These are absolutley fascinating. Some of the photographs you could explore for ages. Think google.maps technology on ultra high resolution photographs.

In the spirit of our current competition, check these out (click on the zoom ones)!

Yosemite
Owens Valley
Norway Fjords

zRez Exteme Resolution Site for more

Enjoy

This is something out of the ordinary...

Ever thought that you need to say those special words...except not quite those...

a former grapgic designer turned this into a sales idea. So if you ever find yourself unhappy in a situation and would like to express this in a fancy way, go here...

linky

This is a useful site for the travellers among you:

It's basically a compilation of tube maps from around the world and pretty substantial too. Regardless if your next holiday takes you to Berlin (hehe...), Melbourne or Taschkent, you are sure to find a map of the existing underground lines here...

(It seems like only the german version works atm, but it's so self explanatory that this doesn't really matter).

You really have to try this ..absolutely brilliant ...i tried it out the other day and was chatting to this character ..the conversation went like this:

me: Hey
other: hi
me: This is pretty cool, isn't it?
other: Yeah it is ..
other: Are you M/F?
me: M
other: Forget it ..I am off ...

hehe..

try it ..its fantastic and the characters are just brilliant!
(for those not clear what you need to do ..its simple, pick the character at the bottom of the screen and type messages ...you can drag your character around the wold too....e.g. put them in front of another character and have a chat)

Blogs have taken over the web, we all know that ...but its not just about blogging about things you find on the web (what we do) but also about your life. Some people have taken it one step further and used simple photography of themselves to show how their life evolves. Its a different angle to blogging, but also a very interesting one when you see pictures taken over long periods of time ..in this case 1998-2007 ..thats almost 10 years!!!!!

If you haven't seen this before, its a must.

Have a good weekend everyone, and enjoy this little movie...
(via youtube).

...of China.

This is a fun little website that let's you check if your page is available in China or if it is blocked. I'm not sure to the full reliability of this service, as Allmightys.com was blocked when I first tried it, but seems to work now.

Anyway, have a go here...

Hey there Londoners, as its a sunny day, how about a walk on the beach?

Have a great weekend all!


Special Defects is the personal experimental project and digital playground of Antonio Costa. For more information on Antonio, please visit his personal site at www.010175.com

This is for all of you who like swinging the frying pan once in a while...

I just stumbled over it on the net and I think the idea is neat: click at the ingredients that are in your fridge or cupboard and the site will find  you a (hopefully) tasty recipe. To be honest, I haven't tried it yet and a first test where I clicked beef, butter, cheese and pineapples gave me this recipe:  Greenbeans with parmesan and black pepper ;)

So, the effectivity of the site remains to be seen and the looks are really old-fashioned, but I guess it's worth a shot if you have a weird collection of stuff in your fridge...could be fun, anyway!

If you try this, share your experiences with us here!!

This is the link...

We have a pretty small kitchen at home and have been looking for a nice toaster for a year or so. Every time we walk into a store selling kitchen equipment we always end up looking at toasters. Each one is bulky and just looks silly. Why should a toaster be center piece of your kitchen?  I could never understand why objects that we use so rarely (twice a day max) should take up so much space on a working surface.

Here is someone with a fresh view..dont you just want it!

designer's own words:
There has been little development of the toaster since the start of the century, whilst other appliances have developed and improved incorporating new technologies and thinking, toaster have remained relatively untouched. When the toaster was first invented eating toast was a social activity that took place on the breakfast table, these days toasters have been relegated to cheap plastic objects hidden away in the kitchen landscape. This toaster is designed to engage the user, re-invigorating the social context of toasting by questioning everything about what we toast with today. I was also keen to make playful object to be proud of having on your breakfast table. Slip moulded bone china allowed me create this intricate and sculptural form, but also provided the material longevity that I required. This is a toaster that brings life and joy to a stagnant domestic appliance, and iconic object for the home.

(via designboom)