Mad Quickies: fractal animations, Duchampian chess, mirror doodles and more!

You’ve made it this far into the week. Bravo! Here- have some nice Quickies to celebrate.

• I’m sure you’ve seen some wonderful fractal animations. But, honestly, this Fractal Experience Part 2 by cross-media artist Eric Söderberg will truly blow your mind. {found via @MrPrudence}
• Storehouse founder Mark Kawano had been a senior designer at Apple for seven years. Mark talks about 4 myths about Apple design and what it’s like working in Cupertino.
• Comedy vs. anti-science: 10 amazing videos that show how humor can make a difference. My favorite? John Oliver taking on the climate skeptics. Brilliant. {via Smashley}
• Deep in a Moscow forest, there is a giant futuristic Tesla Tower so powerful and so sci-fi it’s named the “High Voltage Marx and Tesla Generators Research Facility”. [photos and video included]
• Now available in the Colossal shop: Architectural Expressions of Nature by Venezuelan artist Rafael Araujo.
• Marcel Duchamp loved chess. Now you can 3D-Print your own copy of his chess pattern called “Readymade”.
• Somebody- get this gal a gig! A Norwegian student living in Washington, D.C., Helen Meldahl creates doodles on her mirror and instagrams them. You can follow Ms. Meldahl on instagram at @mirrorsme. Really inventive and charming. Give it a looksee!
• Game of Thrones: A Pop-Up Guide to Westeros Turns The Opening Sequence Into 3D Paper Art. Astoundingly beautiful work: paper engineering by Matthew Reinhart, illustrations by Michael Komarck. Want to buy it? Well, here you go!
• At Bugmartini.com: Caught off Guard. {via @treelobsters}

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The Alchemy of Light

from the page
Using projection mapping onto street furniture, a dandypunk travels through various fantastical worlds, interacting with strange characters and treacherous landscapes, in the hope of unfolding the secrets and learning the techniques from the ancient book of “The Alchemy of Light”.

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Featured image is Diaethrea Sequence, part of the Calculations series by Rafael Araujo.

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