Bored? Looking for inspiration? Need entertaining? Synapse is a fortnightly post series containing unmissable creative links, stories, and useful resources collected from around the web.
1. World’s Smallest Ad
Gillette Etches World’s Smallest Ads on Man’s Shaven Whiskers. “Each ad is less than 100 microns in size. Obviously, that makes them impossible to see, so Gillette blew the images up.”
2. Spinosaurus by Larry Moss
Check out this amazing dinosaur, from Larry Moss, made entirely from balloons! Check out the airigami webiste for more balloon goodness. airigami.com.
3. Snatch: The Movie Deconstructed
Here, graphic artist David Andersson atempts to make it ewasier to understand the mad-capped plot in the movie Snatch, displaying the intricate interactions. Great fun!
4. Bacon Ipsum
Lorem Ipsum is boring, check out this inventive twist on dummy text! Fatback tail pig, pancetta strip steak ribeye pork loin pork belly flank pork chop shankle ham tenderloin bresaola pastrami.
5. Möbius Ship by Tim Hawkinson
Echoing the working methods of ship-in-a-bottle hobbyists, Hawkinson has created a painstakingly detailed model ship that twists in upon itself, presenting a thought-provoking visual conundrum.
6. Incredible Pumpkin Carvings
Created by Ray Villafane, these are some of the best pumpkin carvings I’ve ever seen. Make sure you check out the website gallery to see all the incredible detail incorporated in this work.
View this at: villafanestudios.com
7. Vincent van Gogh visits Mordor
This interesting image, based on The Lord of the Rings story, features Sauron situated in Mordor. This (unknown) artist has designed this image in the style of Vincent van Gogh.
8. Airbus Unveils Design for Transparent Plane
Imagine being in a plane at 30,000 feet and looking up to see the stars above you. That may sound crazy, but it may actually happen judging by this adventurous new design by Airbus.
9. Klaus Thymann’s Laser Experiments
“Photographer Klaus Thymann is currently exhibiting a series of enigmatic new images featuring diffraction-limited lasers as part of a group show at Rome’s Museo Orto Botanico”
View this at: creativereview.co.uk
10. Urban Interiorites Restaurant
This restaurant design was a student project at the University of Pennsylvania School. Located the Harajuku area of Tokyo, this restaurant looks like some sort of psychedelic undersea world.


