Mad Quickies 1.4 The Sleepless Edition

I’ve had a stunning case of insomnia for a week.
I cannot be held responsible for the following. Enjoy!

• Attention, Artists! ScienceOnline Sci-Art Call for Entries.
• George Orwell’s books were redesigned.
• Ed Yong tweeted: “I. Like. Big. Brains and I cannot lie. You other guppies can’t deny.”
• Design Nerdz: Scarf it up. {via Steve D}
• Jeff Pidgeon is a toy fanatic. And he’s also a story artist at Pixar.
• Ah, courtship. Oviraptors are just like us. Turns out, they shook a tail feather, too.
• Fallen Astronaut is a 3-inch tall figurine placed on the moon as a memorial.
• Colossal sez: you should follow Brock Davis on Instagram and here’s why. More Brock here and
  especially here.

Info on why cats aren’t sponges
plus much more after the jump…

• Lowdi, Smootiz, Adopt-A-Yeti and other inspiring examples of illustrated elements in web design.
• A Ukrainian ad campaign reminds us that cats aren’t sponges.
• Not advocating, just reporting: Moxie Girlz Poopsy Pets Kellan with pet Unicorn. {via Steve D}
• End of growth? No way. The robotic revolution is only ramping up.
• Shatner tweets. To outer. Space. Gets. A reply. Must-click. Srsly.
• Snakes on a plane.
• The famously secretive J.J. Abrams grants a Trekkie a dying wish.
• Totally tripped out illustrations from 1970s psyche textbooks.
• Can you guess these? 7 robots who are nothing but advertising shills.
• A short history of death on the New York subway. Hey- have a nice day, y’all!

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Jake Fried’s
The Deep End

Hand-drawn animation with ink, white-out and coffee.
Unbelievably mesmerizing.

More of Fried’s experimental hand-drawn animations here.

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Woods

This is a sound reactive installation. And it’s gorgeous.

from the page
This artistic installation, comprising 30 unique handmade redwood angelpoise
lamps with classic tungsten lightbulbs, emerges from the ground creating a
structured landscape of responsiveness and light.

Whatevs. It’s purdy.

More information at Nocte.

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And, just because I love this and you might want to see it again and
it’s Friday, the day I always like to push the envelope here, and
EVERYTHING ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE THIS TO ME AT THE MOMENT…

O Fortuna Misheard Lyrics

{Props to @josephkola.}

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Featured image is Peeing Honey Bear by Brock Davis. Homemade props. No photo retouch.

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