenes get and what type of flammable liquid they're spewing out. Ciszewski currently works as a creative director at a digital agency in… Continue

Added by Eugene on November 24, 2010 at 3:30pm — 2 Comments

Bike-Powered Cellphone Charger! (4 pics)

I love my bike and the only thing that could make it better would be this. I may have to change service providers with this new Nokia Bike-Powered Cellphone charger.





Inhabitat: Nokia has released a pedal powered cell phone charger kit slated for developing nations where the power supply is limited, unreliable or expensive. The… Continue

Added by Jose Genao on June 4, 2010 at 12:21pm — 5 Comments

Seemingly Impossible Human Installations



French artist Philippe Ramette believes nothing should ever be fake. His impossible, gravity-defying poses might look like classic Photoshop, but look a little closer and you'll see evidence that it's not. "You see a tension in my hands, my red face is far from serene as the blood rushes to it, my suit is ruffled," said Ramette.



In France, Ramett's bizarre…

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Added by Eugene on May 28, 2010 at 2:00pm — 4 Comments

Is it a plane? Is it a bird? They're sculptures! (6 pics)

Diesel: "In this series, sculptor Adrian Tranquilli shows us the rarely seen, vulnerable side of our favorite superheroes."



"Tranquilli wanted to focus less on the heroes’ superpowers and psychic abilities, and more on their human fragility. As a result, Batman is positioned on his knees looking for answers while Superman is coming…

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Added by Jose Genao on May 2, 2010 at 10:00am — 3 Comments

Art Made from Real Human Bones (12 pieces)

Francois Robert spent hundreds of hours arranging the real bones of a single human skeleton into a series of striking iconic shapes, each five or six feet wide. He titled the beautiful yet eerily haunting series, 'Stop the Violence.'"



"In the mid-90’s, during an auction… Continue

Added by Eugene on April 27, 2010 at 11:00am — 7 Comments

Incredibox - The Human Beat-Box

If you have some free time, create your own beat with this amusing human beat-box application. Mix and match different sounds and effects to make the perfect song! Simply drag and drop a sound icon on a character, or click the character to stop the current loop.…



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Added by Eugene on September 21, 2009 at 1:30pm — 3 Comments

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Added by Eugene on December 10, 2008 at 10:00am — No Comments

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