Master street artist Kurt Wenner's creations on cobbles and pavements across the world may look like they have been dug into the ground...

amazing trick of the eyes...

Using a style known as anamorphic street painting, the artist is able to create convincing illusions

Over 25 years ago the pioneering artist was influenced by centuries-old frescoed ceilings...

..Kurt has been able to create a staggering collection of work...

..and has appeared on pavements in over 30 countries

Merging the ideas of awe-inspiring murals like Michelangelo's works at the Sistine Chapel with16th century madonnari, the Italian name for street artists...

Former Nasa employee Kurt, armed with just pastels and paint, can transform the ground into living art

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LONDON'S Heathrow Airport is rolling out futuristic driverless pods to shuttle passengers between terminals and the airport car park.

Future ... the ULTra Personal Pod, described as a driverless taxi, is being rolled out at the UK's Heathrow Airport.

Relax ... the pods will be a much easier way of getting around.

Family pod ... each pod is capable of carrying four adults and two children along with their luggage.

View from above ... the ULTra Personal Pod roads at Heathrow Airport.

Drive away... the futuristic driverless pods will shuttle passengers between London's Heathrow Airport and the airport car park.

Space station ... the pods have a unique look.

Ultra modern ... the Personal Rapid Transport system was created by ULTra, Advanced Transport Systems.

Drive time ... Heathrow says passengers will have to wait no longer than a minute for their pod to arrive.

My pod ... by typing flight details into the onboard computer or swiping details from a frequent flyer card, the pod will take passengers straight to the correct terminal.

Practice run ... the pods are being rolled out at Heathrow Airport.

Power play ... when still the pods' battery will recharge and will use 70 per cent less energy than a car. Track star ... the pods will be a vast improvement on the existing shuttle buses which use conventional roads around the airport.

Door to door ... eighteen battery-powered pods went on trial earlier this year, taking passengers from Terminal 5 to their cars.

Success ... ULTra's first test trip took place at Heathrow on September 21, 2008.

Peek inside ... the interior is quite spacious.

Pass ... the test checked on the aerodynamic effects of two vehicle passing each other at maximum speed.

All over ... If the trial at Terminal 5 is a success, Heathrow hopes to roll out the system across the entire airport – covering 48km of track.

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Here's a gallery of famous film posters recreated using Lego bricks and minifigs.

Most of the posters in this gallery were made by Craig Lyons, a graphic designer from Bourne in Lincolnshire. He says: "I have always loved Lego and have a huge collection. I mainly collect the mini-figures, but have amassed 10,000's of pieces in my collection.

Craig's first poster was this one for Jaws - it's also his favourite. It's probably ours, too.

Creative lego art for Movie Harry Potter... Interesting !!

He says the hardest one to do was Reservoir Dogs: "as the figures had to be photographed separately, and all the shadows were tricky to do".

You can see more of Craig's Lego creations at his Flickr site

Craig is not alone in recreating movie posters in Lego. Here are a few more posted on Flickr. This Forrest Gump poster was created by Marcin ImpreSariO...

...who also made this one.

Creative lego art for Movie X-men Origins Wolverine ( New Released )

Creative lego art for The Legend movie named " Iam Lego ".

Creative lego art for Movie 300

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Everywhere you turn nowadays you’re bound to be flooded with news and updates surrounding the swine flu epidemic. 13above is not an exception but our news regarding the issue is much more colorful and is about the masks people wear to be protected.

 

Many of them have reacted to the threat with humour and creativity ! Check out more pics on Creative anti-flu masks after the jump.

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If you wondered who is on the cutting edge of futuristic vehicle design, here is your answer

Daniel Simon, God bless his skills and imagination, is the coolest concept vehicle designer this side of Saturn's rings. The future itself can't help but shrivel and scuttle into a corner when this mighty artist enters the room. Yes! the Future itself feels intimidated, knowing that it will have to come up with something as radical and smooth as Daniel's visions in a few hundred years.

Here you can see how much joy the curves of a properly-designed luxury car can bring to a blissful eye.

An "epic vehicle" is one way to describe the exploration Ice Train that routinely meets two dozen Cthulhu on any given trip (who line up for credit for a chance of ownership, on their unspeakable terms). It's big, it's gorgeous, and it knows it.

Stewardesses of these sexy vehicles are pretty sexy, too. Almost as groovy as the original "Joy of Flying" examples of the 1960s.

This is probably the most atmospheric and moody image that we intensely like (a "Hard Days Night" caption, perhaps?) -

Detailed to the point of obsession, sleek and sensual enough to be considered evil - these machines haunt your dreams and DRIVE your desires, prompting you to look on your current car with a sort of deep sadness...

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