From Linda as seen on teleomorph.com: Magical engineering…
Scan and print industrial tools with moving parts in minutes. Great introductory video to 3D printing:
Photo Magic
Submitted by Erin:
The Art of the Animated GIF
Gawker.com
April 23, 2011
Co.Design “” Jamie Beck and Kevin Burg’s animated photos turn the medium of choice for 4chan trolls into something approaching high art.
You know how people sometimes say that jazz is the only truly American art form? Animated GIFs are like the jazz of the internet: they could only exist, and be created and appreciated, online. Continue reading “Photo Magic”
Crop Circles for Economic Development?
Indonesia Crop Circle Sparks UFO Rumors
Huffington Post
January 25, 2011
Jakarta, Indonesia (AP) – Thousands of curious onlookers are flocking to central Indonesia to look at a “crop circle” in a rice field following rumors it was formed by a UFO.
Though clearly sculptured by humans — it looks like an intricately designed flower — the 70-yard-wide (70-meter-wide) circle has drawn so much attention that police have blocked off the area with yellow tape. Villagers have started charging entrance fees.
Guntur Purwanto, chief of Jogotirto village in Sleman district, said the circle appeared in the middle of the green rice paddies over the weekend.
Among those turning out Tuesday and offering opinions were officials from Indonesia’s space agency, well-respected astronomers and nuclear agency officials. All agree it was not left by an UFO.
Bag Art
Curbing Preventable Injuries
From preventableinjuries, via Laughing Squid & Wooster Collective, September 07, 2010
Marking the back to school term, Preventable together with BCAA Traffic Safety Foundation and the District of West Vancouver have launched an optical illusion geared to making drivers slow down at high-risk intersections.
The optical illusion of an illustrated girl chasing a ball has been placed on the road northbound at 22nd street in West Vancouver. There are signs leading up to it saying “you’re probably not expecting kids to run out on the road” to prepare drivers. The installation is meant to draw attention to the risk of children running into the street and was carefully tested before being put in place. It is in place for a few days only and is being monitored as a pilot to ensure pedestrian and driver safety are not risked. The illusion rises up gradually from about 100 feet away as not to surprise drivers, and it fades away by the time a driver approaches.
For more details on how we’re shifting attitudes and raising awareness about preventable injuries, visit http://www.preventable.ca