Thumbs and Ammo posits the idea: would it be funny to replace guns with thumbs up in stills from movies?
YES!
Europe 24 - A Day of Europe's Air Traffic Beautifully Visualized
The UK's main provider of air traffic control services, NATS, visualizes beautifully how complex and busy European airspace is.
"Airspace might be the invisible infrastructure, but it is every bit as important as the road, rail and utility networks we all rely on everyday. It is the lifeblood of our island economy, connecting the UK to the rest of the world. Getting it right matters and we all have a stake in it. That’s why we created this data visualization showing a typical summer’s day of air traffic from last year. It’s an amalgamation of two data sources – UK radar data from 21 June and European flight plan information from 28 July – and it clearly highlights the structure of airspace across the continent. A few highlights include the North Atlantic tracks that connect Europe with North America, the airways that run up the spine of the UK, the holding stacks at London’s capacity stretched airports and the military manoeuvres off Anglesey in Wales. We hope you enjoy it and that is acts as a small reminder of the incredible work air traffic controllers, working with pilots and ground crew, do every single day."
Briefcase BBQ - MonOncle from RS Barcelona - Design Wish
Mon Oncle is a reinterpreted portable grill, from RS Barcelona with fabric and leather details.
Walking up 30 Meters of High Mast at High Speed - The Mast Walk by Alex Thomson
Alex Thomson is a solo-round-the-world yachtsman, so the 30-meter climb up the high mast of the moving ship is probably no big thing for him.
He is after all the same guy in the very iconic Keel Walk image from a year or so ago [below].
Fun and Delicious Food Maps by Henry Hargreaves and Caitlin Levin
New Zealand artist Henry Hargreaves American stylist Caitlin Levin created these well styled maps out of foods that are in some way connected with the lands they represent.
Henry:
"These maps show how food has traveled the globe - transforming and becoming a part of the cultural identity of that place. Who doesn't know the saying 'throw some shrimp on the barbie' and not think of Australia? Who goes to France without eating bread and cheese? And who makes a Brazilian caipirinha without a fistful of limes?
"These maps are a playful representation of our interpretation of food from around the world, painstakingly created with real unadulterated food. This project speaks to the universality of how food unites people, brings us together and starts conversation - just as we hope these beautiful maps will do too."
Filip Smart Watch for Kids - Design Wish
This little watch, the Filip, is billed as a kid tracker or a smart watch, and it seems a little of both. It also has a very cool Dick Tracey communicator thing going on too. It can place calls to 5 preset numbers and receive texts from a paired iPhone app.
Animating The World - Hombre McSteez
With, as he say on his tumblr, a little transparency, a sharpie and some whiteout, Hombre McSteez (aka Marty Cooper) brings his wit and humor into the ordinary day. I can't wait to see where he goes with this.
POTD - This Azure Day by Seo Jung-ju
This Azure Day
by Seo Jung-ju
On this blindingly azure day,
let us long for those we miss.
There, where autumn flowers sit,
green has given in to red.
Let the snow fall.
Let spring return.
What if you are alive when I die?
What if I am alive when you die?
On this blindingly azure day,
let us long for those we miss.
Translated by Chae-Pyong Song and Anne Rashid
푸르른 날/서정주
눈이 부시게 푸르른 날은
그리운 사람을 그리워하자.
저기 저기 저, 가을 꽃 자리
초록이 지쳐 단풍 드는데
눈이 내리면 어이하리야
봄이 또 오면 어이하리야
내가 죽고서 네가 산다면!
네가 죽고서 내가 산다면?
눈이 부시게 푸르른 날은
그리운 사람을 그리워 하자.
International Football Transfers Visualized from 1900 - 2013
Powered by data of ten of thousands of international player transfers, this INTERACTIVE VISUALIZATION lets you browse the history of the global football market.
As we focus on all the teams of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, understanding the international experience of each squad is an important bit of information.
Korea Football Association (대한축구협회) - World Cup Country in Focus
FIFA Ranking: 53
GROUP H: with Algeria, Belgium and Russia
- 6/17 v. Russia
- 6/22 v. Algeria
- 6/26 v. Belgium
Captain - Lee Chung-Yong
Top Scorer - Park Chu-Young
46 Koreans playing abroad
Korean Poets
Korean Artists
Tires Recycled into Sinister and Sinewy Sculptures by Yong Ho Ji
Mechanical Buddhas by Zong Zi Won
Angkor Mandala Sequence - A Kaleidoscopic Video Tour By Antal Gabelics
From the project page:
"Originally reserved for religious activities, these structures are now some of the greatest tourist attractions in the world. These timelapse-loop videos meld the experience of tourism at Angkor into surreal, kaleidoscopic images and sequences inspired by Theravada Buddhist mandalas, in which the frenetic activity of backpack-toting tourists passes like the shadows of ever moving clouds over the weathered, ancient stones."
