Avi Abrams of Dark Roasted Blend and James Golbey of Dump Trumpet have put together a gallery of cool, crazy, and innovative office tools. As an unrepentant office supply fetishist (a “swingliner?”), I can appreciate this sorta thing. Anybody seen my red stapler? – Link
WebDesignerWall has a big list of undocumented Photoshop shortcuts that you might find useful. Most notable are scroll wheel zooming by holding down Cmd+Opt, scroll wheel document panning by holding Cmd (or Cmd+Ctrl to toggle between left/right and up/down) and, my new favorite, moving a selection by holding the spacebar while dragging. The latter lets […]
In 10 minutes you can convert a plain foam headstone prop into a rocking headstone with a couple simple ingredients including a motor you may have around your house. Check out the video to see it in action: Rocking headstone – Link. Via DIY HALLOWEEN CONSTEST from MAKE, CRAFT, INSTRUCTABLES and POPULAR SCIENCE! Makers and […]
Brianne at Juice Magazine points us to her video tutorial on how to become a zombie for Halloween. It’s fun to watch the transformation and get all the makeup tips! Link.
From deviantArtist “*kickass-peanut” comes this a-dorable Plushie 360. She should really think about selling these on Etsy. I would LOVE to have one on the shelf of my entertainment center (making this the first 360 I’ve ever wanted to buy). Xbox 360 Plushie [via] – Link
CRAFT pal Miss Alison forwarded on these simple yet lovely button plates by Dutch designer Kiki Von Eijk, which will be produced by Dutch company Haans in late 2007. I think they’d make for a beautiful craft-inspired table setting alongside Alyssa Etinger’s “Knitware” ceramic tumblers (pictured below). [via] Link.
Chadzilla shows you how to make “vodka pills” – Recently, Chef Fabian was experimenting further with the Adria/Torreblanca technique of making ‘vodka pills.’ I use this word to describe the process of making liquid-filled candies by pouring flavored alcohol syrups into cornstarch and letting it set until a hard outer shell forms. The process is […]
