stecav:

Things are starting to come together for the DNA Carnival; Firstly getting the labels for the poppers have been lovingly and rather excitedly applied by Miss Pearson. I’ve also had a good 6 hour stint in the print room today (assisted by Tom, Bex and Zo), screening the flags (which were folded and assembled by Lizzie, Mark, Hannah and Laura), we now also have 100 double sided, diamond branded bags along with 100 branded grease proof bags for the cookies. We have around 280 printed flags - one of each colour for each bag along with loads spare for venue/student decor (80 made with more sticks on the way), we also have 2 branded party poppers each, the main bags and the cookie bags are done .. I’ve also heard that the zine has been sent for print too. All in all, we have a lot to show from just today, result.

Still to do;

Mustaches - shapes, a run down to Adelphi for laser cutting and then attaching to wooden sticks.

Cookies - Square/diamond shaped cookies for the grease proof bag, use mustache cutters to apply shaped ready roll icing onto them - day before sending out.

Badges - finalised and pressed.

Stickers for cookie bags - adhesive sheets ordered, Bex and Julia to sort them out on Julia’s Robocutter (I think).

Finally - bagging up!

stecav:

And here’s Miss Pearson’s poppers (no innuendo/pun intended .. for once).

ianbrooks:

The Serpent Twins by Jon Sarriugarte and Kyrsten Mate

As part of the 2011 Burning Man festival, couple Jon and Krysten created these twin slithering, mechanized beasts that twist in all serpentine directions, glowing with a technicolor display of bright lights. See dozens of more photos at their flickr and some background info on their awesome snakemobiles at formandreform. Check out video of the twin snakes in action below:

(via: boingboing)

ianbrooks:

Robuts in Repose by Giles Walker

Part of an exhibit currently showing at RAW Art Fair, these relaxing and poledancing robots are built from industrial scraps and car parts, which are then controlled through a PC using a DMX programme. Making robots dance for your viewing pleasure seems like a fun night sure, but keep in mind that’s precisely how the Matrix started.

(photos source: Ed Jansen’s flickr)