continuing from my paper-art-is-all-the-craze (see DIY Architecture), click here for some PDF-downloadable Japanese paperbots. You’ll have to figure out the assembly yourself - I only understand the visual language: I click the icon, get the respective robot page, eventually find the PDF, download, cutout, robotparty!
this bot, with the six-shooter extendo-arm reminds me a bit of the gun-slinger from Westworld:
(which is supposed to have a remake in 2009 - me, I hate remakes, I can’t stand the push to make re-hits out of already spectacular older hits, trying to capitalize on current expanded markets. the original Westworld was Awesome - no need to call remake)
Have Fun Crafting!
Shanghai has a model of its city that may very well rival that of the Panorama of New York City at the Queens Museum.
Panoramas and city-models are amazing things, in that they attempt to capture the spread and density of a city in a moment. But how do you capture a city whose construction projects are so voluminous that it is rumored to have possession of one-fifth of the world’s building cranes!? How do you capture a city that is constantly being destroyed, rebuilt, constructed, condensed, expanded, designed, populated?
from Shanghai Megacities pof104art02_11776241_en (PDF 550k)
first week of july sometime. in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Amazing! go go go!!!
Giglio Festival
after quick glance at CNN this morning:
free plastic bags are banned in China! of course they will still get bought, used, collected, and thrown away, but not for free anymore. passed earlier this year, it went into effect yesterday.
commentary-less news from CNN:
in other news, conservative new Mayor of London Boris Johnston maintains a blog, powered by WordPress. shows that even conservative twats appreciate free software. oh and love the hair.
looks a little something like this:
from a recent bike trip to Far Rockaway and Rockaway Park and Breezy Point, hope to elaborate further soon. meanwhile view the whole photo set on my Flickr.
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