Craft & Design

From traditional crafts to modern crafts, we’re covering news and interesting projects to educate you and keep you inspired. Design trends and pop culture related projects are here to inspire.

Felicia Day Learns to Crochet

Felicia Day Learns to Crochet

When actress Felicia Day launched her new YouTube channel, Geek & Sundry, I was thrilled. I was particularly intrigued by a very brief glimpse of her crocheting in the opening of her show, The Flog, where she shares her cool adventures each week. I’ve been waiting for the crochet episode to air, and when it […]

Space Shuttle Demating Time Lapse

Space Shuttle Demating Time Lapse

Way cool! This weekend several Resistor members worked together with The Last Shuttle Project and the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum to install a time lapse camera near Hangar 12 at JFK to record the demating operation of the Space Shuttle Enterprise (OV101) from the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. [thanks, Trammell!]

Digitally Designed Lace

Digitally Designed Lace

Artist Cristina Suzuki created a series of illustrations called Rendas Digitais (Digital Lace) based on traditional textile techniques, which she mimics by processing her original drawings with graphic design software. Lace looks complex, but it is actually simple details that together amplify the view and bring a complexity, startling the viewer. That’s how I feel […]