Plastic Bottles: 20 Times stronger than Bricks Life in Africa has many challenges: from disease to poverty and war. The continent also has a reputation for extreme difficulties that are fixable, but a lack of resources often prevents the problems from being solved.This is where resourcefulness comes into play: if you don’t have what you need make do with what you already have. A surplus of empty plastic bottles is something that not only affects Africa, but the entire planet. In a small village in Nigeria, a solution has been applied to not only provide shelter in a poverty stricken country, but find a use for refuse. Packing sand into plastic bottles is a technique that started nine years ago in India, South and Central America. Adding to the appeal of the simple technology, the houses are ideal for the hot Nigerian climate because the bottle bricks buffer the house from the intense heat. Photos above from Ego Nigeria
"Electrifying Conductor - art doll sculpture, goth" by LindaAppleArt Copyright © 2009 Linda Apple“Electrifying Conductor”approx. 12 inches highWeird Family Series We all have a few “Skeletons” in the closet. Well, mine are not really skeletons but they are certainly in the strange and weird category.This is Alfred Dobbins (often known as AC-DC). Like Betty Bunny, he comes around at this time of the year and he is well known for his eerie sounds and haunting music created by his electric personality. AC-DC is mixed media. Tags fantasy, sculpture, goth, electrical, art doll, recycled art, music conductor desktop tablet-landscape content-width tablet-portrait workstream-4-across phone-landscape phone-portrait
ImageMagick: Convert, Edit, Or Compose Bitmap Images Wargaming Network General questions: What is Smash the Stack? The Smash the Stack Wargaming Network hosts several Wargames. A Wargame in our context can be described as an ethical hacking environment that supports the simulation of real world software vulnerability theories or concepts and allows for the legal execution of exploitation techniques. Software can be an Operating System, network protocol, or any userland application. How do I connect to the Wargames? To connect to any of the Wargames you need an ssh client (openssh, PuTTy, SecureCRT). user@box:$ ssh -l level1 io.smashthestack.org -p2224 when you are prompted for the password enter "level1" without the quotes. How do I get the password for the next level? The password for each level is located in different places depending on the game, but it will be located in one of the following locations: ~/.pass ~/passwd /pass/ the MOTD will specify exactly where it is located for each game. I'm connected now what? Celebrate! Any OS will do. user@box:$ id blah
Manifesto Fever The Holstee Manifesto The viral potential of a creative and thought-provoking manifesto has been proven by brands like lululemon and Holstee who have grabbed the attention of millions of viewers, both online and off. These manifestos contain words of intention and inspiration, and are designed to embody what is important to them and what they stand for. After Inc. featured an article on the explosive success of the Holstee manifesto a few weeks ago, manifestos from other businesses and organizations — like Project Living Well and Tiny Devotions — have started popping up. Now, that doesn’t necessarily mean that everyone who has viewed the Holstee manifesto knows what Holstee is, or what Holstee does. As they said themselves, “We wrote a manifesto but we never wrote a business plan.” Holstee Manifesto Greeting Card Whether it’s a total coincidence, or the Holstee story sparked ideas, the following manifestos have hit the web over the past week: The Tiny Devotions Boho Manifesto
People Wire sculpture | Ayaka Ito + Randy Church People Wire sculpture is a collaboration between graphic designer and illustrator Ayaka Ito and programmer Randy Church that features, to put it simply, snapshots of shredded people. Combining each of their respective creative expertises along with a shared admiration for Rachel Ducker’s tautly wired sculptures and the defiant Flash paintings of interactive designer Erik Natzke, the two discovered a way to create an interface that integrates 3D line work into photographic compositions. Using applications like Flash and Photoshop, Ito and Church reconfigure images into interwoven portraits where the subject becomes part of the environment. Comprised of saturated strings entangled by what could have been a spontaneous breeze, each subject looks simultaneously smooth, surreal and spun. Comments are closed.
How to Photoshop the color of absolutely anything Photoshop and Photoshop Elements are the ultimate re-colorizing tools because you can use them to put a fresh coat of paint on anything. You can repaint your car, change the color of your cabinets, and even recolor your hair before heading to the salon. Here are two easy ways to get it done that work in nearly any version of either program: Using a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer Open an image and create a selection of the object you want to recolor. Lesa Snider Next, choose Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Hue/Saturation and click OK in the resulting dialog box. If necessary, use the Hue/Saturation adjustment layer’s mask to hide or show the color change in certain spots, say, if your selection wasn’t perfect to start with. Using a Solid Color Fill Layer set to Hue mode This technique is works well for changing color without changing how light or dark it is. Save your master Of course, there are other ways to change color, too.
The Solus Project An in-depth look at some of the new tools UE4 has to offer Veteran Unreal Engine artist Sjoerd “Hourences” De Jong recently released his first set of in-depth UE4 videos. With about 12 hours of video and downloadable example content, Sjoerd uses his latest project, Solus, to show users how to approach bigger projects in Unreal 4 and some of the various new features it has to offer. Solus Overview – Part 1 to 3 Solus Example Project Contains: My folder structure and naming conventions Some all purpose meshes and textures. The Solus Project in-depth Using the modular and easy to use modular environment assets from Solus, this video introduces you to everything you need to know to build basic environments in Unreal Engine 4. Starting from the basics, and building upon the free Solus Example project, this beginners video starts off by talking you through creating a door for Solus. Continues upon the Blueprint Introduction video.
Know-How Show-How | local knowledge documentary heritage network How can I contribute? Great that you want to contribute to Know-How / Show-How! How does it work? We are looking for 5 minute clips about the person, the story and the knowledge that inspires you. Don’t worry, it’s easy to do! How do I make a movie? Before you start: - If you know the person, you can jump right in. - If you don’t, take some time to get to know them, make them feel relaxed and explain the process before you start filming. Presentation at the International Festival for Ethnographic Films in Sofia The results from the workshop “Preserve to Pass-on” Know-How Show-How has conducted during the “Goat Milk Festival” in Gorna Bela Rechka will be screened at the International Festival for Ethnographic Films in Sofia 4-9 november. Know-How / Show-How featured in Bulgarian documentaries Preparation for the fine willow skeinwork Workshop ‘Preserve to Pass-on’ From 18 to 24 May 2013 Know-How / Show-How put on the workshop “Preserve to Pass-on” in Bela Rechka, Bulgaria. Willow working
Digital Sculptures by Adam Martinakis An amazing collection of a 3D digital sculptures by Greek and Poland-based artist, Adam Martinakis. About Adam Martinakis: Born in Lubań, Poland in 1972, his mother is Polish and father Greek. Moved to Athens, Greece in 1982. Studied Interior Architecture, Decorative Arts and Industrial Design at the Technological Educational Institute of Athens.
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