photo by Harlan Erskine

Ping Mag, one of my favorite art and design zines, has a great interview with Jen Stark about her artwork, which is incredibly detailed, and looks almost alive. It reminds me of what I might see if snorkeling in the Caribbean. It looks like these sculptures would take forever, and they probably [...]

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How much fun is this! “Readymechs are free, flatpack toys for you to print and build.” Check out ReadyMech.com, download your favorite template, print, and start building! The designers at Fwis (a graphic design group), put together this site as one of their side projects.

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Having a little trouble getting started this Monday morning? Take some time with your sketchbook. Here are examples of what some talented Russian people have done in their Moleskin journals. I can’t read anything on the site (it’s in Russian), but the beauty is in the pictures anyway. Check out more here.

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Well since we’re on the subject of vehicles, I have to comment on something most basic: how many wheels are right? 2 wheels can be tippy and require balance, but 4 wheels seems to require special balancing and differentials to keep axles from snapping off. Which brings us to the 3 wheeler. As a budding [...]

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Thanks to our good friend Susan who gave us this design heads-up, we now know that Aquaduct has won a pedal-powered machine contest called Innovate or Die. The contest was sponsored by Specialized and Google. Aquaduct is amazing in that it is a bike designed for third world countries (or maybe Raleigh if this drought [...]

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