Friday, November 26, 2010

The Scares

Here are three pages from the first issue of a comic I've been working away at. It's called The Scares. Though I'd say it's probably only moderately scary, if even.
Just wanted to give you a little taste. Did it make your mouth pucker? Your tongue sweat? Yeah, I thought you'd like that.



Mini Car for Mini People (4 pics)

Mini Car for Mini People
Short people have a lot of problems, including their small stature and difficulties of driving a real car. Most cars don’t allow such people reaching the steering wheel, pedals and accessing gear. They feel like “lilliputs”, but finally, one of the world’s largest car manufacturers paid attention at their problems.

Volkswagen started manufacturing mini-car models in the 80’s. The first model was called Gol. Its latest version was made in Brazil in 2008. VW Mini-Gol is about 30% the size of the original Golf. Its length is 2.25 meters. This vehicle is ideal for people whose height is up to 150 centimeters. Car’s engine can reach 5.5 horsepower. Its maximum speed is 27 kilometers per hour.(Source)

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Paris Hilton Filming New Reality Series in Los Angeles (12 pics)

Paris Hilton Filming New Reality Series in Los Angeles -
Paris Hilton, the 29-year old beauty has been filming new reality series “Simple Life” with members of her family for several months now, and keeping her three million Twitter followers updated about it. The show was filming outside her sister Nicky Hilton's home in Beverly Hills.

Dressed in ripped jeans, a sheer Grey vest and army green short-sleeved jacket, Paris looked bored as she waited for camera crews to set up. Wearing a pair of Leopard-print Christian Louboutin heels and white-framed sunglasses, the blonde businesswoman paced the driveway and practised her poses next to her pink customized Bentley Continental GT.

Miss Hilton purchased the £135,000 vehicle as a present to herself in December 2008. The car, which was customized by West Coast Customs, the same company that features in MTV makeover show 'Pimp My Ride'.

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Awesome Amazon Tree Houses (15 pics)

Awesome Amazon Tree Houses - Awesome tree houses created by the company Amazon Tree Houses.

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Love Locks - The Symbol of Love Luck (12 pics)

Locks of Love
It seems that locks aren’t just simply used to keep property secure from theft and vandalism any more. For decades now a custom has slowly been creeping across the world whereby loving, romantic, and sometimes superstitious couples have decided to write messages on padlocks, attach them to certain landmarks in specific areas - more often than not railings and fences - and then throw away the key. The practice, as well as symbolising a couple’s unending love for each other, is in some countries thought to bring good luck to a relationship. Below are some amazing examples.

Cologne, Germany — The 406 metre Hohenzollern Bridge in Cologne; a structure that has been slowly covered in padlocks since the romantic trend reached the city in 2008, much to the annoyance of local government.

Prague, Czech Republic — A small pedestrian bridge that crosses the Vlatva river in Prague, covered in padlocks.

Pecs, Hungary — The famous lock fence of Pécs in Hungary, where the practice is thought to have begun, in Europe at least, back in the 1980s. Area officials were quickly forced to designate this particular spot ‘love lock friendly’ in a bid to curb the rampant placement of lock in other areas when the trend took off.

Moscow, Russia — The unique love lock trees of Moscow, found on the city’s Luzhkov Bridge. The majority of these locks are placed by newlyweds, as the practice is thought to bring good luck.

Seoul, South Korea — Literally thousands of lovers’ locks can be seen attached to the fencing that surrounds Mt. Namsan’s N Seoul Tower in Central Seoul. There even exists a special bin in which to place keys following the accumulation of hundreds around the fence.

Korakuen, Japan — A colourful wall of locks, all attached by couples, can be found in an amusement park in Korakuen, Japan. Korakuen is one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan, and is located in Tokyo.

Wroclaw, Poland — A stunning view of Tumski Bridge in the Polish city of Wroclaw. The bridge has recently become a love-lock-laden site.

Montevideo, Uruguay — A fountain in Montevideo, Uruguay. Attached is a plaque which reads,”The legend of this young fountain tells us that if a lock with the initials of two people in love is placed in it, they will return together to the fountain and their love will be forever locked.”

Guam, USA — The love-locks of Puntan dos Amantes (Two Lovers’ Point) in Guam, a picturesque and incredibly romantic spot that overlooks the ocean.

Rome, Italy — The famous padlock-covered lamppost of The Milvian Bridge in Rome, Italy. Since 2006, lovers have attached initialled locks to the post and then thrown the keys into the Tiber river as a sign of their love.

Huangshan, China — Just one of the many chain fences of Yellow Mountain in China; nearly all of which have been slowly covered in love-locks by romantic locals and tourists alike – particularly newlyweds.

Odessa, Ukraine — Over the past few years Teshin Bridge in Odessa has become home to hundreds of lovers’ locks. For the curious, ‘Teshin’ translates as ‘Mother-in-Law’.
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Monday, November 8, 2010

Amazing Fat Monkey Sculpture in Sao Paulo (8 pics)

Amazing Fat Monkey Sculpture in Sao Paulo
This statue is called Fat Monkey and  was built in Sao Paulo, Brazil, during Pixelshow Design Congress 2010. It’s made out of 10,000 Beach Thongs(flip flops).

Think it is pretty cool. Everyone would wish to see something like this. Created by artist Florentijin Hofman. People take pictures in front of the sculpture “Fat Monkey” in a park in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The sculpture Fat Monkey, which was designed by the Dutch artist Florentjin Hofman, is made up with thousands of colorful chinelas.  The sculpture with the size of 5 x 4 x 15 meters is composed of inflatable and flip flops. Hofman’s project is the product of the Brazil Pixelshow. Artists were encouraged to make a sculpture during the conference.(source)