Stormtrooper's Dream by Honda

We can get excited about many things. What about a chopper design that brings out the Star Wars fan that is in you?

They did it again. With Peter Norris (who is probably better known for having recently designed the Pininfarina Coupe Concept), Honda developed this electric motorcycle concept, called Honda Chopper. Not only there is a very evident Star Wars inspiration, but with the extra long front suspension, the feet-forward seating position and the in-wheel motors, the Chopper is uber efficient and fast.

Back in 2007, there was some rumour of Star Wars X-Wing Starfighters being spotted around the US. Ironically enough, it was a Honda Civic. We couldn't help but re-posting this.

This is a green bike; will Honda actually bring it to the market?

While you think about it, check out these images.

The Beauty Behind QR Codes

When was the last time you saw a QR a code? If you have walked into a Tube station recently or if you have opened a magazine, you surely will have spotted at least a couple. QR (quick response) codes are used to facilitate the interaction with the digital world: they are a rapid access to the potential of your smartphone.

Whether these little black and white boxes should be used or not when they fight with an advert's graphics, that is Pandora's box.

We can point out though that they can become beautiful and meaningful things. Scott Blake created this portrait of Amy Goodman using the staggering amount of 2,304 QR codes.

The image is surprisingly detailed and the codes actually take the viewers to a nine year span of Democracy Now!, Amy's independent news program. We think that this makes the portrait a proper symbol: not only for the likeliness of the person featured, but for representing her life's work as well.

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A Floating Stadium Concept

Massive floating structures are fascinating and cool; and some represent interesting alternatives to the enormous investments that follow itinerant sport events like the FIFA World Cup. For the 2022 edition, German architects stadiumconcept developed the Floating Offshore Stadium.

Along the lines of the South Africa World Cup and the fixed costs arising from empty, large-scale football stadiums ("White Elephants"), this alternative investment focuses on mobility and multi-decade utilisation. Once the large event is over, the small isle can be shipped to the next venue and potentially host, for example, more than one FIFA tournament. This, maintaining a smart use of renewable energies, being eco-efficiently powered by a blend of hybrid energies such as water, wind and solar power.

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