Create a Personalized Font Based on Your Voice

To announce this year’s list of nominees, The Webby Awards has launched a program that creates personalized typefaces based on people’s voices. Called “TypeVoice,” the web application takes into account volume, pitch and other audio parameters to spit out a unique font for everyone. To try it out, head to The Webbys’ website, where you’ll also be able to view award nominees and vote for …

Architect Zaha Hadid Dies at 65

Dame Zaha Hadid, widely considered one of the world’s greatest living architects, has died at the age of 65 from a heart attack. Her sudden and shocking passing ends an award-winning career in which she produced some of the world’s most ground-breaking works, including the MAXXI Museum, Spain’s Bridge Pavilion, Cincinnati’s Contemporary Arts Museum and the London Olympic Aquatic Centre—to name a few. “She was …

Glowee Bioluminescent Light Shells

A French start-up called Glowee has created an alternative light source that could possibly change the way we illuminate the night. Using bioluminescent bacteria found inside the Hawaiian bobtail squid, the company creates transparent, glowing shells that can be placed virtually anywhere that needs light. According to Glowee, it would reduce damaging environmental effects by introducing more natural and sustainable light—and since it does not …