Biodegradable packaging, used to simulate and replace plastic packaging, is becoming more common every day, so is edible packaging that far behind?

Harvard professor David Edwards doesn't think so, and he's got a fun new form of packaging to prove it. It's called WikiCells, and here's how it works:

WikiCells are food and drink enclosed inside edible soft skins, that are made of food particles and held together by nutritive ions, so that users can eat the entire packaging (like grapes)—as an effort to reduce pollution accumulated from packaging of food.

At first Edwards worked with yogurts and mousses. But now, he has produced WikiCocktail—Cointreau suspended in skin made from orange zest—and Wiki IceCream, a high-end dessert of cream contained in a bagasse container made from sugarcane.

According to the company, users can wash the entire thing, hold it in their hands, eat it like an apple, poke it with a straw or drink it like a shake.

What a fun and creative way to help cut down on global waste!

Link  --via DesignTAXI

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The PBS series Off Book is back with another look at a cutting edge artform, this time focusing on the gamer friendly world of 8-bit art.

8-bit art has become even more popular since the good old days of video game consoles, and has even spawned an awesomely geeky form of electronic music to occupy your time between gaming sessions.

So sit back and wax nostalgic as colorful, but not too colorful, pixels dance across the screen to that charmingly minimal 8-bit sound!

--via Geekosystem

Are you a Tweetaholic looking for a fun way to show your love for classic cartoons?

Then take note of these works of Twitter Art by Gregory Wadsworth, an illustrator with an eye for adding character to 140 word tweets.

They're sure to make most people on Twitter go "who's that?"

Link  --via Cartoon Brew

This barbecue briefcase is perfect for the griller on the go, the charcoal chef who doesn't want to be strapped down to a stationary grill.

Perfect for those who enjoy barbecuing while travelling, running from the police, or hiding from those attracted by the sweet smell of charred meat.

The Darwin Triangular BBQ is sure to make you the life of any party, and your friends will appreciate the forethought and planning that went in to you bringing along your own source of flesh searing heat, especially when their tummies get all rumbly.

Link  --via Gizmodo

George Harrison's huggable plushie alter ego looks like it just stepped off the Yellow Submarine and into a Strawberry Field...forever.

Created by Felt Mistress for an upcoming Beatles themed art show, this is the soft and cuddly, sitar jamming George we all know and love, and the only thing he's missing is a voice box so he can chant a Hare Krishna mantra.

Link  --via Super Punch

These Avengers inspired dresses, which were designed by Kelsey Michele, are bringing a touch of couture to comic book culture, and they look like a fun way to show the world you're a geek with loads of class!

Sadly, they're still at the conceptual drawing phase, but I'll smile my face off if I ever see someone wearing one of these super powered ensembles to an awards show or fancy folks party.

Link  --via i09

Susy Oliveira isn't content with letting photographs lay around looking all flat and boring, so she shapes them into three dimensional sculptures that put the gee in geometrical.

What would be considered dead wrong in the world of texturing CGI models looks rather fantastic on the surface of a humanoid shaped paper sculpture, sprawled out on the floor and covered in polygonal planes like he just escaped from the Matrix.

Through this technique you can find out exactly what a person is made out of, and you'll know just where they've been...

Link  --via Juxtapoz

These aren't your grandma's quilts, although I'm sure she would respect the skill and originality it took to create these comfy works of fabric art.

Created by Ben Venom, a man with a name so metal that his soft rock friends stopped calling him, these heavy metal quilts bring the love of snuggling together with head banging imagery, and they're sure to make the Dreamlands a much more treacherous place.

If you're in San Francisco why not check out these softly screaming works for yourself at the Guerrero Gallery, now through July 7th.

Link  --via Beautiful/Decay

Digital artist Daniel Araya created these fun concept art pieces that envision what a Pixar version of DC's Justice League of America would look like.

The characters look like they'd fit right in with The Incredibles, but the fact that Disney owns Marvel Comics means that a DC/Pixar movie is about as likely as a real life Superman falling to earth just outside of Smallville, USA.

Link  --via NerdBastards

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The skater featured in this exciting video is Aaron "Jaws" Homoki, and I have a feeling he'll be looking to get on a leg bone transplant list after taking so many dangerous drops!

He makes leaping from such great heights look easy, although I'm sure his slam video is incredibly painful to watch.

--via Stuff I Stole From The Internet

What would Picasso do to get back in the spotlight if he were alive today? Why, add the Uncanny X-Men to his classic mural Guernica,  of course!

This piece was created by Cynthia Rodgers for the Comic Book Resources contest The Line Is Drawn, where contributors were asked to imagine radical re-designs for classic comic book characters. I'd say this piece definitely qualifies as radical!

Link  --via i09

The people whose limbs are featured in this photo collection obviously felt strongly about sharing their love of Garfield with the world, so much in fact that they permanently tattooed themselves with his likeness.

If you, or a friend, are thinking about getting a Garfield tattoo please take a look at this gallery first and sleep on it, so you can avoid any unnecessary embarrassment or costly laser tattoo removal down the line.

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This Star Trek themed home theater setup boldly goes where no man has gone before, light years ahead of any other Star Trek home theater I've ever seen in terms of comfort and kitsch.

With seating for nine space travelers and a style that won't lower the value of your home, this home theater will make watching any movie an adventure. Anyone up for a Star Trek movie marathon?

Link  --via GeekTyrant

In terms of cuteness this Adventure Time X Studio Ghibli mashup by illustrator Deighvid rates 100% on the adorability scale.

This mashup series looks like it was meant to be, because the character design styles from both series mesh together so well.

And the most impressive bit about these fun illustrations- they were drawn by a seventeen year old!

Link  --via Super Punch

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Father's Day has never been so action packed, or so deadly...

Watch as the #1 Dad gets revenge on the baddies who ruined his barbecue, one fatherly task at a time.

But can he defeat the mad toolbox skills possessed by the Carpenter?

--via TDW