An early Tombow HOMO drawing pencil with transparent lacquer.
In the time before computers, writing tools could be considered works of art. So come read dhruva's post about the golden age of Japanese pencils and discover how true that can be.
Drop spindle with wool via Wikimedia
Sheep farmer here, raising pedigree Shetlands for fleece quality ... Rhedyn comments in the post on how synthetic textiles made from plastic took over the fashion industry. Wow, there is so much fascinating info in this thread! If you have an interest in fashion, textiles, environment, design, climate, farming ... take a look. Plus Nibbly Fang with more info and some great book recs at the end.
If you're looking for something to sink your brain into during this final week of the year, then check out chavenet's post about the first 300 years of data visualization and information graphics. Gorgeous graphics mixed with interesting historical bits? YES, PLEASE!
One fine day in 2003, a man stopped in a McDonald’s for a meal, but instead discovered the amazing artist, Wes Cook. Take the 20 minutes and enjoy this magical story that zig zags along on a fantastic journey, you won't be disappointed!
Comparison of the Pentium weaving with a Pentium die photo from Intel.
Monday, stony Monday posted the excellent The Pentium as a Navajo weaving, about a unique rug design based on Intel's Pentium chip (the P54C, to be exact), painstakingly made using traditional Navajo materials and techniques ... and the fascinating and complex social, cultural, and technological history behind it. (hat tip to grumpybear69 for the title!)
Cover detail from Anton Chekhov's The Kiss
Book love meets graphic design love meets collectible love in cupcakeninja's post on Greg Neville's Penguin Series Design. ❤️ 📔🐧
miniature diorama of Christine inside Darnell's garage by member Laura Palmer's Cold Dead Kiss
In HearHere's post on a miniature renaissance, Laura Palmer's Cold Dead Kiss shared their impressive creation, a diorama of Darnell's Garage from the movie Christine. Flagged as Fury 58 FANTASTIC!
image via The Internet Animation Database, intanibase.com
Oh, fun! not_on_display posted The Fictional Brands Archive's searchable index, with descriptions of each brand, and browsable by name, sector, category, medium, genre, and "touchpoint." Check out the "Research" section, too, for lots of info and history on brands! 🆒
Chiesa di San Nicolao della Flue in Milan, Italy via dezeen.com
"All of these look like first-person shooter levels" (– egypturnash): kaibutsu posted Brutalist Churches, and opinions amble the gamut.
One will talk about its kiln dried hardwood frames all day, but make you dig to find out it's using sinuous springs: Grimp0teuthis recently went down the rabbit hole on couches and shares what they found beneath the cushions in the Why Are (Most) Sofas So Bad? thread.
A still from the video content inside Omega Mart by immersive designers Meow Wolf. Photo by Kate Russell.
First off, don't get into immersive experience design, events, and production unless there is a part of your brain that lights up and says "this is what I was meant to do, I literally can't do anything else." In the Willy Wonka exhibit thread, kathryn has a very interesting comment on how to do the most with the least in immersive design for events or experiences without a lavish budget.
Object of lust: TP–7 field recorder, via teenage.engineering
Help satisfy dmd's lust for beautiful functional objects? Difficulty level, been there, fiddled with that.
"nice to see someone leaning in to the core imagery of the loon as a red-eyed nightmare being by really focusing in on the eye part to the exclusion of the rest of the bird; I feel like this is the one Minnesotan who's going to be straight with me about the Horrors" – taquito sunrise.
Minnesotans are submitting their new state flag and seal design ideas, and Mefites have opinions.
Oluf Lund and Eva Paarmann Lobster Chair appearing in DIS: New Eden
Pronoiac posted My god, it’s full of chairs, an index of over 160 different commercially-available chairs that have appeared in Star Trek productions.
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