Archive for the 'Design' Category

Science: A Fish-Like Airship

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A research team around Silvain Michel at the Swiss EMPA has created a blimp that moves and steers around like a fish. The airship uses artificial muscles based on electro-active polymers for its propulsion similar to the way fish swim through water.

Here’s a video of the blimp from a competition at the airship convention last week in Germany.

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Short Film: Mankind Is No Island

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This film by Jason van Genderen was entirely shot on a cell phone on the streets of NY and Sydney. It won this year’s Tropfest NY short film festival in September…

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Animation: Declaration of Human Rights

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An outstanding animation – the best on that topic we have ever seen. The text of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as an Infographics animation.

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Animation: Fallen Art

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In an old forgotten military base far from civilization, a group of deranged military officers nurture their insanity.

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Animation: The Hidden Cost of War

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A great infographics animation providing a break-down of the real cost of the Iraq war to the U.S. Economy and society.

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Data-Visualization: Goodie Woodie

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A beautiful animation visualizing the basics of how stock markets work.

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