So it seems like there are a lot of people doing the whole papercraft thing these days, following the success of Fwis’ ReadyMech. Cubeecraft have an astounding range of pretty cool looking paper thing templates, ready to download and play.
Cubeecraft
Soy Friends
We love zines! Soy Friends has a collection of the most amazing zines we’ve seen in a long time.
Idiots
Artists? Designers? Weird? Insane? Idiots seems to fit the bill, from their title bar which balatantly states ‘This must be designed by Idiots’ to their work which is both creepy, insightful and just plain odd.
Maia Urstad
Maia Urstad is an audio/visual artist from Norway. Using CD and cassette players as both sound transmission devices and sculptural elements she creates unque soundscapes as well accompanied by aesthetic visuals. Shown above is the Sound Barrier, a literal wall of sound and playing devices.
Kinkyform
Carsten Nicolai
German artist Carsten Nicolai has some great artworks and installation pieces. Many of the works seem generative, creating beauty from chaos.
VaryWell
VaryWell write software, build hardware and generally create brilliant interactive apps and interfaces.
Read at Work
I stumbled upon Read at Work the other day and was really impressed by the whole deviousness of the scheme! The basic premise allows you to read classic novels whilst posing as doing that important powerpoint presentation that was due yesterday. The interface is really nifty (at emulating windows) and the whole thing kind of reminds me of the boss key that was prevalent in early video games.
Flight404
Flight404 is the blog of processing master Robert Hodgin. The projects featured here are mind blowing. If you’re into glowing things and particle effects you should definitely check this out. Also of interest is Robert’s vimeo page which can be found here.
Shorty Fatz
Now that it’s summer you’re definitely gonna need a custom cruiser to peddle around the city streets/beach/countryside. That’s where Shorty Fatz comes in. Creating some sweet customised cruisers the same way OCC create custom choppers, Shorty Fatz will have you cruisin’ in no time.