NYC Subway Circa 1981 by Christopher Morris
The NYC subway was a very different place in the 70s and 80s. This photoset from Christopher Morris is stark and stunning.
Sculptural Compact Fluorescent Lightbulb from Plumen - Design Wish
The Plumen Designer Light Bulb proves that compact fluorescents can be a design feature, not just a economical/environmental choice.
Beautiful Aerial Shots of São Paulo's 2014 Carnival
We've seen the great aerial photography of Cássio Vasconcellos before (here).
And now here are some beautiful shots he took with a super telephoto lens high above São Paulo's Carnival this year.
His entire body of work is really quite impressive, and I am always waiting for his new shots. See all of his work »
He has some great aerial shots of the World Cup stadiums we are going to feature on our FIFA World Cup section as we get closer to the start of the tournament, so keep an eye out for those.
Also check out City of Samba for a great Carnival tilt-shift video from a few years ago »
Controlled Burn - Lush Photos of Smoke by Kevin Cooley
In his series ‘Controlled Burns’ by Kevin Cooley, captures in static images the lush roiling forms of billowing smoke.
Croatian Football Federation - World Cup Country in Focus
FIFA Ranking: 16
GROUP A: with Brazil, Cameroon and Mexico
- 6/12 v. Brazil
- 6/18 v. Cameroon
- 6/23 v. Mexico
Captain - Darijo Srna
Top Scorer - Eduardo da Silva
114 Croat Players playing abroad
Croatian Poets
Murmuration of Starlings - Photos and Video
This is a murmuration. A flock of starlings in this case that fly in tight, dance-like formations. These amazing photos from murmurations around the world and these two amazing videos aren't even close to the real experience.
Photos by AP Photo/Oded Balilty, David Buimovitch/AFP/Getty Images, Patrick Pleul/AFP/Getty Images, Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images, Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images, Fayez Nureldine/AFP/Getty Images, Reuters/Amir Cohen, AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda and AP Photo/Scott Heppell.
Top 30 Goals from the 2010 FIFA World Cup & More
And all the goals by group.
POTD - You Whose Hands Are More Innocent Than Mine by Vesna Parun
You Whose Hands Are More Innocent Than Mine
By Vesna Parun
You whose hands are more innocent than mine
and who is as wise as nonchalance
and who removes slow shadows of doubts
from his face
like the spring wind removes
shadows of clouds floating over the hill.
If your hug gives courage to the heart
and your thighs stop the pain,
if your name gives peace
to his thoughts, and your throat
a shade to his berth
and the night of your voice, an orchard
still untouched by storms.
Then stay beside him
and be more devoted than anyone else
who loved him before you.
Fear the echo approaching
the innocent love nests.
And be gentle with his dream
bellow the invisible mountain
at the edge of the soughing sea.
Walk around his coast. Be seen
by sorrowful dolphins.
Wander around his woods. Kind lizards
wont do you any harm.
And the thirsty snakes that I tamed
will be humble before you.
May the birds that I kept warm sing to you
in the nights of sharp frost.
May the boy that I protected from
stalkers on a deserted road
caress you
May the flowers that I watered with your tears
bring fragrance to you.
I didn't witness the best years
of his manhood. His fertility
I haven't received in my bosom
ravaged by looks
from cattle drivers at fairs
and from greedy thieves.
I will never take care
of his children. And the stories
that I've prepared for them long ago
I might tell, crying,
to little miserable bears
abandoned in black forest.
You whose hands are more innocent than mine
be gentle with his dream
that remained harmless.
But let me see him
his face when strange years start to come down on it.
And tell me sometimes a thing or two about him
so that I don't have to ask strangers
who find me silly, and neighbors
who pity my patience.
You whose hands are more innocent than mine,
stay beside his pillow
and be gentle with his dream!
Vesna Parun
Federación de Fútbol de Chile - World Cup Country in Focus
FIFA Ranking: 14
Federación de Fútbol de Chile
GROUP B: with Australia, The Netherlands and Spain
- 6/13 v. Australia
- 6/18 v. Spain
- 6/23 v. The Netherlands
Captain - Claudio Bravo
Top Scorer - Alexis Sánchez
89 Chileans playing abroad
