NPR’s Ira Glass on creativity
This partial transcript of this video is a fresh take on the struggles of creative people to live up to their own good taste in the early stages of their career. Glass…
Super Spirograph
This very cool art project by Eske Rex entitled "Drawingmachine" is beautifully captured on this 3 minute video. The whole thing reminds me of an enormous spirograph, but more random and…
Lendle
Lendle provides a way to lend and borrow Kindle e-books using any device that has a Kindle app, including Macs, PCs, ipad, iphone, etc. To me, this is the last…
Video Time Machine
YTTM has been around for a while, but continues to develop a deeper trove of historical video. It might be a bit of a stretch to call breakfast cereal commercials…
Maker’s Maker
This Wired profile of Limor Fried really challenges the traditional image of the designer/maker. Not so long ago, when that term was used it referred to a ceramicist, glass blower, woodworker,…
Crowdfunding
Kickstarter is a fascinating site to browse for designers or really anybody involved or interested in arts and culture. Projects are posted by creators looking for funding for projects ranging…
Explosion Welding
Who says you can't weld stainless steel to carbon steel, or brass to stainless steel? Not Dynamic Materials Corporation of Colorado, USA. Check out this video of the process, and here for…