Turanor’s Cross-Global Journey

Happy Kurt Cobain, a massive solar-powered boat, phantom pocket watches and more in our look at the web this week

PlanetSolar’s striking solar-powered boat just completed an 18-month journey around the world. After departing in September 2010, the 101-foot-long boat stuck close to the sun-drenched equator to fuel its 703 lithium-ion powered panels.

U.S. Interstates as a Subway Map

Happy Kurt Cobain, a massive solar-powered boat, phantom pocket watches and more in our look at the web this week

Cameron Booth’s depiction of the States’ highways as a subway system is interesting both for its visual appeal and the fact that Booth, an Australian living in Portland, used London’s notorious Tube map as the foundation for his design. A challenging map to devise, it took Booth a full year and several iterations to perfect.

Mac Ghosts

Happy Kurt Cobain, a massive solar-powered boat, phantom pocket watches and more in our look at the web this week

A series of videos by Emilio Gomariz uses the Mac OS to create desktop performances from moving files and folders. Testing the limits of the system, Gomariz exploits features like color coding and hot corners to achieve these mesmerizing effects.