How does a puppet sit on a stool?
If you’ve ever seen a puppet/muppet sitting on a stool and wondered where the puppeteer was, here’s a video that shows you how it’s done (a mirror backed stool is the secret). [via] – Link. Related: Puppets! – Link.
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Device-art 2.0
Dale writes – “Here’s one photo from last night’s Device-art 2.0 show in Zagreb, Croatis. There were a set of mostly fire-art performance pieces in an abandoned warehouse near the Seva River. The place is now a nightclub named MoÄvara, which means The Swamp. The evening was extremely loud, hot and smokey — everyone puffing […]
Suissa computers
Howard Suissa’s company makes the incredible hand crafted PCs out of wood, glass and other non-traditional materials that you’d actually want to display proudly in your living room – “” [via] – Link.
Fire robots
Check out Racegreathouselabs robots and fire machines… I like the spider bot [via] – Link & photos.
Suspicious looking device
Casey writes – “To go along with the Geiger Counter mods, I had a counter stripped and powdercoated and replaced the electronics with my own (including distance sensor, LED display, motors, capacitive touch sensor, etc)to make a device capable of getting lots of attention if carried indiscreetly.” – Link.
Stencil Revolution – Stencil community
Stencil Revolution has a collection of stencil designs uploaded by artists, you can join upload your own, download others and check out all the resources/downloads to get started in making stencil art – How tos include: Ghostpatrol Guide to Making T-Shirts, Creating a 3 layer multicolour stencil, Using Chalk for your stencils, Converting a colour […]
Industrial drawings from the Smithsonian
The Smithsonian has a great collection of industrial drawings, doodles and sketches, like this Electro-mechanical fly catcher from Everett Huckel Bickley (1943) – “Drawing is a key element in the process of working out ideas. Drawing moves an idea from the “mind’s eye” to paper, the first step along the path from thought to three-dimensional […]
