Fridge Hinge Typical Chaos

We bought a little fridge to put extra stuff in like cold drinks and whatnot (I’ve been saying “whatnot” a lot lately). It arrived on Xmas Eve like a miracle from Santa. The door opened the wrong way, so I went to swap the side it opens, which is a common thing you can do… Continue reading Fridge Hinge Typical Chaos

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Pencil Search – Success Of A Kind

Over the past few years, I would often be inspired to post this on various office supply and stationery sites: Hi, I have a request, and I hope someone can help. In my late father’s stuff I found a canister of mechanical pencil leads, with a cork stopper. From the markings I think they are… Continue reading Pencil Search – Success Of A Kind

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Inkscape Tutorial – Uneven Letraset Effect

I was browsing Pinterest, the way you do, looking at old ads and the raw graphical style they often used: You get the idea. (Actually, looking at it now, it’s pretty straight, oh well) As often happens, I was suddenly inspired to pointlessly recreate the style in Inkscape. So here’s how. Start Inkscape and create… Continue reading Inkscape Tutorial – Uneven Letraset Effect

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Top Trump Horror Cards – Update And Concession

Back in August 2017, I started to try and find the original images used by the artist or artists who created the Top Trump Horror Cards as “inspiration”. I asked people on Twitter about it, and got a few good tips. The results can be seen here. Included in the tips people sent was a link… Continue reading Top Trump Horror Cards – Update And Concession

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Taking Stock: August 2017 (Finally Published March 2018)

Another unfinished draft, finally published, with commentary from today. Making A laser-cut stencil of the Coiled Spring logo. Online laser cutting company Ponoko has a $20 introductory discount, so I whipped up a stencil of the logo and sent it off. We’ll see how it turns out. Turned out nice! Good quality plastic, clean cuts.… Continue reading Taking Stock: August 2017 (Finally Published March 2018)