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Tested Gets a Video Tour of Volpin’s Prop-Making Workshop
Norman Chan of Tested visited Harrison Krix, also known as Volpin Props, and toured his prop-making workshop. In this video, Krix shows off some of…
DistroKid, A Service That Distributes Musicians’ Songs to iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and Amazon
DistroKid is a service created by Philip Kaplan that allows musicians to upload an unlimited amount of their music to online music stores.
Clever Outdoor Color Installation Mimics Lamplight
Madrid-based design studio (fos) used yellow tape and paint to create the illusion of a yellow triangle of light emanating from a lamp in this…
United Sports of America, Map Shows Popular Sports of Each State
For Slate, illustrator Jess Fink created a map called “United Sports of America” which attempts to answer the question: “If every state in the union…
Colorized Historical Photos by Colorizedhistory and Photo Chopshop
Mark Twain, colorization by Colorizedhistory Two very talented colorizers, Zuzah of Colorizedhistory and Jordan J. Lloyd of Photo Chopshop, have created a gallery of colorized…
Animated Halloween Costume Shows Your Guts Being Ripped Out Through Your Back
Last year we wrote about Mark Rober and his Digital Dudz, a line of shirts and corresponding smartphone apps that create animated Halloween costumes. This…
How to Make a Cucumber Look Like a Living, Slithering Snake
Master Sushi Chef Hiro Terada demonstrates how to make a cucumber look like a living, slithering snake with very precise cuts in this video by…
Brewbot, A Craft Beer Brewing Appliance That Works With an iOS App
Brewbot is a brewing appliance for craft beer that connects with an iOS app to make the brewing process simpler. Brewers can create recipes in…
The Noun Project, A Global Visual Language of Open Source Icons
The Noun Project is an ambitious effort to create a global visual language with open source symbols and icons. Anyone can contribute icons to the…
Disabled Kitten Learns to Walk With a Specially-Designed Walker
A recent episode of Tails of Hope by The Pet Collective tells the story of Thumper, an orphaned kitten born with a neurological disorder that…