Tag Archives: art

Paris Métro X-wing

Some of the most clever paper engineering I’ve seen has resulted in the transformation of a pair of Paris Métro tickets into an itty bitty X-wing fighter. X-wing en tickets de métro step by step contains all the instructions you need to convert your Métro tickets into the premier starfighter of the Rebel Alliance.

Analog digital printing

Need to make readable signage, but your handwriting with a Sharpie is wanting for legibility? Enter Instant Labeling Tape, which allows anyone with a black marker to crank out labels that are at least as readable as a typical cash register display.

Drawing tool/toy

Penny Arcade is responsible time and again for emptying my wallet by sending me to discover games I don’t currently own. This time, their seductive banner ads have sent me to gaze upon the wonder that is Alias SketchBook Pro 2. I’m intrigued by the concept of an art program that’s actually centered around [...]

Jevaun

I’m normally not a proponent of glossy sites laden with gratuitous Flash, but sometimes they’re so darn pretty. Jevaun Howell has just such a site. Like many designers’ personal portfolio sites, it’s chock full of urban imagery, animated effects, and excitingly swoopy design elements. Unlike most, it’s also got clean layout and excellent navigation. Jevaun’s [...]

Cross-stitch for the modern era

Make your own bumper sticker

Scott McCloud

Business card cartoons

Grokking the GIMP