Apparently the key to a successful poster design (the type of poster that gets plastered all over city noticeboards) is a design that “pops”.
The key, according to this wikihow article, is to use contrasting colours.
They give this star shaped guide to picking two colours that contrast. You pick colours from opposite points. Done.
Etsy store fabuluster will send you a little casting that you stick your finger into and turn the results into a pretty novel wedding band.
I would have said unique – but a journalist I once met from Germany had something similar.
There are a few different varieties available and they are reasonably cheap (at $150USD).
Some people can’t get enough of Christian music (or bands that are publicly Christian). Here’s a song highlighting the problem with the Christian music industry.
A former Guantanamo Bay guard, Brandon Neely, joined Facebook and on a whim searched for some of the released detainees, leading to a remarkable exchange between them that is now the subject of a BBC doco. Pretty cool.
Mr Neely was 22 when he worked at the camp and left after six months to serve in Iraq. But after quitting the military his doubts about Guantanamo began to crystallise. This led to a spontaneous decision last year to reach out to his former prisoners.
“I was pretty new to Facebook and decided to type in their names to see if their profiles popped up and I came across Shafiq’s Facebook page. I decided to send him a little e-mail,” says Mr Neely.
From Graphjam.
The guy who made this actually starts playing it about 2 minutes in to the video.
Awesome.
This is a cool bookmark. It doesn’t just remember your page – it even marks where you’re up to on the page.
Creating a new and challenging version of Tetris seems to be all the rage. First Person Tetris will make you dizzy and nostalgic at the same time.
Instead of pieces rotating when you spin them the screen rotates.
If you wear this beanie don’t go near any Italian plumbers. They’ll want to climb nearby piping and jump on your head. Be warned.
If you’ve ever been in a situation where you’ve wanted to join a bit of a bluegrass jam but haven’t had the requisite instrument – buy this washboard (complete with thimbles) tie and wear it everywhere.
This movie contains some language and the contents may be disturbing. But I watched the whole thing. And it made me laugh.
Mosquitoes are dangerous. They carry all sorts of nasty tropical diseases. You should kill them. You should overkill them.
Here’s a nifty little mosquito killing contraption made from common household items.
From here.
