We’ve had many a discussion in our CRAFT offices with our photographer Sam Murphy about how hard it is to photograph food. For you budding food bloggers, take a visit to Chow.com’s slideshow 10 ways to photograph food for more inspiration. I like the approach used by Jamie Olivier pictured above where it’s real food […]
Happy Birthday Gallileo Galilei! Galileo Galilei (15 February 1564 – 8 January 1642) was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who played a major role in the Scientific Revolution. His achievements include improvements to the telescope and consequent astronomical observations, and support for Copernicanism.
Yoshi Akai’s Wireless Catcher analog synth derives control input from nearby wireless signals picked up by an onboard antennae. As if that weren’t interesting enough, the copper control panel sports some elegant decorative flourishes typical of his impressive body of work. Be sure to check out more amazing custom synth aesthetics on Yoshi’s site. [Thanks, […]
ur very own inimitable Becky Stern makes and sells these beautiful custom scarves featuring the atomic emission spectrum of your favorite element. Shown above is the “silicon” version (as modeled by AdaFruit’s likewise inimitable Limor Fried) but you can choose whichever element/spectrum you like. And here’s a handy-dandy Java applet from The University of Oregon that makes it easy to browse for your selection. Minimalists may prefer hydrogen or helium, but for my money it’s hard to pass up the rainbow-y goodness of, say, iron or tantalum. Want!
Yes, this is a missile. Sorry about that. But it turns out the AIM-9 Sidewinder is the only well-documented example I can find, on the web, of a machine that employs these interesting little widgets called “rollerons.” See the little metal pinwheels at the trailing corners of the fins? The rolleron is basically an air-driven gyroscope, as Tom Harris explains over on How Stuff Works:
This week on CRAFT we saw: Crochet 3D Glasses and more… Crochet Space Shuttle Amigurumi Ukulele
If there ever is a day to do pink and dainty, it is today. To celebrate Valentine’s day, I cut some hyacinth and a small blade of fern and created a little flower arrangement in a delicate tea cup. The addition of moss makes this cut arrangement look like a planted one. Now I just […]
