Box of Clouds viewer
Digital artist Kim Laughton made this cloud viewer out of an old keychain photo viewer. The backlight of the LCD screen was removed so you have to hold the box up to the light to see the clouds drifting by inside. Box of Clouds
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Masterpieces of the Prado Museum
Wow, incredible use of Google maps and Google earth for a museum… Experience some of the most important Masterpieces from the Prado Museum. In the next two weeks, you will be able to access a new painting every day on Google Maps. The Prado Museum’s Masterpieces in ultra high resolution. Zoom in and browse the […]
Zipper tape
French artist Benoit Lemoine created “zipper tape†which allows him to add zippers to objects in public places via Urban Prankster.
Copper Band-Aid
I’m taking an introductory metalworking class, and for our first sample project I made this copper Band-Aid. I formed the strip on a hydraulic press (read: car jack in a steel frame) sandwiched between layers of acrylic (bottom) and flexible urethane (top). The pad is textured by running it through a roller against some window […]
Electronics scrap turned art @ Sparkfun
The production crew over at Sparkfun put their scrap parts to artistic use – Rather than just toss all the scrap boards/ICs/sensors into a recycling bin, the production artists put on their creative caps and come up with some really cool stuff we like to call “Solder Sculptures.” These pieces range from toy soldiers to […]
Lost Knowledge: Neon lights
The weekly Lost Knowledge column explores the possible technology of the future in the forgotten ideas of the past (and those slightly off to the side). Each Tuesday, we look at retro-tech, “lost” technology, and the make-do, improvised “street tech” of village artisans and tradespeople from around the globe. “Lost Knowledge” is also the theme […]
Liz Lomax’s character sculpting
“3D illustrator” Liz Lomax has done a fast-mo video of her doing a sculpture of musician Noel Gallagher. The Making of Noel Gallagher