Our Picks
Ideas, videos and reflections that caught our eye. Every card links to the original content and its author.
From concept to assembly for a small DJ controller
An experiment links a concept, component research, a CAD model and a Blender assembly animation. The video concerns the controller’s design, not a test of a finished product.
Visualizing a set with real-time AI: an imperfect experiment
Real-time visualisation in this trial does not yet seem useful enough on set. An experiment that is interesting for what it does not yet solve.
An experiment in assisted editing in DaVinci Resolve
Astra at work in DaVinci Resolve, with a linked account of the method used. The video is a demonstration, not an independent comparison of tools.
A visual identity started with a single prompt
An experiment in visual identity made with ChatGPT Images 2.5. The images show the graphic proposal produced in the trial.
Flowers changing shape in continuous stop motion
A floral animation generated with Images 2.5, alongside an experiment with a printed photobook, explores the connection between digital sequences and paper objects.
A home for interactive experiences on the web
Whip Web is presented as a place to publish and explore interactive experiences. The demo proposes an alternative to content that is only watched.
Suno v6, a new family of music models
A new family of music-creation models. The link leads to Suno’s own presentation, examples and description of the project.
A brick-built game, right down to the weather
A brick-style version of a game prototype made with Astra and 3D AI Studio. The transformation extends to the weather effects.
A clay cat on a skateboard, in a small GIF
A clay cat in dark glasses rides a skateboard in a short animation with a stop-motion look. The prompt used to generate it is also described.
Rebuilding a short video as a Three.js scene
An experiment rebuilds geometry, materials, lighting and motion from a video. The project includes a web demo.
Landscapes that morph with the two channels of music
In an audio-reactive StyleGAN experiment, the stereo channels independently drive motion while landscapes change with the beat.
A pelican on a bicycle, animated in 96 images
Eight seconds of animation reportedly assembled from 96 individually generated images arranged in sequence.
A painting where every landscape contains another
Moving into the painting reveals one landscape after another in a continuous-zoom experiment. A small study in composition and visual transitions.
From storyboard to animated scene
Storyboard and character preparation in Images 2.5 combines with video generation in Seedance. The demonstration includes notes on the workflow.
Describing a character and wearing it on camera
An experiment combines character generation with a real-time face filter. The video follows the transition from a prompt to an on-screen transformation.
From a cartoon clip to a scene rebuilt in Blender
An experiment reconstructs a 3D scene from a short cartoon clip. The Blender file is also available for exploring the result.
When Excel cells become animation frames
Excel cells animate generated images in an experiment treating a spreadsheet as a visual surface.
Runway joins the Adobe editing workflow
Runway’s tools integrate into Adobe workflows. The announcement video shows generated content and footage entering the same editing process.
Sharpening a video without increasing its resolution
An experimental LoRA for MiniMax H3, with a ComfyUI workflow, allows sharpness strength to be adjusted. It is not an upscaler: resolution stays unchanged.
An interactive model railway inside a browser
A model railway built with Astra and Three.js. A link to the project allows it to be explored interactively.
A robot tries painting the Golden Gate Bridge
A robot, a paintbrush and a camera connected to Astra work on a physical painting. The timelapse shows the experiment’s attempts.
An imaginary shop for rediscovering MiniDiscs
An Apple-style store devoted to Sony MiniDiscs, modelled in Three.js. A design exercise, not a real shop.
Designing a camera assembly piece by piece
A parametric hardware-design prototype focuses on camera and sensor clusters, with separately editable components and space requirements.
A modular space station with human review of its assets
A Unity environment built with AI assistance and reviewed by a 3D artist. Producing the model remains distinct from the validation still needed in the engine.
Building a forest in Blender with Megascans assets
An experiment builds a forest from Megascans assets in Blender using a reference image. It is the result of a trial, not a new scanning technique.
A modular synthesizer to play in virtual reality
A simulation of the Moog System 55, described as running directly on Meta Quest 3. The video shows a prototype built over a weekend.
A father builds a platformer starring his son
A personalised platformer with ten worlds, enemies and bosses, built with a son as the protagonist. The project runs on an iPhone in developer mode; at publication it was not yet on the App Store.
Imagining the movement of an extinct animal
An animated Lystrosaurus study moves from a description to a rigged 3D model. An experimental reconstruction, not evidence of how the animal actually moved.
A fruit fly's life, animated frame by frame in JavaScript
A short animation about a fruit fly, with frames reportedly drawn in JavaScript by Claude Opus 5. A creative demonstration, not a validated biological simulation.
A small visual story built with code.
