Like many people who grew up in the glory days of home computing, I spent a lot of my high school and college years playing the Ultima series of games. The series stood out in a lot of ways, but one of the most memorable things about it was that the creator of the series, […]
Here are some of my favorite posts from the CRAFT blog this week: Scientific Decorating – Link. DIY Magazine Rack – Link. The Bored Jacket – Link. Decorating with Maps – Link. DIY Wine Crate Displays – Link.
While touring around Phoenix’s First Friday yesterday (a monthly art walk), I came across these collages by Ami Minnick. She uses vintage cards and ads from the ’40s-’60s to make these very precise and attractive collages. She doesn’t have a website; if you have any more information, post it in the comments! Larger photo available […]
Steppo is a children’s game where brightly colored wireless puzzle-piece-shaped stompable pads are rearranged to stomp out music and other scenarios. It was created as part of the Interaction Design Hands On Course at the Holon Institute of Technology in Israel. Their documentation is great. – [via] Link.
Phuong-Cac Nguyen at Cool Hunting writes about Paul Schmitt’s DIY skateboard program for kids: The skateboard industry veteran, who built a rep from his ’80s board company Schmitt Stix, launched the offshoot non-profit CreateASkate program few years ago, educating students in principles of math, art and–perhaps the most important of them all–hard work. Aspiring young […]
Fashion designer Ted Baker and Jam Design teamed up to create this amazing eco fabric garden for the 100% Design in London event. The hanging fabric vessels are actually reused lampshades! Read more about it at Inhabitat. Link.
Yet another Altoids tin inspired project. This time the “MintyMic” case includes a powered microphone and preamp with line-level outputs and adjustable gain control. Best of all the whole project comes as a kit, or you can get your own parts and follow the instructions on the site, or it can even be shipped pre-assembled […]
