Shirt.Woot Lends 826 Michigan a Helping Hand
Image: Chris Ware and Woot 826 Michigan is a non-profit tutoring and writing center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Their charter is to help students learn to write, develop their creative and expository...
View ArticleAnimated Tattoo Makes Great Use of QR Code
With the continued penetration of smartphones into the mainstream market, QR codes are becoming more of an option for designers to prompt interaction. The two-dimensional barcode can easily be...
View ArticleThe Artist Ideaboard on Kickstarter
Image from Bhushan Lele This Kickstarter falls into the realm of “why didn’t I think of that?” It’s a cross between an artist’s portfolio and a whiteboard. I’ve been known to carry a few small...
View ArticleFantasy Legends Brian and Wendy Froud at New York Comic Con This Weekend: The...
The new book TROLLS by Brian and Wendy Froud (Text copyright © 2012 Wendy Froud; Illustrations copyright © Brian Froud) Cross Yoda with a fairy and what do you get? Brian and Wendy Froud. The fantasy...
View ArticleEnjoy Fictional Rivalries With The Great Showdowns
I just got a fun little book sent my way that came as a complete surprise. When I first opened the box, I thought it was a children’s book. I get a mix of books for kids and adults, and while this one...
View ArticleGet Some Artistic Perspective With ‘Perspective Made Easy’
A few years ago, I was procrastinating by scrolling through one of the endless shirt derbies on Shirt.Woot when I came across a nifty design titled “Let’s Bake a Cake.” I really liked it–especially the...
View ArticleMal’s Gun from Firefly – Made out of Paper!
Image: http://www.firebrandcreations.net/ As a Browncoat, I am amazed by the amount of creativity that my fellow Browncoats seem to possess. I’ve done a few things like re-create Kaylee’s Layer Cake...
View ArticleChatWithTheBand – A Ustream/ Google+ Hangouts-esque Facebook App For...
If you are a musician, or artist, and have been lamenting over the lack of interactive chat features on Facebook similar to Google+ Hangouts, finally, there is something similar available to those who...
View ArticleMix (Medium) Tape: Artist Creates Gorgeous Art From Cassette Tape
Photo: copyright Erika Iris, via DesignTAXI Who says the cassette tape is a dead medium? Artist Erika Iris has taken the defunct cassette tape and turned it into something jaw-droppingly beautiful. Her...
View ArticleManga Studio 5 — Software for the Creative Age
Manga Studio 5 Image: Smith Micro Recently, I was given a chance to check out Manga Studio 5 by Smith Micro. I was a little worried that it wouldn’t be user friendly and I would be lost after the...
View ArticleShopping for Cool Art
Image by Moss Fête Not spending money at a Con is very hard to do–so many cool things! But I do take business cards and look through them at home to shop online later. Here are some talented artists I...
View ArticleChatting With Nicola Scott
Do you know what I love about Free Comic Book Day? It’s now this huge international event, with a pretty big social media presence — and yet it is still about helping grass-root comic book stores and...
View ArticleGet Creative in 3D With the Intuos 3D
Intuos 3D is the latest in the Wacom line and well worth its price. Click through to read all of "Get Creative in 3D With the Intuos 3D." If you value content from GeekDad, please support us via...
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