SOFT SPOT 5 from Philippa Rice on Vimeo.
by Philippa Rice and Luke Pearson. We made this one in December 2016 in Bristol and Nottingham, UK.
SOFT SPOT 5 from Philippa Rice on Vimeo.
by Philippa Rice and Luke Pearson. We made this one in December 2016 in Bristol and Nottingham, UK.
(Source: match.or.jp, via workman)
“Love Symbol #2” was inspired by his custom-made Yamaha purple piano, which was originally scheduled to go on tour with the artist before his death from an accidental drug overdose on April 21, 2016. From the 1984 film “Purple Rain” to multiple lyric references, wardrobe and vehicle choices and more, Prince has long been associated with the color. The announcement comes just weeks after the release of a deluxe edition of the “Purple Rain” album including previously unreleased tracks and a long out-of-print DVD of a 1985 concert.”
More Primitive Technology: sandals, prawn traps, and water hammers
It’s been awhile since I’ve looked in on what the proprietor of the Primitive Technology YouTube channel is up to. Over the past two years, this Australian man has built all sorts of tools, structures, and objects using only what he can find in the forest and has racked up over 330 million views on his silent videos demonstrating how he does it all.
One of his latest projects was building a water-powered hammer (video above).
The trough was positioned under the waterspout to collect water and the tripod adjusted so that the resting point of the hammer was horizontal (so water wouldn’t prematurely spill out of the trough).
The trough filled with water, outweighed the hammer head and tilted the hammer up into the air. The water then emptied out of the trough (now slanting downwards) and the hammer then slammed down onto an anvil stone returning to its original position. The cycle then repeated at the approximate rate of one strike every 10 seconds. The hammer crushes small soft types of stone like sandstone or ochre. I carved a bowl into the anvil stone so that it would collect the powder. I then crushed old pottery (useful as grog for new pots) and charcoal. Practically speaking, this hammer worked ok as a proof of concept but I might adjust it or make a new one with a larger trough and bigger hammer for heavy duty work.
He also made a trap for catching freshwater prawns:
And a pair of sandals:
He’s built up quite a following on Patreon as well, with people contributing over $5700 per video, putting him on a path to be able to make Primitive Technology his full-time job.
I could watch these all day
(Source: jkottke)
CHAD GADYA from Nina Paley on Vimeo.
Our most ridiculously labor-intensive animation ever! The traditional Passover folk song rendered in embroidermation by Nina Paley and Theodore Gray.
These very same embroidered matzoh covers are available for purchase here: palegraylabs.com/chad-gadya/
Music: Chad Gadya sung by Moishe Oysher with the Abraham Nadel Chorus (circa 1955?), in Aramaic and Hebrew
Soviet animation: The Tale of the Priest and of His Workman Balda (+English subtitles) from Niffiwan on Vimeo.
The “bazaar” scene from a lost Soviet animated feature film-opera with music by Shostakovich. The rest of the film was destroyed in WW2. It is now in the public domain. Subtitles added by myself.
Thank you to user loshchshch from Youtube who sent me a higher-quality version of this video.
Russian name: Сказка о попе и о работнике его Балде (Базар). Музыка: Шостакович. Режиссура: Тсехановкий и Тсехановская.
Just Enough Research by Erika Hall—An Event Apart Video from Jeffrey Zeldman on Vimeo.
Every product, service, or interface we design in the safety and comfort of our workplaces has to survive and thrive in the real world. This means countless strangers will be using our creations in a chaotic environment over which we have no control. Research is the key to grounding ideas in reality and improving the odds of success, but research can be a very scary word. It may sound like money you don’t have, time you can’t spare, and expertise you have to seek.
Fear no more. In this 60-minute video, captured live at An Event Apart Orlando: Special Edition, Erika Hall presents practical, effective, efficient techniques that work within any design and development process to give you invaluable insight into your users and what they need and value. Not only will you reduce the risk of a wrong guess, you’ll also uncover new opportunities for innovation.
Erika is the co-founder and Director of Strategy at Mule Design and the author of Just Enough Research (A Book Apart, 2014). She is adept at helping clients articulate their goals and frame their problems to ensure successful design solutions, and encourages everyone to embrace the sure power of the clarifying question. In her spare time, she fights empty and political business jargon at Unsuck It.
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