I love this twist on Star Wars characters and scenes, depicted in a great traditional Mexican art style. [via Designer Daily] More: Amazing Star Wars Cupcakes Get Crafty to Celebrate Star Wars Day Awesome Star Wars Serenity Prayer Cross-Stitch Star Wars Cross-Stitch Baby Blanket And Pillow Gift Set
Do thoughts of the upcoming holidays overwhelm you? Well it shouldn’t. The holidays should be a special time to enjoy your family and friends. I tend to overwhelm myself but now I’m finally learning my lesson! I used to slave away in the kitchen most of Wednesday and all day on Thanksgiving Thursday, leaving myself […]
Mehmet “Memo” Akten‘s experiment shows the possibilities of the newly hacked gadget. The XBox Kinect is connected to my Macbook Pro, and I wrote a little demo to analyse the depth map for gestural 3D interaction. One hand to draw in 3D, two hands to rotate the view. Very rough, early prototype. [Kinect hacks, via […]
Yep, it’s a ring with a door knocker on it, courtesy of Pat Kim. My ring collection will never be the same! Via Dirty Laundry
As Heather said when she passed on the link to these awesome Regency silhouette ornaments from Colleen of The Magic Bean, they are “Jane Austen-tastic!” Indeed. The details are fantastic, and I like her tips for adding the trim around the edges. Thanks, Heather!
Legibility, of course, is a matter of degree, but given that NYU computer science professor Ken Perlin’s tiny font can fit 500 words into a 320 x 240 pixel rectangle, I am surprised at how readable it remains. “My design,” he explains, “assumes that screen pixels are horizontal striped as RGBRGB, as are most LCD screens these days.”
Is there anything fondant can’t do? This Angry Birds cake by Anya Richardson is gaining accolades on Flickr. [via Laughing Squid]
