A necessity for any evil genius when hatching up plans for world domination, and also business people, is graph paper. With a wide range of templates to choose from, never run out of graph paper again by printing out your own. Now go forth and design that super mega death ray to bring civilisation to its knees, or just plot out next months sales forecasts, it’s up to you. Link
It’s hip to be square
April 13th, 2006One of these days I’m going to get organiz-iz-ed
April 13th, 2006
Stop looking like a dork with all that string tied to your fingers reminding you of stuff to do. Keep track of all your forget me nots with this door hanger notepad. You can buy the pre-made version from the link, or make your own by taking a hole saw to any regular notepad. Cardboard chairs
April 13th, 2006
Gone are the days of opulence and excess flouted by past internet start ups. Today’s start ups have returned to grass roots beginnings, eschewing Aeron chairs for more modest furnishings. Link
Power up cubes
April 10th, 2006
It’s a sign of the times when people can’t brighten up their towns with replica super Mario power up cubes without raising terrorist fears. When a bunch of kids did this recently the bomb squad were called in to investigate the seemingly suspicious packages. Sure a cardboard box emblazoned with question marks may look dubious, but as anyone who has ever played Super Mario will attest, power up cubes are the source of good things like invincibility stars, 1 up mushrooms and fire flowers. The following link shows you how to make your own power cubes, but install them at your own risk. Link [via]
Paper arthropods
April 10th, 2006
Freak out that jumpy co worker with these paper creepy crawlies. The Tarantula is just plain evil. Link
Zen lamp
April 8th, 2006
Brighten up any room with this contemporary paper art. Dig how the mathematical elegance of the tessellating pattern diffuses to give off a nice interplay of light and dark. Whip that ordinary lampshade into vogue with this truly inspired paper project. Link
Mac mate
April 8th, 2006
The friendly face of the original Macintosh launched the personal computing revolution over 20 years ago. Full of personality, this endearing classic is a symbol of affordable, easy to use computing for everyone. Make space for this little buddy on your desk and pay homage to the ideological computing we enjoy today. Link
The Rasterbator
April 8th, 2006
Size does matter. When you need to go big – use Rasterbator. This online app will blow up your images to produce individual prints which you tile together to create posters up to 20 meters in size. Load the paper tray, fire up the printer and get set to create grand frescos, loud billboards and that larger than life poster of _ahem_ Jessica Alba. Link
Homebrew baby wipes
April 8th, 2006
Germs are everywhere man. Public transport is teeming with germs, and I’m not just taking about the commuters, but the microcosm of bacteria that coats the entire surface of the ride. Fight back against germs by toting around some homebrew baby wipes to rid your hands of the filth. This cost effective alternative to the store brands is ideal for the slightly obsessive compulsive person. Be sure to add liberal amounts of heavy duty antiseptic to eradicate those nasty germs. Link [via]
Does the soulless, complex and rapidly disposable nature of today’s appliances get you down? Relish the days of yore with these delightfully retro paper craft appliances from Panasonic.