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Artist With Synesthesia Can See Music As Colorful Paintings Synesthesia actually lets you paint with the colors of the wind, if it’s loud enough. This rare neurological phenomenon also enables Melissa McCracken to paint music. Synesthesia means that some of your stimuli are joined in unusual combinations. Melissa actuals experiences music with colors and textures. And paints them! Below is a selection of the songs she listened to (links included) and the paintings she painted....

Artist’s Red Thread Art Captures History, Nature, and Human Journey (10 Pics) Art has the power to transcend boundaries, both literal and figurative. It can speak to the soul, evoke emotions, and connect us to the world in unique and captivating ways. One artist who has mastered the art of connecting the human experience with the natural world is Rima Day , a visionary creator whose unique technique has been capturing hearts and minds for the past few years....

Beautiful Photos Of Cool Tattooed Parents With Their Children Getting a tattoo is the traditional means of teenage rebellion. These kids have no such luck – their parents are already inked! While tattoos have been traditionally seen as a mark of ruffians, rapscallions, scallywags and other people who are up to no good, loosening social norms means that they‘re slowly gaining mainstream acceptance. And these parents have have some major ink in their skin!...

Body Language Expert Analyzes Amber Heard’s Visual Communication In Court From Her Recent Testimony Many might wonder, why are lie detector tests not being used in courts? Simply, there is no reliable scientific evidence about their accuracy. Yet, you might find ‘human lie detectors’ or body language experts present in some court proceedings. Although the body language is not definitive, it’s a pretty accurate pointer. Sometimes the body conveys the unspoken – every little facial expression, posture, or hand gesture can communicate a particular attitude or feeling....

Boom in Android Apps Development Witnessed in Mobile Apps Industry is Welcoming The industry of android app development works on the prime principle of customer friendly and convenient to use devices. The day to day improvement made in order to come up with improved versions of the previous one provides android development companies with the encouragement to work on. Android Market Making It Difficult For Competitors to Survive These android app development companies work on the basis of desired level of demands of their clients and type of pattern which is easy to use and can easily gain attention amongst the users....

Candles With A Skeleton Inside The idea for the Skeleton Candles was born while on vacation in China. Robert, the Founder, was on a trip with his buddy and fellow California State University Chico student, Swen. As college students, they didn’t want to work the typical 9-5 jobs that many people would get after college. It became clear Robert wanted to work for himself with his entrepreneurial-minded skills after college. After many years working as a cook, it was time for a change....

Chalk-Drawn Creatures by David Zinn Take Over City Streets Watch your step, there might be a cute monster underfoot! An American artist David Zinn has been busy with breathing life into dull city’s sidewalks. As the freelance illustrator says himself, he does “ small-scale improvised and (mostly) light-hearted chalk art.” David started with chalk-drawn slugs, but now his art has become more varied and more aware of its surroundings. Now his characters interact with real-life objects, and if you find the right perspective, they might even tell their story to You....

CLIMB THAT HILL – See people struggling with the steep hills of Lisbon It was was July 2014 when I visited Lisbon for the first time together with my friend. Once we had settled down in our hotel, we went out to discover Lisbon. We didn’t have to walk that long after we realized how pretty and aesthetic Lisbon truly is – all those pastel colored Google photos were creating the correct picturesque image of Lisbon....

Dad re-draws his daughters sketches and publishes her story in a booklet If you have a creative child, one that is endlessly drawing, sticking, painting and writing, do you keep all their creations or are you forced to be selective? Tricky isn’t it..? No parent wants to subdue the creative energy in their children but it is hard to ensure you keep the best pieces and make sure they survive into the future....

Delicate Lights Made Of Real Dandelions By Takao Inoue Dandelions, the flowers of fields and river banks, are a symbol of spring and a poetic glimpse of one‘s childhood. Their fluffy frailty also caught the attention of cinematographer Takao Inoue, who used real dandelions to design a set of elegant lights called OLED Tampopo. The deflorate dandelions were carefully harvested during springtime and sealed into clear acrylic plastic blocks. One OLED (organic light-emitting diodes) miniature light was embedded into each dandelion’s stem....

