Smartphone Digital Microscope

Odor-proof underwear, 40 years of Virgin Records and a DIY digital microscope in this week's look at the web

If you’ve got a smart phone and a power drill, you’ve also got a digital microscope—for just $10 and 20 minutes of your time. Even better, it can take pictures and videos. Watch this video and turn your smartphone camera into a machine that can actually photograph cells. Though it lacks the specifications of lab-grade equipment, it’s more than capable of fulfilling all kinds of …

Surf Morocco, Folch Style

Odor-proof underwear, 40 years of Virgin Records and a DIY digital microscope in this week's look at the web

Known for their consistently on-point design work, Barcelona’s Folch Studio launches their first print publication, Eldorado, with a brilliantly executed collection of photos, illustrations and words around surfing. Aimed at capturing the feelings and sensations of present being, the debut issue takes a holistic approach representative of a greater cultural shift in surf media (gone are the early aught days of knee-length boardshorts and trucker …

Olivia Salvadori’s 120 FPS Music Video

Odor-proof underwear, 40 years of Virgin Records and a DIY digital microscope in this week's look at the web

Shot entirely on an iPhone 5S, Olivia Salvadori’s two minute music video manipulates speed to exquisite effect. Her operatic vocals soar as she dances about in one take, gradually joined by a band. The live performance of her track “Moonsun” is eerie, commanding and a great viral use of the new technology. This believer in “vocal experience” certainly delivers.