The Volkswagen Beetle Ball - Art by Ichwan Noor

Get your cat one of these!



Jakarta based sculptor, Ichwan Noor got this idea from playing the popular Playstation 2 videogame Katamari Damacy and with the help of Marvel super-villain, Magneto, it was made possible.

Introducing the 3Doodler: A Pen That Can Draw In The Air!

It's a pen that can draw in the air! 3Doodler is the 3D printing pen you can hold in your hand. Lift your imagination off the page!

Have you ever just wished you could lift your pen off the paper and see your drawing become a real three dimensional object? Well now you can!

3Doodler is the world’s first and only 3D Printing Pen. Using ABS plastic (the material used by many 3D printers), 3Doodler draws in the air or on surfaces. It’s compact and easy to use, and requires no software or computers. You just plug it into a power socket and can start drawing anything within minutes.

Oh, and it’s also the most affordable way to 3D print…by a looong way! With 3Doodler we’re making fun 3D creation accessible to everyone.

How does it work?

If you can scribble, trace or wave a finger in the air you can use a 3Doodler.

As 3Doodler draws, it extrudes heated plastic, which quickly cools and solidifies into a strong stable structure. This allows you to build an infinite variety of shapes and items with ease! Most people will instantly be able to trace objects on paper, and after only a few hours of practice you will be able to make far more intricate objects.

3Doodler is a brand new way of creating objects and artistic works. Whether you are an artist, hobbyist or 3D printing fanatic, we can’t wait to see what you 3Doodle!

What can I make with 3Doodler?

There are many ways 3Doodler can be used. 3Doodles can be created as flat forms and peeled off a piece of paper, as freestyle 3D objects, or in separate parts, ready to be joined together using the 3Doodler. The creative opportunities are endless, including:

• Basic 3D shapes and 3D models
• Jewelry, pendants and hanging ornaments
• Decorative art and fridge magnets
• Personalization of everyday objects (iPhone cases, laptops, pens, etc.)
• A mini Eiffel Tower or a soccer pitch for your Lego men
• And much much more…

Get yours here.

This particular model is a little rough but the retail version will be much sharper.

Exquisite Illustrations: The Perfect Definition of this Digital Life

While I agree that we need to regulate ourselves and set boundaries to avoid being consumed by the technology, I don't think it is a fundamentally new problem. Society always has to adapt and create norms by which all members must abide in order to function. Today we struggle to create those norms for smartphone and tablet use, but past societies have had to do the same for other social advancements.

When the telephone was invented, suddenly we are able to contact each other instantly and remotely. Whereas in the past, you would write someone a letter or visit them, now you can simply call. When is it appropriate to call? Can I call at dinner time? Should I expect you to be available to talk? Is it rude to tell someone certain news (deaths, etc) over the phone versus in person or in a letter? Over time society answered those questions.

You could use similar examples for things like the automobile (how fast is too fast? Should I let that person on my right have the right-of-way?), which when it was invented was more or less unregulated as far as how it was built and used. Or, clothes, for that matter - which, I suppose, were more or less optional at some distant point in our history.

I'm rambling a bit but the main point I'm trying to make is that yes, we have some work to do as a society to integrate universal communications as we have them into our lives effectively. We have a responsibility to agree upon a set of rules and to teach those to our children. It is just one more thing we need to pass along to our kin in order to make them productive members of society, similar to teaching them to drive or to dress themselves.

-jglavin

by Felipe Luchi (Brazil)

for Go Outside magazine

original story gizmodo.com

The City Made From 100,000 Staples! (video)

Staple Skyline

What would you do with 100,000 staples and about 40 hours of free time? You would create a tiny metropolis on the office courtyard, of-course! That is exactly what British artist Peter Root did. Welcome to Ephemicropolis.

• 100,000 Staples
• 40 Hours
• Approx floor area 20 x 9.8 feet
• Highest stack = 4.7 inches

Animated Video - History of the World (Official Video)

An arts and crafts history of the world.

Written by Kalle Mattson
kallemattson.com/

Kevin Parry - Director / Animator
kevinbparry.com

Carla Veldman - Designer / Animator
dekunst.blogspot.com/

Andrew Wilson - Designer / Animator
andrewewilson.blogspot.com/

Andrea Nesbitt - Live Action
andreanesbitt.blogspot.com/