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  Mind-bending GIFs push the limits of art and processors

  By Amar Toor on January 25, 2013 06:24 am + 96 comments

  Nowadays, the word "GIF" has become all but synonymous with the frivolous and whimsical, but Continue reading…

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  25,000-LED light show coming to San Francisco Bay Bridge in March

  By Sam Byford on January 22, 2013 08:14 pm + 33 comments

  San Francisco's Bay Bridge already has a pretty complex lighting rig, but it's about to get a lot Continue reading…

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  This amazingly detailed maze took seven years to draw

  By Amar Toor on January 22, 2013 08:02 am + 45 comments

  Japanese Twitter user @Kya7y recently discovered a breathtaking gem from her father's past — a Continue reading…

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  At a Chinese art museum, an iPad on a pedestal

  By T.C. Sottek on January 21, 2013 12:05 pm + 13 comments

  The New Yorker reports that the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing has a curious new Continue reading…

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  Berlin artist weaves immersive 3D matrix out of UV light

  By Amar Toor on January 21, 2013 05:51 am + 14 comments

  Jeongmoon Choi is a Berlin-based artist who specializes in creating stunning light and thread Continue reading…

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  Mixed-media artist uses recycled computer parts to cross steampunk with Tim Burton

  By Nathan Ingraham on January 17, 2013 03:58 pm + 9 comments

  When our computers outlive their usefulness, we usually send them to the scrap heap, recycle them Continue reading…

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  Using Wi-Fi signals, artist makes the invisible visible

  By Amar Toor on January 17, 2013 05:40 am + 6 comments

  For most people, the strength of a Wi-Fi signal is nothing more than a number — an isolated, and Continue reading…

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  Tour a legacy of iconic art and design with the Eames timeline

  By T.C. Sottek on January 16, 2013 01:49 pm + 6 comments

  If you've seen a piece of furniture in your lifetime, you've probably seen something touched by the Continue reading…

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  Spotmaps translates every second of a film into a block of color

  By Amar Toor on January 15, 2013 05:09 am + 37 comments

  What can a film's color scheme say about its narrative? According to Spotmaps, quite a lot. Created Continue reading…

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  Teletext sex ads mix smut with simplicity

  By Justin Rubio on January 9, 2013 06:45 pm + 8 comments

  Teletext can be useful for plenty of things — most of which revolve around sending text-based Continue reading…