Dodecahedron Speaker Delivers Almost Spherical Sound
Sean Ragan created this fantastic dodecahedron speaker and shares a full guide to building it with all of the design files.
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A Colorwheel of the Queen’s Outfits
To celebrate 60 years on the throne Pantone and Leo Burnett London have joined forces to create a high design homage to Her Majesty with a limited edition colour guide of the different hues of the Queen’s famous stylish ensembles through the years. This guide uses Pantone colour references and give the date and location of each outfit the Queen wore.
Capture 3D Objects with 123D Catch App
If you’ve got an iPad with a camera, you can now use it to capture 3D objects using Autodesk’s new 123D Catch app for the iPad. Similar to the desktop software of the same name, you take a series of photographs of an object or setting and upload them to a server. The service will then compile a fully textured 3D model for display and manipulation.
Family Heirloom Newsprint Scarf Tutorial
I’ve been wanting to try out Spoonflower textile printing for a while, but I’m no expert in surface design. I love this DIY newsprint scarf project they posted on their blog, which uses Photoshop to turn a “useless” family keepsake (old newspaper clipping) into a useful one (silk scarf)!
DIY Skull Tights
Some days I’m feeling a little bit more punk rock than others. This is one of those days. Not only would a pair of tights like this be fun to wear, I think they would be really satisfying to make. The ripping and tearing is the kind of craft I could get behind today. More: […]
Re-Blowmolding Turns Pop Bottles Into Piggy Banks
[viddler id=1409630 w=580 h=330] In this video from Core77, designer Taylor McKenzie-Veal uses a toaster, a two-part wooden mold, and a bit of compressed air to turn an empty sports drink bottle into a plastic piggy bank. So much win. [via adafruit] This Little Piggy — Taylor McKenzie-Veal Design More:Homemade Blow-Molding Gun
DIY Router Cover
While we all love and now actually NEED technology in our lives and homes, we may not dig the aesthetics and look all of these electronics create. I appreciate an innovative idea that helps mask some of this and the anamu blog has a killer one with this Re-style Your Router post. I totally want to try this now!
