Darwin's Design

Everyday Reflections: Graphite Drawings by Heikki Leis | Colossal

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:13:36 -0500

Everyday Reflections: Graphite Drawings by Heikki Leis | Colossal

Paradise Parking: Automobiles Reclaimed by Nature | Colossal

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:54:56 -0500

Paradise Parking: Automobiles Reclaimed by Nature | Colossal

Cool collection of images of free standing tipis (via Blackfoot...

Sat, 27 Aug 2011 13:57:52 -0400

Cool collection of images of free standing tipis (via Blackfoot Decorated Tipis c.1900 | HOW TO BE A RETRONAUT)

I recently googled recycled plastic bottles and got an array of...

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:19:46 -0400

I recently googled recycled plastic bottles and got an array of projects ranging from sculptural fine art to practical alternatives to everyday devices. Check out the highlights.

Graphic Designer Nick Sayers creates mathematically inspired...

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:20:09 -0400

Graphic Designer Nick Sayers creates mathematically inspired spherical objects out of every day recycled materials. (via MAKE | Math Monday: Playing Cards)

andreaquixtan: Vintage coffee bean bag chairs

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 22:05:38 -0400

andreaquixtan:

Vintage coffee bean bag chairs

(via Andy Gilmore – New Prints and Interview » ISO50 Blog –...

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:59:17 -0400

(via Andy Gilmore – New Prints and Interview » ISO50 Blog – The Blog of Scott Hansen (Tycho / ISO50))

Derek Watkins created a visualization tracking the spatial...

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:44:44 -0400

Derek Watkins created a visualization tracking the spatial distribution of U.S. postal offices from the 18th to the 20th century. Gathering data from the USPS Postmaster Finder, with lat/long coordinates extracted from the USGS Geographic Names Information System, the results were animated using Processing (via Mailifest Destiny: U.S. expansion visualized as post offices – Boing Boing)

Great Kodachrome photos (via 1940s Kodachromes » ISO50 Blog...

Sat, 30 Jul 2011 11:27:53 -0400

Great Kodachrome photos (via 1940s Kodachromes » ISO50 Blog – The Blog of Scott Hansen (Tycho / ISO50))

furniture made from doors and ladders (via MAKE | Furniture...

Sat, 30 Jul 2011 11:19:33 -0400

furniture made from doors and ladders (via MAKE | Furniture Built From Doors and Ladders)

‘The Codex Seraphinianus is a book written and illustrated by...

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:45:33 -0400

‘The Codex Seraphinianus is a book written and illustrated by Italian artist, architect and industrial designer Luigi Serafini, from 1976 to 1978. The book appears to be a visual encyclopedia of an unknown world, written in one of its languages, an alphabetic writing intended to be meaningless.’ - Wikipedia

(via Codex Seraphinianus | HOW TO BE A RETRONAUT)

Check out these eight inspired door handles (via Door Handle...

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 12:02:35 -0400

Check out these eight inspired door handles

(via Door Handle Redesigns)

My friend Robb over at Syynlabs has created this Swing Pong...

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:05:42 -0400

My friend Robb over at Syynlabs has created this Swing Pong machine. Check it out

robbgodshaw:

Really fun project I am working alongside other syynterns over at SyynLabs
Work in progress. Look back for completed version.

Make magazine featured this article on building your own...

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:17:02 -0400

Make magazine featured this article on building your own jellyfish tank (via Make: | Build Your Own Jellyfish Habitat)

Cool nature photos by Indonesian photographer Hengi Koentjoro...

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:57:05 -0400

Cool nature photos by Indonesian photographer Hengi Koentjoro (via Hengki Koentjoro » ISO50 Blog – The Blog of Scott Hansen (Tycho / ISO50))

How To Be A Retronaut posted an awesome set of photos of vintage...

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:22:41 -0400

How To Be A Retronaut posted an awesome set of photos of vintage exercise machines. I love their chic attire.

(via Vintage Exercise Machines | HOW TO BE A RETRONAUT)

A few months ago I went to the Huntington Gardens in Pasadena...

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 23:17:35 -0400

A few months ago I went to the Huntington Gardens in Pasadena and snagged these photos of vintage incandescent light bulbs.

Working model of M.C. Escher’s waterfall illusion using...

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 22:38:32 -0400

Working model of M.C. Escher’s waterfall illusion using forced perspective.

(via D E C E P T O L O G Y: M. C. Escher waterfall optical illusion in real life)

Last week I posted an article on how to make your own multi key...

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 12:35:57 -0400

Last week I posted an article on how to make your own multi key out of a winchester multi tool. Yesterday with the help of our friend Chris, we built or own. Check out the photos.

Great Futuristic paintings by Ricky Allman (via Ricky Allman...

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 13:40:40 -0400

Great Futuristic paintings by Ricky Allman

(via Ricky Allman Painting / Drawing » ISO50 Blog – The Blog of Scott Hansen (Tycho / ISO50))