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Optical Illusion GIFs Make Classic Horror Characters Three-Dimensional
Gallery: Saline used a well-known optical illusion to turn the greatest scary monsters of all time into beautiful postcards that feel 3D on your screen. I love that they paid homage to the often gimmicky classic horror films of yesteryear with such a gimmicky technique.
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Optical Illusion Turns Flat Letters Into 3D Calligraphy
Gallery: I love calligraphy to the point in which I shiver with pleasure when I see someone writing beautifully — slowly and carefully. I’d have liked to see Turkish calligrapher Tolga Girgin making these 3D writings spotted by Colossal.
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Sculpting With Magnetic Clay Looks Fantastically Weird
When we last checked in with Jolan Van der Wiel, the Dutch designer was mixing iron filings and plastic to cast gravity-shaped furniture. This spring Van der Wiel returned, with an exhibition showing the process of sculpting with clay mixed with iron filings. And it’s bizarre.
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Sure, Your Job Might Suck, But At Least Your Boss Isn’t Darth Vader
Video: Poor Conan Antonio Motti. The guy speaks up at a work meeting, and all of a sudden Lord Vader is trying to put his lights out from across the room. But the worst part isn’t the force-strangling or lack of faith. It’s having to work alongside the jerk and pretend like nothing ever happened.