Writing this, while listening to the Xscape album… The late Michael Jackson’s songs have been adapted in every way possible. From rock bands covering his classic tunes to school marching bands offering a medley of his hits, the King of Pop’s music lives on in various forms.

When we pulled them from our pockets, sopping wet, ready to be hurled through the blades, we didn’t realize how many we needed. Then it happened. In one fell swoop, hundreds landed around us carrying thousands more milk balls, contained solely by the mesh-like energy of these links. Wadim Kashin – Absolutely delicious impressionist style 2D illustrations with some succulent sci-fi scenes and loads of structure and ships. Lving Vincent – The story of Van Gogh, told in his style by hundreds of artist creating each frame with oil paint on canvas. The Senua – Real-time performance capture is here and a handful of game-dev tech teams from around the…

Hanging out with the world’s most famous bands including Metallica, Coldplay, The Grateful Dead and The Rolling Stones might sound like a fantasy for most, but for Ross Garfield (AKA “The Drum Doctor”), it’s just a part of everyday life. Since 1981, the drum specialist has been making house calls and “tour calls” to fix and tune drums for nearly every popular band or singer ranging from Frank Sinatra to Slipknot. Needless to say, his job literally rocks. In this fascinating mini-doc from LA-based filmmakers Joe Gasparik and Aaron Landman, we get a backstage look at the unique (and often hidden) craft of drum tuning: Find out more about Garfield…

Apple’s Jonathan Ive has a lot of notable achievements under his belt, but suffering through the Sacha Baron Cohen treatment has never been one of them – until now. Baron Cohen – who you may know as the mastermind behind such characters as Ali G, Borat and Bruno – is currently promoting his latest film, The Brothers Grimsby (and new character Nobby) and recently decided to do so in the style of an Apple keynote – all the way down to the blue V-neck t-shirt, slide designs and even mocking Sir Jony’s unmistakeable design marketing-speak. Among other notable “features” of the new Nobby include “12 percent more likeability than even the…

Over the past few years, we’ve seen a bevy of “Maker Videos” that document how a traditional craftsman works and the philosophy behind his or her work. In contrast, there’s been a growing parallel interest in the strange fascination of destroying manufactured objects, too. But despite all of the iPhones dropped off of parking garages, plastics that have been deformed by molten metal and golf balls that have been chopped in half by an axe, few of these destruction methods are as memorable as watching something get compressed under 20 tons of pressure – which is exactly why the Hydraulic Press Channel exists. The mysterious YouTube Channel, which is operated by…

There was a time when 3D modeling seemed out of reach for the everyday computer user (and oddly, even the designer or engineer), with accessibility locked into complex installations, licensing agreements and maintenance contracts. But now, more and more programs are dedicated to providing a wider audience access to 3D modeling tools. While many 3D programs are expensive or require high-end computers, a startup out of Slovakia is hoping to teach the masses with their new cloud-based 3D design tool named Vectary.