Google logo for Josef Frank’s 125th Birthday
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Desert tortoises & industrial solar
via Coyote Crossing.
Industrial solar developments are being fast-tracked by the California Energy Commission (CEC). These huge developments are planned for construction on public lands in Mohave Desert wild lands. Projects in the Ivanpah Valley and other areas of the Mojave desert threaten endangered desert tortoises, rare plants, and tax scarce local water supplies. There’s nothing remotely “green,” “sustainable,” or “renewable” about these projects.
Green Gold Rush from Vanessa Carr on Vimeo.
Learn more about the threat of Big Solar to desert lands.
Mojave Desert Blog // Coyote Crossing // Solar Done Right // Desert Protective Council blog
Push
Push-Button Telephone prototype, 1948
From Wired’s Original Models: A Look at Iconic Tech Prototypes.
To grid or not to grid
The Gridulator by Stuntbox, a cool utility for quickly making design grids:
“Tell Gridulator your layout width and the number of columns you want, and it’ll spit back all the possible grids that have nice, round integers. Just the thing for pixel-based designfolk.”
….And a lighthearted alternative to fussy grid-making:
“The 997 Grid System—makin’ sh*t bigger and simpler…”
mmm… Meat!
Halloween Party meat head by Andy Oakland.
Learn how to make a Halloween party treat // Make: Projects.
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