Reconstruct an object in 3D as it moves behind a hand
AgentSTAR reconstructs the shape and movement of articulated objects from monocular video. The project page shows the process and examples, with links to the work and code; the footage is the video shared by researcher Kirill Mazur.
The geometry of everyday objects becomes a scene whose movement can be followed and reconstructed.
Scan a missing part and print a replacement
In a repair experiment, a 3D scan made with an iPhone is used to prepare a part for printing. Astra reportedly produced the print data without being explicitly told which part was missing.
AI applied to a practical task: repairing rather than replacing.
To race in this game, you first have to draw the horse
In this racing game, players draw their own horse before the start. Astra reportedly built it in response to a request for an entertaining website that could spread on social media.
An absurd idea that makes immediate sense: the drawing becomes the game.
A dog turned into a small pixel-art animation
A photograph of a dog becomes a pixel-art animation with GPT Image 2.5. A reference to the process is also available; the animation can be played directly here.
A personal photograph becomes a video game character.
From two photographs to a custom doorstop
For a custom doorstop, two photographs with a measuring tape beside the object reportedly yielded a 3D-printable design in around ten minutes. The video shows the experiment’s result.
Digital design meets one of those small problems we all encounter at home.
A photograph of a bookshelf becomes an interactive catalogue
A simple request prompts the demo: make a photograph interactive and identify the books. The short video documents the experiment.
A different way to explore what is already in front of us.
An e-ink screen scrolling at 60 Hz
A high-density e-ink screen is shown with a stated refresh rate of 60 Hz. A visual demonstration of the device, not our own measurement of its performance.
The appearance of paper meets the fluid motion we associate with other screens.
Every step the spider takes changes the tension in its web
In this simulation, a spider’s movements pull on the threads and deform the web. The video makes geometry and mechanical constraints visible: a digital model, not wildlife footage.
A few mathematical rules produce movement that is surprisingly easy to follow.
Pillars: a short animation made in Blender
Pillars is an animation and motion design work made in Blender, stated to use no AI. The link leads directly to the original publication.
A place for artists' work alongside experiments with new tools.
Browse a cloud atlas from 1930 online
The International Atlas of Clouds and of States of the Sky, published in Paris in 1930, is available on Internet Archive. GRRL's rediscovery leads to plates and images designed to help observers study and classify the sky.
A meteorological collection that can also be enjoyed as a book of graphic design.
Move the camera through a scene reconstructed from photographs
World Labs presents Atlas, a model that uses images and video to reconstruct scenes and generate new views. The demonstrations include controlled camera movements and three-dimensional scenes; unseen areas are generated, not recovered from hidden footage.
Photography becomes more than a single viewpoint: it becomes a space to explore.
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Micro-Dosing Breathwork is The Future Of Nervous System Regulation
When most people think about breathwork, they picture one of two things. A 20-minute morning session on a yoga mat, or one of those Instagram reels you see where individuals are having an intense
The UK's first publicly funded psilocybin trial just dropped.
The UK's first publicly funded psilocybin trial just dropped. They recruited 60 people with depression who already failed at least 2 treatments. Half got placebo. Half got one 25mg dose of psilocybin. Six weeks later: 50% of the psilocybin group met the threshold for treatment response. Placebo? 𝟯%. From one dose! People whose conventional treatment had already failed...actually got relief. This is exactly why this research deserves to be taken seriously.
JUST IN: U.S. researchers successfully transmit quantum information wirelessly through open air over 13 miles, advancing efforts to build…
JUST IN: U.S. researchers successfully transmit quantum information wirelessly through open air over 13 miles, advancing efforts to build a future quantum internet.
3 minutes of sprinting does something 90 minutes of exercise does not
A few minutes of sprinting may reshape the bloodstream far more dramatically than a much longer moderate workout. Six 30-second sprints altered nearly a quarter of the blood proteins measured and more than 200 metabolites, while 90 minutes of moderate cycling produced far smaller immediate changes. Many of the proteins affected by sprinting were also associated with lower risks of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and other metabolic diseases.
Neuroplasticity: How Repetition Quietly Decides Who You Become
Somewhere out there is a version of you that's wealthier, calmer, more confident, better with people, more disciplined, less afraid. And here's the part almost nobody explains properly: the gap
Music activates brain networks for imagination and meaning
In a new paper appearing Aug. 18 in Nature Communications, Princeton University researchers show how music produces distinct patterns in the regions of the brain associated with imagination and meaning, similar to those prompted by spoken narratives.
How psilocybin alters consciousness to create a sense of ‘oneness’
Psychedelics can create a new “hidden order” in brain activity that could explain how these drugs alter our sense of self