The Return of the Hand-Painted Sign
Jeff Canham’s painted letters (image: Princeton Architectural Press) Last fall, I went on a reporting road trip through the American South. Eating was not the main purpose of the trip, but the need to...
View ArticleDesigning a 51-State Flag
One suggested design for the 51-star American flag (image: Reddit) Back in January, when Newt Gingrich was still a GOP hopeful, he presented the idea of making the moon into the 51st member of the...
View ArticleIn the Future, You Will 3D Print Yourself as an Action Figure
This headline is somewhat misleading, since it is actually already true in the present—for a few lucky Japanese people—that you can have a 3D-printed miniature version of yourself. A Tokyo-based...
View ArticleCollecting the World’s Collections of Small Oddities One Day at a Time
Diana Zlatanovski is meta. As an anthropologist, a museologist, and a curatorial research associate at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, she spends her days going through collections of art and...
View ArticleHow to Bring Manufacturing Back to the USA in Small-Batch Format
Steel rule dies that are used to cut leather for mass production Location: Baikal Inc. Handbag Manufacturer Over the last few years, numerous tools and templates have come along to help individuals...
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