Tag: flickr

Cocktail Schematics

My neighbour is an engineer. And when he had a cocktail night a couple of weeks ago he pulled out this Engineering schematic for popular cocktails (from here – where it is bigger).

That’s all well and good. But these Flickr visualisations exist for the rest of us (ie those who can’t read technical drawings).

8 bit: games in real life

I like this series of photos. Very clever.

Hyrule Field

Hyaku Retsu Harite (aka Hundred Hand Slap)

Keeping The Mean Streets Clean

More on Flickr.

If Scientists were Rockstars

These minimalist rock star posters promoting scientific endeavour are cool (from etsy).

So too, these posters promoting scientific achievement as a rock gig. There’s a whole Flickr set of them.

Star Wars Family Portraits

This would have been an awkward portrait to sit for.

More in the Flickr Set, via the Jailbreak.

New Transformers: Product Placement goes too far…

The movies in the Transformers franchise are a car company’s dream, with the third installment due out soon, other companies are looking to get a piece of the produce placement pie.

I give you, the Nascar Transformer…

This is from Zero-Lives’ Flickr collection.

Angry Birds: Genus genius

I like.

From Flickr, via Kottke.org a while back

I also like these (from the same Flick(sta)r… zero-lives.

Minimalist Doctors

These Doctor Who posters are cool.

There are 11 in the set (that’s the first six doctors in the image above).

Coffee dregs art

You’ve heard of, and no doubt appreciated, latte art. But what about art in the cup itself. After the coffee is finished.

From Flickr.

A dash of nostalgia: Comic Book Ads

Once (or twice) upon a time I seriously coveted the awesome stuff advertised in the comic book classified ads. Who doesn’t want x-ray glasses? This Flickr collection is fun.

Start them young…

Proverbs 22:6 says “Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it. “

That must have been what the people who designed this toy had in mind.

From Flickr.

Rallying the troop(er)s

Stormtroopers365 is a Flickr set that features photos of two stormtrooper toys doing stormtroopery things. It’s quite brilliant. I can’t remember if I’ve posted it before (which is happening a lot lately). But it’s worth checking out.

Pixar by pixel

Here’s a cool infographic. 100 Pixar characters side by side and to scale.

It’s at Flickr and is available in mega size (it’s worth a look). The main characters from each franchise are in yellow.

Understanding beer is elementary

This periodic table of beer is awesome and will help you decide what to drink.

From Flickr.

Crocheted Characters

While we’re on the subject of cool Flickr sets… here’s a collection of crocheted characters from classic games

You can buy these, and others, from etsy.

Plastic pastiche: Lego album covers