Link Round-Up: June 4, 2012

Papercraft War Machine from Paper Replika

News: The Metropolitan Museum Hosts Its First 3D Scanning and Printing Hackathon

Browsing this Illustrated Dungeons & Dragons equipment lists by Tim Denee, I've realized for the first time that I've never thought to pack a change of underwear on a campaign.  Hmmm.

Isaac Cordal sculpts faces in wire mesh colanders and then uses light to project the portraits on the ground.

Eric Curtis Presents "Fallen Superheroes," The not-so-glamorous lives of superheroes in the real world.

Short Film: Ghild

"Ghild" by Michael Rosenbaum

Ghild is the eccentric coming-of-age tale of Brauly Gullivan, a special eight-year-old boy whose “body grows old faster than normal people and then one day just stops freaking working”. This magical story of a boy who is born a giant, features superior design and is buyoed by excellent acting, elevating the worn-out premise into something rather delightful.

Music Video: Warsnare

This is the official video for Warsnare off of Eris’s recently released EP. The video was directed and animated by Visitor with additional modeling and animation by David Eglinton.

Installation: Cosmic Quilt

"Cosmic Quilt" by the design firm The Principals and the Art Institute of New York

This electronic "quilt" measures 8-feet by 16-feet by 12-feet and is comprised of 3,000 separate parts. It is equipped with motors and micro-controllers that react to visitors walking beneath the piece. When it's going full-tilt, it looks like an indoor version of the aurora borealis.

Sculpture: Styrobot

"Styrobot" by Michael Salter, 2008.

Created from 22 feet of styrofoam packing material

Lego Creation: H.R. Giger's Li II

"Giger LI2" by Bryce McGlone

Bryce McGlone recreated H.R. Giger's Li II entirely out of Legos. I'm pretty sure the sheer horror of the piece precludes it from ever becoming an official kit, but that doesn't stop us from imagining a world where Giger's art receives it's due appreciation.

Link Round-Up: June 1, 2012

"Modern Heroes" by Mauro Perucchetti

Mauro Perucchetti brings together the Conceptual, Minimalist and Pop Art traditions in a painstakingly sculpted body of work made of resin and crystals, chrome and steel. Reliant on symbols to convey meaning, his attractive, light-hearted pieces deal out pointed political and social critique, subtly addressing some of the most pressing issues in contemporary society.

17 Awesome examples of Superhero Graffiti

The 50 greatest matte paintings of all time

3D printing can now make replacement jaws, thousands of user-designed widgets, electromechanical computers - but also ATM skimmer fronts, handcuff keys and gun parts. But can you own the shape of a thing?

Beach-faring designers take note: Fashion Factory has created a line of official Pantone swimwear for men.

H.R. Giger’s Alien: A Brief History Of The Man And the Monster

A large selection geometric shapes, all created with just one HTML element & CSS. An interesting take on geometry. Includes Space Invader. Works best in Chrome.