Carnivorous Clock is Carnivorous
All that innocent experimentation with fuel cells that run on blood has led to this, a flesh-eating clock. This prototype time-piece from UK-based designers James Auger and Jimmy Loizeau traps insects on flypaper stretched across its roller system before depositing them into a vat of bacteria. The ensuing chemical reaction, or “digestion,” is transformed into power that keeps the rollers rollin’ and the LCD clock ablaze.
from engadget
Flying Lanterns
Loy Karathong is a traditional Thai fesival held on the full moon of the 12th month of the lunar calender. (Usually November in the US) According to the writings of H.M. King Rama IV in 1863, the ceremony originated to honour the original Buddha, Siddhartha Guatama. The act of sending off or floating away is symbolic of letting go all of ones grudges. The action also is believed to help rid the locals of troubles.
source Wikipedia.
Creating a Seamless Background (PS)
I’m going to start doing tutorials every so often for my friends that like to mess around on the computer. This tutorial will focus on creating a seamless background for the web. I guess you’ll need to know the basics of how to use photoshop, but it should be simple enough to follow along. If you have any questions email/comment and i’ll try to get back to you.
Alright, so I started with an image that I drew for a valentines day card that I never used.
As you can see its just one graphic that I want to create an offset pattern with. This will also work with photos or textures that you grab. You’ll just have to do some clone stamping and patching to get it to line up correctly.
STEP 1:
Align the graphic to the center of your canvas and copy the graphic layer to create two of the same graphic overlaying each other.
Step 2:
Click on the middle layer and use the Offset Filter. Its located under FILTERS/OTHER/OFFSET in the top menu bar. Because my canvas size is 300×300px, I offset it Horizontal:150px and Vertical:150px. Be sure the Wrap Around Radio button is checked. Click OK. Now your image should look like this.
Step 3:
Now we have our tile. You can shrink it down to whatever size you want and save it as a .gif or .jpg to use as a seamless web background.
BFF x San Marco Saddle.
Welcoming its 9th year with support by 42 Below, the Bicycle Film Festival will soon be launching in 39 cities worldwide. With a packed schedule lined up, the festival will kick off on June 17th for an opening event at the South Street Seaport, Pier 17 in NYC, featuring performances by The Teenagers and The John Spencer Blues Explosion. The next day will see an art show featuring a plethora of artists/photographers including the likes of Martha Cooper, Agathe Snow, Kenzo Minami, Scott Campbell, Erik Foss, Peter Sutherland, Mike Giant, I LOVE DUST, and Massan Fluker (M.A.S.H.), amongst many others. Further information regarding dates and admission can be found at the official Bicycle Film Festival website.
To help commemorate the 9th annual Bicycle Film Festival which features the opening of the New York leg today, respected saddle-makers San Marco has created a collection of five different bike saddles. Based on the Concor Supercorsa, each color is symbolic of particular major metropolitan area participating in the 2009 BFF. Colors include blue (New York), black (London), green (Milan), yellow (Paris) and red (Tokyo). Each saddle also includes a BFF logo and city stamp. Fifty saddles will be available online at Shop.SelleSanMarco.it for €95 (approximately $131 USD) only when the BFF hits that respective city (meaning the New York ones are on sale now).
Visit Bicycle Film Festival // Visit San Marco
Found from Hypebeast
Oh No!
Exploding Bike!
Banksy vs. Bristol Museum
Banksy opening in the Bristol Museum for the summer. SIIICK!
Another video with the museum director.
from Fabrik
Bourgeois Brass Knuckles
“The Bourgeois Brass Knuckles are a cross between two iconic objects whose cultural and socio-economic associations lie at opposite ends of the spectrum from one another. Originally designed by Jonathan Sabine, the BBK is being produced in a numbered limited edition run of 50 by the Chromoly studio. Each chrome plated Bourgeois Brass Knuckle comes in a laser etched handmade walnut box.”
Sadly, they’re out of the Bourgeois Brass Knuckles, but I did pick up the Ninja star tacks!
