Worlds deepest trashcan
This deep trashcan appears to be an ad for Volkswagen, however I really like idea of giving regular objects impossible properties.
Month: October 2009
An older human ancestor than Lucy
Yesterday was a big day for anthropology, seeing the first publication of some 15 years worth of analysis of a 4.4 million-year-old fossil skeleton of Ardipithecus Ramidus first discovered by Gen Suwa, then a graduate student of Berkeley paleoanthropologist Tim White, in Ethiopia, in 1992. Science magazine has made all eleven papers freely available to […]
Antique SINGER Decals
Cathe of Just Something I Made has found a fantastic way to incorporate the lush images of her vintage SINGER sewing machine into other projects. After taking detail shots of the machine’s decals and cleaning them up in Photoshop, she created printable decals that she used to decorate her Moleskine notebook. Brilliant!
Make:NYC Meeting October 7th
Check out the Make:NYC meeting next Wednesday!
How-To: Guyver Guy armor
David Carpenter is an effects professional, so this tutorial he’s posted looks especially interesting. Apparently the last three steps (fitting, electronics, and painting) are still incomplete, but the first five are worth the click.
Faux Needlepoint Window
Alex Merto painstakingly drew over 53.000 little X’s in this window display in SoHo for the Tools for Living Artist Window Series. [via Core77]
How-To: Cardboard Tube Wall Sculpture
Tali of Growing Up Creative has started a new series on her blog called Eco Kids Craft, that focuses on kid-friendly craft projects with recycled materials. Her first project shows how you can turn simple cardboard tubes into striking wall art.