Evolution and the Effects of Technology on Typography Typography has undergone several transformations since it first came to be used in ancient times. As new technologies continued to emerge, typography was allowed to evolve and become incorporated in more and more areas. Here, we go through the evolution of typography and take a closer look at how it has been influenced by technology over the years. From ancient hieroglyphs, to the art of Calligraphy, right up to the present day, we take a quick look at the history of typography....

Experts Point Out 45 Things That Movies Always Seem To Get Wrong It is common knowledge that movies and TV shows are not always historically accurate unless they are well-researched documentaries. To create drama, tension, and move the story along, writers and directors often take creative liberties. However, once you realize that something is factually incorrect, it can ruin the experience of watching the story. A Redditor named u/Eatar initiated an interesting conversation on r/movies, asking users to use their technical knowledge to “ruin” popular movie tropes for everyone else....

Folks In This Online Group Are Calling Out 20 People For Being Ignorant About History It’s difficult to remember all the names and dates from the history books. However, there are some facts that are more important and people might judge you if you don’t know them. The subreddit “ r/FacePalm ” is one such group that shames people who are absolutely ignorant and have no idea about history....

Geometric Tattoos That Combine Fine Lines And Nature Colored tattoos might be cool, but black and white line designs are all the rage these days. Okan Uckun is one of the masters of putting that black ink in your skin. Dot and geometric shapes appear in his designs, but his works aren’t minimalistic or stylized: the animals that Uckun draws are detailed . Okan Uckun works in Istanbul and studied plastic arts and architecture in university....

Girl Turns Her Skin Into Art After Being Bullied For Having Vitiligo Ash Soto was diagnosed with vitiligo when she was 12. As her vitiligo started spreading, she began to feel ashamed of her skin, especially after a little girl asked her if she had showered in bleach. Now the 21-year-old not only isn’t ashamed, but she embraces her skin. In her late teens, Soto decided she wouldn’t let her skin hold her back anymore, so she started setting herself daily challenges like walking in public without a long sleeve shirt....

GoT Fan Recreates A High-Resolution Map Of Westeros And It Looks Like It’s From Google Maps Julio Lacerda is a 25-year-old artist from Brazil – and like many of us, he’s a huge fan of the Game of Thrones. Recently, the artist decided to put his skills to the test and created an incredibly detailed map of Westeros – something that even George R. R. Martin himself would be proud of....

Guy Proves Flat-Earthers Are Wrong With One Simple Experiment Inspired by recent viral posts about a guy proving Earth isn’t flat after looking at Lake Michigan, a 36-year-old engineer named Jeff decided to do a little practical experiment. The point of this experiment was to simulate the curvature of the Earth using a basketball and a camera with a macro lens. Sounds simple enough, right? Jeff says it’s easy to imagine being an incredibly small creature living on the surface of the basketball – “from the perspective of that tiny creature, the “horizon” of the basketball would always look “flat”....

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Hike your way to health in San Diego With a variety of terrain that offers views ranging from wild coastlines to panoramic city views, San Diego has a hike for all abilities and interests. Discover which trail is right for you in this informative infographic created by Fairmont Grand Del Mar which features 5 trails ranging from easy coastal walks to challenging mountain climbs that offer views like you’ve never seen....

Holy Selfie: Satirical Illustrations Of Religious Figures Taking Selfies The people agree: selfies are bad. And Azerbaijani cartoonist Gündüz Ağayev is using them in his illustrations to satirize religious icons around the world. His drawings depict orthodox Jews, praying Muslims, a woman in a burqa and others taking selfies. There could be many interpretations of his work. Maybe Ağayev is protesting against publishing one’s outward religious appearance, as a front to others, instead of just following the tenets and being a humble believer....