We see various objects in our daily lives, like a toothbrush, a cup and other things and think nothing of it, but artist Javier Perez sees art. He breathes fun into boring objects.
Fun Everyday Art by Javier Pérez
Pixel Pancho: Murals of the Robot Future
Art about robots is art about our future culture as artist, Pixel Pancho, conveys humanity emotionally interconnected and intermixed with androids and pop icons. ![]()
As with any art like the classics of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci to Mexican mural artists such as Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siqueiros, we can see the glorification of humanity in all its elements of beauty, love, chaos, destruction and yes, even the propaganda – that art leaves you to think and feel your own thoughts of what is the meaning of this?
LEGO Sydney Opera House
One of the world’s most iconic architectural buildings is the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia and here we have a super detail build of the building using LEGOs by Ryan McNaught aka The Brickman.
Now That’s a Fraking Pencil Collection!
LEGO Blocumentary – LEGO Hogwarts by Alice Finch
Behind the Scenes: Star Trek Into Darkness
What makes a movie or TV show great? Yes, the acting and cast are among the very important aspects, but like movie reviewer Grace Randolph says “World Building” is also a vital part. Here ILM takes us behind-the-scenes of how they built a “real” futuristic 2259 San Francisco for Star Trek Into Darkness.
Geeky Graphic Tees for a Fight against Breast Cancer
When our team was at New York Comic-Con 2013, we passed by a neat little booth selling cool graphic tees, but we also discovered it’s more than selling nerdy t-shirts. Shirts For A Cure was started by punk-rock photographer Mark Beemer in 2002. The various shirts and accessories sold by The Shirts For A Cure Project go to fight against breast cancer. It helps underprivileged women with financial assistant in the fight against breast cancer.
Future Flicks: Cold Comes The Night
Director and co-writer Tze Chun does his own PR by drawing posters for his film Cold Comes The Night (Sony/Goldwyn). The film stars Alice Eve (Star Trek Into Darkness), Logan Marshall-Green (Prometheus) and Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad). The film opens January 10, 2014 in theaters. Tze draws and paints 4 different posters that look really cool.
Photo Booth-Mania @ Pika Pika SF Japantown
The Ultimate Voltron Hoodie
Hoodies are something I like to wear and for those of you who remember the 1980s cartoon Voltron, this is really cool Voltron hoodie.
Cosplay model YAYA HAN at NYCC
Ramen and a Half’s Jonelle Marie interviews pioneering cosplayer model – Yaya Han, at New York Comic-Con.
Back then when the term “Cosplay” was unheard of – Yaya Han and very few alike, simply loved the art of creating costumes of super heroes, villains, and not to mention fantasy and science fiction characters in between. The art of what became Cosplay for them was simply how convincing, how imaginative, and how ornately detailed their costume design can be from make-up to inseam.
Yaya Han : www.yayahan.com facebook/yayahan yayahan.bigcartel
This is Not a Toy – An Exhibtion on Urban Vinyl Toy Art
KRSF Holiday Drive with J*RYU & Vampy Bit Me
Time-Lapse Beauty: Into The Atmosphere by Michael Shainblum


Are you still stressed out this Holiday season? Well, if you have a couple of minutes, sit down, relax, and watch this video: Into The Atmosphere by photographer Michael Shainblum. Yes, it’s another time-lapse video of nature and beauty – okay, I know you are rolling your eyes. Don’t … just sit down, and watch this video.
Cool Street Art by Benedetto Bufalino
VENQUE Make High-Quality Bags
Well, if you are like me who always carries a backpack or man-bag around and use it for work and play, then you like a sturdy long lasting bag that’s reasonably priced and fashionable. For me, my sexy red Timbuk2 Messenger bag has lasted me over 8 years plus of the hustle and bustle city life, traveling, press conferences, moving and dodging people on public transportation and the weather. And now I’m ready to get another backpack! From the across the border, Toronto-based company VENQUE makes high quality bags from a new fabric material that was introduced in 2012 called “Quanta.”
Primitive Apparel Holiday 2013 Lookbook
Kidrobot S.F. VIP Party 2013
There always cool things happening in San Francisco’s Haight/Ashbury District and one neat event is the Kidrobot SF V.I.P. Party. Of course the Ramen crew was there to enjoy the festivities and our host Eddie also grabbed a sit-down interview with local Dunny artist Big C and as they talked about his charity Dunny fundraiser for Bad Rap and 2013 Designer-Con.
Famous People as Toy Action Figures
WAR-TOYS – Photographs of Toys in Warzones by Brian McCarty
What started out as just a little Kickstarter project in 2011 by photographer Brian McCarty has turned into something special and through the years of working with kids in Israeli-Palestinian conflict a book with photographs and drawings from children in the conflict has been released – “War-Toys: Israel, West Bank, Gaza Strip.”


































