Year: 2011

Meagan’s Panama sketchbook

Meagan’s Panama sketchbook

Meagan was recently on an extended stay in Panama. Before leaving she made a small sketchbook which she then filled with a visual travelogue. On returning, she scanned the pages of the sketchbook and posted them for all to see. The book tells a great story of rural life far off the grid and the people she lived with. Some of the pages are cut to the contour of the images, which then show layering of the three dimensional spaces in the picture.

Pixel Pour 2.0

Now in 3D! NYC’s secretly a video game, clearly evidenced by this leak in the matrix. We covered the first (to us) Pixel Pour back in 2008, and a reader has written in with these pictures of a new, more blocky version, photographed by Benjamin Norman. More photos after the jump. More: Pixellated water helps […]

How-To: Bird Thaumatrope

This simple project from Joel at Made by Joel will keep your kids (and you!) entertained for ages, and is a perfect activity for a snow day. He’s provided printable templates for making the bird thaumatrope pictured above, and all you need to add is a stick or drinking straw and some tape and then […]