Murmur Study

To me, anything you say on Twitter is said in an instant, and if you hear it - you hear it, and if you don't - you don't. I sometimes forget that Twitter is permanent, archived, indexed and searched. Christopher Baker's project, Murmur Study, helps put that into perspective. He has created two installations that print out local tweets on long rolls of paper and drop to the museum floor. Creating an "absurdity of the physical archive" of conversations.

I've seen lots of Twitter visualizations, but none quite as thought provoking as this one. Fantastic idea. (Found through ComputerLove).

Traces of an Imaginary Affair

Traces of an Imaginary Affair is a conceptual design by Bjorn Franke and Jonas Unger. It is a project that I find really intriguing, but I'm sure others would find it absurd, if not offensive.  The design is a set of tools to aid in faking an affair.  The tools can replicate bite marks, fingernail scratches, carpet burns, smells of perfume and more.  As described by the designer:

"The project broaches the issue of intentionally instigated jealousy in relationships, which often serves to bolster self-esteem or to test the strength of partnerships. It was inspired by stories of people who used fake evidence of victimization or illnesses to receive attention from others."

Neave Vote

I can't get enough of Neave Vote.  It is a tongue in cheek voting website intended to make you question the legitimacy of voting.  The questions themselves are pretty humorous, but it is the answers that are the true entertainment.  There is often just no good answer.  You are forced to choose an answer that you probably wouldn't have said, had the question been open ended.