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5 Lost Images Found Hidden Beneath Famous Paintings
This week, scientists discovered something totally new about one of Picasso’s most famous works: It was covering up another painting. But this wasn’t the first unknown work discovered beneath a famous work over the past few years. Thanks to new tech, dozens of lost works are reappearing.
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Nine Crazy 3D Typefaces Made From Everyday Objects
Whether we realise it or not, the fonts we interact with on a daily basis can be wildly impactful in some pretty surprising ways. But these everyday fonts blend in so seamlessly with the world around us that we hardly even notice them. So what would happen if we tried blending our world into the…
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20 Stereograms That Bring The Great Bridges Of The 19th Century To Life
In the early decades of photography, stereoscopy was a very popular technique for creating the illusion of depth in photos. These early “3D” images must have seemed like magic, and photographers wasted no time documenting the wonders of the day in this glorious new format. The boom in bridge-building technology provided the perfect subject.
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29 Wonderful Bike Ads From The Golden Age Of Cycling
For a few brief decades of human history, just before combustion engines and motorcycles and cars burst onto the scene, the bicycle was the most advanced personal land vehicle around. They were wonders of technology and personal style — as these beautiful ads show.