to the opalescent nudibranch of Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, which preys on hydroids and anemones. During digestion, the hydroid and anemone stinging cells actually travel into the nudibranch’s colorful appendages and can be used against the nudibranch’s own predators!
Nudibranchs are found all over the world’s ocean and in many of your national marine sanctuaries.
This amazing megalodon sculpture—created by an appropriately named artist, Nemo Gould—resembles a submarine complete with a periscope, radio antenna, and fin-shaped sail. When switched on, its tail moves and propellers spin on its fins. Even more impressive is what goes on behind the scenes: When you look at the other side of the shark, you can see a cross-section of the action inside.
HOUSTON—Responding to moderator Wolf Blitzer’s question about why voters who look at him are overwhelmed with feelings of intense aggravation and disgust, presidential candidate Ted Cruz provided a comprehensive outline during Thursday night’s GOP debate laying out exactly why his face is so fucking infuriating. “Ever since I was a child, I have had a weaselly, piece-of-shit face that you can’t help but want to hit, and that’s never changed—how many other candidates on this stage can say that?” said Cruz, adding that oftentimes when he looks in the mirror, even he wants to drive a screwdriver through his eyes so he never has to see his stupid, boxy head and waggling, doughy chin ever again. “Let me be clear: When voters look at my shit-eating, smug-as-fuck smirk, they can’t help but want to wipe it off by grabbing me by my waxy ...
There are two persistent clichés about Pinterest—that its users are mostly women, and that it's a less fruitful social platform for creativity than networks like Twitter and Facebook.
"If my boards were on Tumblr, people would think they're funny but unremarkable," Hall tells AdFreak. "But because Pinterest skews toward wedding cakes and life hacks, it provided an odd context."
See a sampling of a few of his boards here:
Sexy Chewbaccas
Rad Bros
Dinosaur Erotica
Laser Portraits
Hall started using Pinterest as a way to "bomb" his sister with surreal and unexpected bursts of content. "My sister starts every weekend with it," he says, "and I was able to spam her feed with things like 'artisanal prison shanks.' Lots of people use social media to get famous, but I only care that I can connect with one person using a platform that she loves."
The ad veteran, who has also worked at MRY, iris, Digitas and other agencies, calls his Pinterest habit "part art project" that aims to achieve the subverse nature of The Onion. "On the surface, their headlines are stupid, but underneath they're really interesting," he says.
Pinning allows Hall to engage in a form of social commentary, as in the case of "supermodels blinking," which he calls "a comment on Photoshop standards for beauty" that also happens to be hilarious.
Are there lessons to be learned from his success for agencies and their clients? "In any creative ideation session, the best and, by extension, the worst ideas will come to mind first because they're familiar," Hall says. "How do we push beyond the obvious territory to ideas which might at first glance seem a little off?"
Hall approaches his creative work for clients like Doritos, Adult Swim and Nintendo in the same sort of way. For example, his agency created a series of documentaries for Facebook's 10th anniversary. "We told the story of Humans of New York, which is way more interesting than a video about the progression of Facebook," he says.
"A lot of companies talk about being on Pinterest," Hall says, "but [consumers] who live in it smell that a mile away. I use a sensibility of how the platform works to make it remarkable as my sister scrolls through it. It's like a sandbox: It's what you make of it. If your content is boring, that's your fault—not Pinterest's."
Hall's personal favorite board? Spelling bee eliminations. "I went through the last 10 years of spelling bees and took screenshots of the exact moment when each kid went, 'Oh no,' " he explains.
Hall's boards haven't gone unnoticed by those outside his immediate family. He tells AdFreak that he has received (unaccepted) job offers from parties who came upon his pages, adding, "My colleagues constantly rag me about this work. The overwhelming sentiment is that this is actually an interesting use of the platform to laugh at the absurditity of it all."
That sentiment feeds into Hall's general approach to advertising: The goal, he says, "is not to be right but to be remarkable."
23-year-old artist Shinrashinge turns disposable paper cups into imaginative, interactive, three-dimensional comics! You really have to see the videos below to understand the creativity here. So cool!
In “NHDK,” fine artist Victor Enrich takes a single image of the NH Deutscher Kaiser Hotel in Munich and re-imagines it in a variety of different ways. Some changes are subtle, with Enrich simply adjusting the size or arrangement of the building, while adhering to basic architectural constraints. Others are absolutely mind-bending! Check out more images, plus a video compilation below!
For decades, fans have argued who is the better superhero, Superman or Batman. It recently occurred to me that the best way to determine this is to see how they’d fare if one replaced the other on their comic covers. Will one fare better than the other? This should decide once and for all who's superior!I selected six covers and then created six alternative images.
First up, Superman #32. Superman is being hit by multiple lightning bolts--
--while Batman is screaming multiple obscenities. Winner, Superman.
Next, Action Comics #357, featuring kids with kryptonite. Looks like Superman is in loads of trouble--
--Batman, not so much. Punk kids. Winner, Batman.
Let's look at a fairly famous cover, Batman #497, where Bane broke Batman's back--
I always thought this Batman cover should have had a sound effect on it. Otherwise, it merely looks like a visit to the chiropractor. Regardless-- Winner, Superman.
Next, Detective Comics #583. Batman is cooler when he's surrounded by bats!
Superman is not cooler when surrounded by supers. Winner, Batman.
Two wins for Superman. Two wins for Batman. It's a close race! Let's take a look at a cover that has both heroes on it, World's Finest #54--
Now, let’s replace Batman with Superman and Superman with Batman.
It appears they are both equally as awesome! Suck it, Robin. Tie!
Lastly, Detective Comics Vol. 2 #37, the deciding image! Batman lives in a mansion and has a butler--
George Sr: I want you to know that it is okay for you to hide. A man can hide. There’s a quiet courage in that. Buster: You’re a good uncle. George Sr: I’m not your uncle. I’m your father. Buster: What?
A perfect pairing of two post-apocalyptic worlds: Mad Max: Fury Road and Adventure Time's Land of Ooo. Ryan May's character matching is excellent. Above: Lemongrab as the War Boy Nux and Finn the Human as Mad Max.
Princess Bubblegum as Furiosa with the wives, Wildberry Princess, Flame Princess and Lumpy Space Princess.
Recently shown off by threeA, the above fuzzy teaser picture is — for fans of the UK comic anthology 2000AD and especially the strips concerning Judge Dredd — obviously "Deputy Chief Judge Fish." A pet goldfish, he was appointed as Deputy Chief Judge by the insane Chief Judge Cal during his reign, which surely took inspiration from the Roman emperor Caligula. Unlikely that a 1/12th scale sized goldfish bowl is an independent collectible release, it's most probable that 3A are actually teasing a "Chief Judge Cal" figure in their ongoing, officially licensed Judge Dredd line!
The valet service guarantees you a drop-off slot when you bike to a popular Divvy station. Like, say, a station right outside Pitchfork. [ more › ]
Recently shown off by threeA, the above fuzzy teaser picture is — for fans of the UK comic anthology 2000AD and especially the strips concerning Judge Dredd — obviously "Deputy Chief Judge Fish." A pet goldfish, he was appointed as Deputy Chief Judge by the insane Chief Judge Cal during his reign, which surely took inspiration from the Roman emperor Caligula. Unlikely that a 1/12th scale sized goldfish bowl is an independent collectible release, it's most probable that 3A are actually teasing a "Chief Judge Cal" figure in their ongoing, officially licensed Judge Dredd line!
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