OBEY Apple Macbook
Here’s a cool OBEY laptop etched freshly today! I also saw that there was an auction of a real Shepard Fairey laptop too.
Month: May 2008
Phun physics program
Phun is a 2D “physics sandbox,” a program created by a Swedish CompSci major as his Master of Science thesis. It’s way cool; a great way for kids (of all ages) to learn physics concepts. It’s available for Mac, Windows, and Linux. Phun
Embroidery Charms
Average Jane Crafter really lucked out on Mother’s Day when she was gifted with these beautiful needlework charms from Silent Stitches. A whole slew of embroidery tools and stitches are available in charm form–pictured here are the feather stitch, an embroidery hoop, a pair of stork embroidery scissors, and a needle.
Village bio-diesel in Sierra Leone
It became clear that in our poor country the chief hurdles were getting the chemicals and the right equipment. The search was on for the chemicals and after quite a treasure hunt and more than a few bribes we managed to find 4 litres of Methanol and 5 kilos of Potassium Hydroxide (enough to make […]
Pixel-lapse photography
> Steven his digital photo-art method – “Pixel-lapse” combines the temporal nature of long exposure photography and the precise organization of the digital matrix. By creating an image one pixel at a time, each part of the image shows different captured moments. In the end, each image not only has dimension but also gains duration […]
Robot Animals by Ann P. Smith
Kayte at Love Forever recently posted about coming across Ann P. Smith’s robots at a RISD alumni sale. I would love to see these in person! It’s fun to stare at them and try to figure out where the original parts came from. Also fun: the robot animations on Smith’s website!
Make a Cylon contest – deadline is 06/14/2008
Here’s an update (and details). to the DVICE, SCIFI.COM and MAKE “Make a Cylon contest” — the are a ton of great entries coming in, keep it up! You know the Cylons — that fanatical race of genocidal robots? There are a bunch of different kinds, from toaster-like automatons to human-looking androids to fighter planes, […]
