Inspired by the stories behind existing artifacts rather than creating non-existing objects, artist and self-described ‘stuffmaker’ Mac Premo has molded himself into nothing short of an ultimate multimedia collage maker. Using everything from found items to photographs and video in his work, the Class of 1995 Rhode Island School of Design graduate has won seven…
Partwork publications, which consist of a larger story, guide or project that is broken into digestible magazine-like installments, have been among the best ways to deliver epic stories and more complicated projects for centuries now. Similar to how a boxed set for a television show is initially broken up into weekly episodes, partwork publications can…
For over 25 years, paper engineer Peter Dahmen has been creating every last type of pop-up book or 3D paper structure imaginable. From the more traditional pop-up greeting cards to large-scale set designs for automakers such as MINI, the German graphic designer’s story of how he got started in paper engineering is just as fascinating…
Don your favorite bath robe, cream that coffee and get comfortable with this weekend’s SolidSmack Weekend Reader.
This week we saw everything from a Kickstarter project that wants send ‘bits’ of you to space to an update on the latest Photoshop Cloud release and more…
So lay back, relax and take a load off while reading the top ten stories on SolidSmack this past week.
We rode all day. The dust, the dirt, the smoke, the buzz–not the kind from drinking their fermented milk, the kind you hear even in your sleep. However, it was the best way to move about the treacherous landscape, for they were a native species, able to adapt to the elements, and take on predators,…