Pantone Plus

Russian skywalking, Jay-Z's Empire, Globars and more in our look at the web this week

The color experts at Pantone just introduced 336 new hues, bringing their list to 1,677 in total. Called Pantone Plus, the additional colors “include a wider variety of values, saturation and undertones” that will give designers even greater creative freedom and distinction in their work.

Cutty Sark

Russian skywalking, Jay-Z's Empire, Globars and more in our look at the web this week

The world’s last surviving tea clipper is once again open to visitors. Severely damaged in a 2006 fire, the Cutty Sark has been restored by London architects Grimshaw and is now open to the public in the Greenwich World Heritage Site.

Wind-Powered Car

Russian skywalking, Jay-Z's Empire, Globars and more in our look at the web this week

If you have a lot of spare time on your hands, you may as well spend it creating something completely wild, like this Chinese farmer who took it upon himself to construct a unique alternative energy vehicle. With a simple fan on the front generating energy for the batteries, the asserted 86-mile range and $1,600 materials cost makes for an ultra-promising experiment.