The Resiliency of the Smiley Face
Originally designed by Harvey Ball in 1963, the Smiley Face has become an immediately recognizable symbol the world over. In the early ’70s two Hallmark reps copyrighted the design and later a …
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Originally designed by Harvey Ball in 1963, the Smiley Face has become an immediately recognizable symbol the world over. In the early ’70s two Hallmark reps copyrighted the design and later a …
"Hearables," fungi, the history of both humanity and the bandana and so much more from the web
Ever the troublemaker, Banksy is offering up his remote-controlled boat from Dismaland for just £2, but the artist has added a delightful catch—as he is wont to do. To win the piece, the buyer/winner …
Revealing Banksy's indentity, NASA's new invention, the darkest pigment in the world and more in our look at the web
Using a technique called “geographic profiling”—which is mostly used to catch serial criminals—scientists at Queen Mary University of London claim to have discovered the true identity of the infamous street artist Banksy. …
Located on a wall inside the Calais refugee camp, Bansky’s latest piece features the image of late Apple founder Steve Jobs and aims to confront the stigma that refugees drain countries’ resources. …
A space elevator, Banksy's Dismaland and a missing piece of a mathematical puzzle in this week's look at the web
Banksy has just opened his largest art project to date—a 2.5 acre “family theme park unsuitable for small children” in England’s Weston-super-Mare seafront. The massive Disneyland-inspired exhibition, aptly titled “Dismaland,” features the …
If valuable street art is sitting in the public, is it OK to take and sell? This is the question that Chris Thompson asks in his documentary “How to Sell a Banksy.” …
Drones dropping books, interactive TV, Banksy's $60 art and more in our weekly look at the web