Imagine a world without public advertisements. Nina Montenegro’s wonderful side project is helping people experience that using simple viewfinders to replace billboard ads with art! It even inspired my own personal “Billboard Blinds”...
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In September 2012, Charles Hufnagel side project had him place 300+ brightly painted cardboard boxes in the middle of San Francisco’s Dolores Park. What ensued was all ages experiencing a uniquely childlike sense...
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What does an average snapshot of the sky look like? Thats exactly what the always tinkering Ken Murphy explores in his “History of the Sky” side project. He takes us through an incredible time-lapse distilling a year’s...
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Imagine all the tastiness of a potluck + the silliness of a costume party + the community of a block party. That’s getting close to describing the special magic of The Urban Eating...
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What would you like to do before you die? Have you ever made a “bucket list” of these life goals? The determined Erik Kennedy didn’t just stop there. Through The Bucket List Society and...
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When’s the last time you received a postcard? How about one full of kind words from a total stranger? Robb Anthony is on a quest to deliver random acts of kindness en masse...
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Have you ever paid something forward? How about with music? 1 Guitar, 1 Week, 1 Song. That’s the idea behind “The Acoustic Guitar Project.” Write a song in a week, then pass on...
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You know how “the eyes are the window to the soul”? Well then how best to capture the “soul” of a city than through portraits of its citizens. This is exactly what the...
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Ever wondered what its like to see yourself seeing yourself? Imagine playing dodgeball from the 3rd person! The super cool Jason Wilson lets people experience just this sort of “voyeuristic introspection” through his Outerbody Experience...
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What role does randomness play in our lives? The incredible Jake Levitas is always busy organizing the next big hackathon but still finds time for realizing simple, fun side projects that ponder questions...
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Ever notice all those craters on the moon? What do you think they might look like up close? Better yet, what might they feel like!? The constantly curious Craig Dorety set out to see...
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Imagine the convenience of email combined with the care of a handwritten letter. That’s what the ever creative Ivan Cash achieved when he arranged for 234 volunteers across the world to mail over...
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Sure, seeing Pavarrotti is great. But what about seeing an Opera entirely created and performed by children!? That’s exactly what the delightful Erin Bregman has been doing with Little Opera — an all-kids opera...
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What would it be like to see leftover mechanical parts take life? Brett Foxwell explores the evolution and journey of one of these industrial creatures in his epic stop-motion masterpiece “Fabricated.” It’s a hobby...
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Remember trying to make a chain out of a Barrel of Monkeys? Try doing it with 5,990 of them! Thats exactly what the determined Parker Phinney did in order fulfill his childhood dream...
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Think craft beer is as local as it gets? Try right down the street. Sam Gilbert’s Brewlab is empowering San Franciscans to brew and share their homemade beer concoctions with the world. Between...
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Ever wish your clothes could be a bit more multifunctional? AND that they could make deep artistic statements on society at the same time? Well the wonderful Leslie Channel has got that down with her...
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Delicious soup + community funding = a damn good evening. The ever wholesome Rahmin Sarabi has been organizing the monthly Soup SF series to bring people together around good food and even better projects. His...
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Our inaugural post comes from the incredible techno-art-scientist Jonathan Foote. A truly great guy who's always up to something amazing. Remember that oh so cute moving Pixar lamp? We'll this is it, and four of them to boot! Catch Jonathan hosting San Francisco's monthly Dorkbot meetups.
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