Today's Daily Grind is all about wonder and imagination. Looking at the commonplace in an uncommon way. From staircases to kid's learning methods to the American world of Harry Potter to strangely disturbing artwork by Jana Brike. Enjoy something different.
“You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club”
- Project Bloks by Google + IDEO get kids actually creating code at a young age by physically manipulating blocks. See them at work here:
- 20 Pieces of beautiful art masquerading as staircases.
- The "Light Rider Motorcycle" weighs just 77 pounds. That's the good news.
- It's going to be really hard add all of this North American subject matter to our Harry Potter internal lexicon. JK Rowling announced four new houses at the American version of Hogwarts. Say hello to Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft & Wizardry and the four houses: Thunderbird, Pukwudgie, Wampus and Horned Serpent.
- Selfies may have finally found a way to actually be useful. Smile; your next selfie may become your new password.
- Now if only we could find some way to make emoji's serve a purpose. How about Emoji Portraits?
- The movies that never were. See nine posters of legendary unmade Hollywood films:
- Astronomers believe they may have found a 6,000-year-old telescope.
- NASA's Journey to Mars Initiative has taken on a retro feel in the promotions department. Check out these posters to get people onboard with human space travel:
- Polyethylene Oxide is the liquid that pours itself.
- Going to a party? Bring your Roomba for some Roomba Pong.
- The Scientific benefits of Roadkill.
- A short stop-motion video study on wood:
- A couch tied in a knot. A picnic table made from a roll of toilet paper. See these and other pieced of incredible sculptural furniture.
- Using math to make eggs dance. Mind. Blown.:
- I'm going to close out the grind today by featuring Latvian painter Jana Brike. There's something both beautiful and intimately disturbing in her work. It's rare to be moved by both beauty and a troubling sense of something not quite right beneath the surface of the beauty you are seeing.
