jan 13 2012

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IBM Ad for SAGE, A Massive Cold War Air Defense System (1960)

http://laughingsquid.com/ibm-ad-for-sage-a-massive-cold-war-air-defense-system-1960/ This 1960 IBM ad touts the capabilities of SAGE , a massive Cold War-era automated system for tracking and destroying incoming enemy bombers.

Liquid Sculptures By Shinichi Maruyama

The minimalistic liquid Kusho sculptures by Japanese born artist Shinichi Maruyama are pure zen to watch and remind me on a Japanese form of calligraphy, or artistic writing. Maruyama started his professional career in Tokyo in 1993, 10 years later relocating his studio to New York city in search of more global opportunities. Specializing in splashing and energetic movements within shots, Shinichi Maruyama’s work is subconsciously influenced by a Japanese sense of beauty http://www.getaddictedto.com/liquid-sculptures-by-shinichi-maruyama/

Tumblr Office Tour

http://www.businessinsider.com/photos-tumblr-office-nyc-2012-01?op=1# Daniel Goodman / Business Insider Here is the office of Tumblr , the super fast growing blogging platform that may be inspiring Facebook and has big plans for the future . We had to see where the magic happens.
http://www.firebox.com/product/2322/The-Million-Dollar-Homepage-Poster $22,500 worth of pixels! 21 years old and facing a monster overdraft: it’s typical.

The Million Dollar Homepage Poster

http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2012/01/fictional-landscapes/

Fictional Landscapes

Colossal has seen its fair share of commendable book and paper work the last few weeks, but this was too good to pass up. UK-based artist Kyle Kirkpatrick constructs these wonderfully tiny dioramas using the topographies of carved books. Via the artist: