How-To: Paper Clone
You are beckoned by Instructables user ddi7i4d to make yourself a paper clone: “Welcome to the chamber of paper and glue, Frankenstein Junior.” More: How-To: Identity-Preserving Ski Mask
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Visual structure of a zen rock garden
Just ran across this fascinating little paper published in Nature back in 2002 by Gert J. Van Tonder, Michael J. Lyons, and Yoshimichi Ejima. In it, the authors apply a simple shape analysis to the layout of the 15 boulders in Japan’s most famous karesansui (or “Zen garden,” as they are often called in the West) at the RyÅan-ji temple in Kyoto. The technique they use is called “medial axis transformation,” which, by my understanding, basically means that they took the Voronoi diagram of the boulders in the garden as viewed from above. The paper’s authors explain their method with an elegant analogy:
Levi’s Workshop in San Francisco
In the heart of San Francisco’s artistic Mission District is Levi’s Workshop a new kind of hands-on gallery that is celebrating the history of print and design from now through the end of August. I was amazed when I stepped inside how open the space was and how readily available the staff were to show […]
Timber-Frame House Plans
I love the Library of Congress. Not only do they guard a treasure house of literature and historical documents, not only can you buy reprints of amazing historical photographs, but you can actually get plans to build your own timber-frame house! I love the idea that architectural plans can be so accessible; it’s really just […]
Be Cycle & Fashion: Custom Bikes for Charity
Introducing, Be Cycle, a customization project where twelve great names in fashion and design modify and decorate twelve Peugeot fixed gears for auction. The proceeds will benefit ACT Responsible, a non profit dedicated to promoting environmental and social causes. As a cult object and symbol of a responsible attitude, cycling made its comeback in many […]
Creating Color Palettes through Photos
Patricia Zapata of A Little Hut discusses color inspiration and shows us how she uses photographs to create color palettes. This photo of a cluster of raspberries shows how lighting can reveal beautiful tones of one color.
Patterns by Eva Revolver
I love patterns! I think that my love of patterns comes from growing up in a house that had crazy wallpaper in every room. I would spend endless amounts of time staring at the wall looking for the repeat. (Yes, I was a strange child.) Some of my favorite patterns come from the mind and […]
