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Designer Sends Handwritten Notes From Her Phone Instead of Text Messages in Weeklong Project
After receiving her father’s old calligraphy pen, designer Cristina Vanko decided to brush up on her penmanship by sending handwritten messages in lieu of text…
How to Make LED Hoop Earrings or a Circular Pendant
In this video, Becky Stern of Adafruit Industries demonstrates how to make LED hoop earrings or a glowing circular pendant using Adafruit’s GEMMA wearable electronics…
Surreal Photos of People Swimming Underwater in Olek’s Crocheted Bodysuits
During a recent visit to Seville, Spain, yarn artist Olek captured these surreal photos of people swimming underwater in her colorful crocheted bodysuits. The photos…
The Science of Fire in Super Slow Motion
In the latest episode of Distort, host David Prager looks at the science of combustion with the help of a high speed camera.
PhotoCard, A Postcard App by Bill Atkinson of the Original Apple Macintosh Team
PhotoCard is an iOS app that lets users send custom postcards with designs from the app's library or one of their own photos.
Macaroni ‘n’ Cheese Pancakes
In 2012, self-taught baker and cook Andrea of Misc. Kitchen has created something great: Macaroni and Cheese Pancakes. She was inspired by a menu item…
Historical Photos of Early Bookmobiles
via Public library of Cincinnati Messy Nessy Chic has posted a collection of historical photos that delve into the early history of the bookmobile. The…
Full Screen Mario, A Browser-Based HTML5 Remake of the Original ‘Super Mario Bros.’
Joshua Goldberg has created Full Screen Mario, an HTML5 remake of the original Super Mario Bros. video game that you can play in your browser.…
The YouTube Comments Choir Tries To Transform People’s Awful Comments Into a Graceful Song
World Wide Interweb has created “The YouTube Comments Choir,” a video where a group of choir members try to transform people’s awful YouTube comments into…
Snoopybabe, A Little Cat With Big Sad Eyes
Snoopybabe is a little cat who has become quite popular on Instagram. It’s probably because of its big sad eyes. via Neatorama