Google's April Fools

I think the best/most effective, and probably most used, April Fools joke I've ever pulled on somebody was when I told my boyfriend that I was pregnant (we were 19 and he freaked out, hehe). But what Google did this year was a "little bit" more complex, and has nothing to do with pregnancy whatsoever. It is almost two weeks after 1st of April, but I feel it is still worth sharing for those who didn't seen it.

Explained in short: Google announced a Treasure Map mode on Google Maps which encourage you to go out and find clues for hidden treasure chests. I loved it! Probably because of my childish overenthusiasm for treasures and treasure hunting (I will never properly grow up. I was even hoping for an Easter Egg hunt this year...again). Such a shame it was only an April Fools joke.

Google explaining it in full:

Statues with a twist

I've been writing about paper art before (Peter Callesen), but this new work I heard about, created by the Beijing based artist Li Hongbo, is like entering another level of the paper world. I have always been fascinated by the simplicity of the paper material and how it can come across as something much more solid than what you would expected at first glance. It is also, to me, very satisfying to see artists who have artistic talent (not one who decide to make a light in a room switch on and off and call it art) and know to use their skills to create something that most people would go "WOW" about!

Li Hongbo uses an old chinese "paper gourd"-technique as inspiration to create these solid, yet highly flexible, statues that are amazing, fun and fascinating as well as surprising. Wow.


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