TrapCrunch

Futuristic workwear in Milan, London's new Serpentine Pavilion, electronic sign language and more in our weekly look at the web

Following the launch of Buzzfeed parody site ClickHole by The Onion, this week we saw the introduction of TrapCrunch, a new satire site taking aim at TechCrunch. From Tim Cook leaving Apple for G-Unit to Elon Musk giving public access to his Facebook account, the cheeky site is filled with hilarious faux-innovation stories and impossible products, making it as clever as one would hope.

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Futuristic workwear in Milan, London's new Serpentine Pavilion, electronic sign language and more in our weekly look at the web

1. Painting Mutant Bugs Cornelia Hesse-Honegger is a researcher who is attracted to bugs—especially the malformed and mutated kind. Looking at the insects through a microscope, she takes days or even months to paint their texture, color and measurements as precisely as possible. As many scientists are quick to judge art as subjective, her piece for Nautilus discusses the unique perspective she’s had as an …

Google’s New Language

Futuristic workwear in Milan, London's new Serpentine Pavilion, electronic sign language and more in our weekly look at the web

At the recent Google I/O conference, the tech giant previewed their new design language, Material Design, which will be used to unify their apps and devices. As the designers were inspired by real life movement, expect to see a more tactile interface featuring bright colors, intuitive transitions and a feeling of more layers and depth.