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High-res Every death on every road in Great Britain 1999-2010 Each light point is an individual collision which resulted in a casualty. The intensity of brightness shows where collisions are more frequent. BBC has also provided several videos that animate 12 years of road crash data. Each light point is the site of a road collision resulting in injury. The brighter the lights, the more collisions have occurred. During the morning and late rush hours, the maps pulse with light.

Every death on every road in Great Britain 1999-2010

Each light point is an individual collision which resulted in a casualty. The intensity of brightness shows where collisions are more frequent. BBC has also provided several videos that animate 12 years of road crash data. Each light point is the site of a road collision resulting in injury. The brighter the lights, the more collisions have occurred. During the morning and late rush hours, the maps pulse with light.

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UK-based artist Susan Stockwell recently completed this gigantic world map made from recycled computer components for the University of Bedfordshire. Entitled World, the piece has been in progress since 2010 and uses motherboards, electrical wiring, fans, and myriad other components donated by Secure IT Recycling.

World Map made out of Computer Parts by http://www.susanstockwell.co.uk/

Debbie Smyth is textile artist most identifiable by her statement thread drawings; these playful yet sophisticated contemporary artworks  are created by stretching a network of threads between accurately plotted pins. Her work beautifully blurs the boundaries between fine art drawings and textile art, flat and 3D work, illustration and embroidery, literally lifting the drawn line off the page in a series of “pin and thread” drawings.

Drawing in Thread by http://debbiesmyth.blogspot.com/