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A Beautiful Revolution, An Amazing Story (12 total)

What do modern-day dreams and fairy-tales look like? Maybe for you it's leaving your 9-5 and doing something creative. It's getting out of your comfort zone and finding a new calling. Or maybe it's… Continue

Added by alice on November 12, 2009 at 8:30am — 3 Comments

Amazing Autumn Forests (15 photos)

One of my favorite things about autumn is how beautiful forests look when trees change colors. It's almost surreal, being surrounded by the gorgeous landscape only mother nature could seemingly create. I hope you e… Continue

Added by Eugene on October 10, 2009 at 7:30am — 4 Comments

Amazing Sand Artist Wins Ukraine's Got Talent

Sand artist Kseniya Simonova moved many in the audience to tears as she won Ukraine’s Got Talent. The 24-year-old drew a series of pictures on an illuminated sand table showing how ordinary people were affected by the German invasion during World War II. The Great Patriotic War, as it is called in Ukraine, resulted in one in four of the population being killed with eight to 11 million deaths out of a population of 42 million. via… Continue

Added by Eugene on September 20, 2009 at 1:30pm — 3 Comments

19 Amazing Paintings, Not Photos

One of my favorite things I like to do on this site is share the work of amazing artists. These seven artists were chosen because each has the ability to create paintings so realistic they look like pictures. These mind-blowing,… Continue

Added by alice on September 18, 2009 at 10:00pm — 7 Comments

10 Amazing Animal Bush Sculptures

Whenever I see sculptures carved from bushes, I always stop and stare in amazement at the amount of detail and creativity that goes into making them. These people take something ordinary, and transform it into somethin… Continue

Added by Eugene on September 17, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Amazing Photorealistic Star Wars Art - Christian Waggoner (4 pieces)

Stormtrooper with Rebel soldiers of the Tantive IV

Take a close look Christian Waggoner's Star Wars art and you'll find unbelievable photorealistic paintings that make you wonder how he achieves such skillful deta… Continue

Added by alice on September 1, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

10 Awesome Ad Campaigns That Give You an Experience

It's my firm belief that the most memorable ad campaigns are the ones that give you an experience. Don't just throw garbage in our faces, stop us in our tracks and make us think twice about your message. L… Continue

Added by alice on August 13, 2009 at 11:00am — 3 Comments

21 Amazing Customized Nike Dunks

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Even if you're not the biggest shoe enthusiast, these customized Nike Dunks by Daniel Reese will absolutely blow you away! Drawing inspiration from films, music, and gaming, the 21-ye… Continue

Added by Eugene on July 29, 2009 at 4:00pm — 6 Comments

Untamed!: Steve Bloom's Amazing Animal Photos (16 pics)

For more than ten years, photographer Steve Bloom traveled all over the world, roaming through the jungles of Borneo, the African savannahs, and the frozen banks of Antarctica to assemble this breat… Continue

Added by alice on July 28, 2009 at 10:33am — 6 Comments

12 Amazing Pictures of New Zealand That'll Make You Want to Move in With Those Hobbits

Words cannot describe how beautiful and amazing New Zealand's countryside truly is. In our 11 day journey across this great country we captured twelve pictures that give you a glimpse inside one of t… Continue

Added by alice on June 16, 2009 at 1:30pm — 2 Comments

Amazing Technology - Microsoft's Project Natal

How ridiculous is technology getting? This will blow your mind. At the E3 conference that's going on right now in Los Angeles, Microsoft just released Project Natal, a revolutionary hands-free motion-sensitive controller system. The technology, as demonstrated above, allows users to control games, movies, and anything else on their Xbox system with their hands alone, and without touching any hardware. Here is Project Milo (thanks for the tip Liam!)… Continue

Added by Eugene on June 3, 2009 at 1:30pm — 4 Comments

NBA Drafts Kanye West For Playoffs

The NBA has recruited Kanye West’s latest single, "Amazing," as the musical backdrop for its 2009 playoffs campaign. Premiering today—and being released to fans online—is a new music video produced by NBA Entertainment in which memorable moments from past playoff games featuring Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and other NBA players are sequenced against the pounding beat of the West track. Charles Rosenzweig, NBA senior VP, entertainment & player marketing, calls the selection… Continue

Added by Mitchell Milard on April 15, 2009 at 11:30am — 2 Comments

WiiSpray: Grafitti for the digital age

A peek at Martin Lih’s final course presentation of WiiSpray. His creation was showcased on March 25th at eWerk. It is an interesting look into the future of painting tools via new technologies.

WiiSpray Teaser from Martin Lihs on Vimeo. Continue

Added by Jason Chen on April 8, 2009 at 9:34am — 1 Comment

Crazy, Amazing GE Windmill Ad!

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Must try this!!! Check out the website and try it yourself! Continue

Added by alice on March 19, 2009 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Amazing Wildlife Photography - Suha Derbent (18 photos)

Can you imagine how many years and how many countries Suha must have visited to get these amazing shots? Suha Derbent is of Turkish decent and has traveled to more… Continue

Added by Eugene on February 4, 2009 at 12:30pm — 5 Comments

Amazing Digital Painting Portraits: Movie Stars (8 pics)

At first glance, these images look like someone simply photoshopped a photograph of these celebrities. The crazy thing is, that's not the case. These original images were c… Continue

Added by Eugene on January 29, 2009 at 2:00pm — 4 Comments

Amazing Video About How Quickly Our World is Changing. Did You Know?

Thanks to Met member depth for finding and posting this youtube video. It's an amazing collection of facts, definitely worth watching! Enjoy! Continue

Added by sAm on December 18, 2008 at 1:00pm — 3 Comments

Beautiful Underwater Photography - Zena Holloway: London

I really admire the visual effects that Zena is able to create in her surreal underwater photography. Born in Bahrain and raised in London, Zena traveled around the globe working… Continue

Added by Eugene on September 22, 2008 at 11:00am — 4 Comments

Body Painting and Hand-Art by Guido Daniele: Milan, Italy

Guido Daniele is an artist who lives and works in Milan, Italy. He was born in Soverato. In 1972, he graduated from Brera School of Arts, majoring in sculpture and then attended the Tankas sch… Continue

Added by Eugene on August 20, 2008 at 12:00pm — 7 Comments

Pilobolus - Amazing and fun shadow dance troupe on the Conan O' Brian show.

Pilobolus takes creative dancing to another level. Here is a clip from Conan where they use shadows to trick your mind..

Pilobolus began as an experiment among three guys and one puzzled professor in a Dartmouth dance class back in 1970. It was survival of the giddiest, as the three non-dancers goofed around with the material they'd been given -- themselves -- and got entangled in science-inspired poses (think: "soft-belly protoplasmic thing") and movements. From these humble… Continue

Added by Eugene on July 28, 2008 at 8:00am — 1 Comment

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