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10 Years Of Daylight and Darkness, Visualized

Time is a flat circle.

At this time of year, when the days get shorter and darkness envelops you like a warm, cozy comforter before the workday is even over, it’s hard to ignore how much of our daily activity is dictated by the sun. For its annual “Light Calendars,” London-based design studio Accept & Proceed visualizes the fluctuating length of daylight for each passing year with a series of stunningly detailed black and white prints. It’s almost enough to make the coming winter months bearable (almost).

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A Helmet That Turns Your Brainwaves Into Electronic Music

By outfitting a motorcycle helmet with an EEG device, artist Aiste Noreikaite has created a way to turn firing neurons into heady beats.

From the outside, the Experience Helmet, made by Lithuanian sound artist Aiste Noreikaite, looks like any old white motorcycle helmet. But put it on, and you become suddenly immersed in your own private sound installation. High and low tones combine to form an enveloping electronic beat—all of which is composed by your own brainwaves.

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A Smart Bike Debuts With A Bold Thief-Proof Guarantee

If your bike gets stolen, the folks at Vanmoof promise that they’ll get it back for you—or buy you a new one.

Urban bike commuters often ride terrible bikes. It’s not because they don’t want a nice ride. It’s because, with an abundance of bike thieves in most cities who can work magic on almost any lock, they feel they can’t risk locking it up in public.

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