1. Bright colors – that is, vibrant shades of green and blue, yellow, and orange – provide an expansive feeling. These are friendly, happy colors that encourage communication and are therefore especially welcome in the dining area and kitchen. 2. Dark colors, such as red, purple, blue, and dark shades of green, can have a [...]
For Valentine’s Day, Bryan created “Red Blooded,” a love story for Tracie, his wife of 14 years. He used a hand-letterpressed product, a red Field Notes memo book, to a sweet, charming effect. via
How cool is this? A clever way to utilize what Nature provides. Definitely a win. via here and here
1. Listen to the birds. That’s where all the music comes from. Birds know everything about how it should sound and where that sound should come from. And watch hummingbirds. They fly really fast, but a lot of times they aren’t going anywhere. 2. Your guitar is not really a guitar. Your guitar is a [...]
Animation by Aidan An old man shares his life story with his young grandchild through evocative music. This touching animation was created by Aidan Gibbons with the song, “Comptine d’un autre été: l’après midi,” composed by Yann Tiersen.
In a three-minute presentation to a TED conference, Terry Moore explains that he found out he’d been tying his shoelaces the wrong way his whole life. He shows the audience why that is the case and how to do it the ‘right’ way. Who knew?!
Things you need to make your own jellyfish: 1. A transparent plastic grocery bag 2. A plastic water bottles. 3. Thread 4. Food coloring 5. Scissors Click here to get the instruction and how to play with it. via
Imagine a Japanese Zen Garden built into a beautifully-crafted, glass-topped coffee table. The body of the table encapsulates electronics and robotics, allowing images to be sculpted into a layer of sand beneath a glass table top. The effect is mesmerizing and magical; it is truly Zen-like to watch ever-changing patterns and images appear in [...]
Blind artist John Bramblitt began to lose his eyesight when he was just 11 years old, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at his work. Bramblitt uses a special fabric paint that leaves raised lines on the canvas so he can track his progress. For colors, he says each color of paint has a [...]
The trees are singing to us, thanks to Bartholomaus Traubeck. The artist and engineer made a record player that could play trees instead of vinyl, creating a different melody based on the tree’s age. The folks at Huffington Post interviewed Traubeck about his intriguing work. Check it out here. Music from The Muppets