October 14, 2009 @ 1:08 am
Portland, Oregon obviously wins the race here, but it looks like New York City slipped in at the end there with 0.7% of the population cycling to and from work. C’mon New York, let’s step up the game here and move higher up this list!
Oh, and yes, that bike there is from Republic Bike.
September 3, 2009 @ 7:23 pm
Divine Caroline links to this interest Google Maps image (above and embedded below) that shows California City, the 3rd largest city (in physical size) in the state of California.
California City was an idealized American dream city incorporated in 1965. It spans over 230 miles and was the future hope of some insane real estate developer that just never came to be. The city is so big in fact that it is technically the 11th largest in the entire US, but despite its size only about 6500 people live there.
If you look below, you can see white lines which show the roads and paths that were meant to carry people to and from their homes. It’s a haunting sight that you can experience virtually in Google Street View.
June 12, 2009 @ 11:00 am
Reulf from Charlesque on Vimeo.
Reulf is a student video project from the University of Paris VIII directed by Quentin Carnicelli, Charles Klipfel & Jean-François Jégo. In the short, several CGI characters walk around Paris and literally paint some color onto the bland black-and-white city. Cute. :)
May 3, 2009 @ 9:13 pm
collapse times from demari.tv on Vimeo.
Luis Simione teamed up with Demari.tv to create this stunning time-lapse video that incorporates morphing in between shots. The results are weird and interesting to watch.
October 15, 2008 @ 7:28 pm
I know a lot of you are sick of hearing me say this, but it’s true: every single day since I came home to New York City, I’ve wanted to go back to Melbourne. I don’t mean that in a resentful tone; I love New York, but a part of me just really misses Melbourne.
And since I’m here and not there, my best way to stay connected to the city is through several Melbourne-based photoblogs, one of which is Melbourne Today which posts at least one photo of Melbourne a day.
I love that I can recognize places I’ve been to and areas that I’ve passed by so many times. It really feels like I’m not missing out as much when I look at these photos. But of course, actually being there would be a heck of a lot better.
