Art & Design
Lannisters of Westeros
Everyone’s favourite incestuous twins, in the style of my favourite 1980s twins!
Crafturday: “Welcome to the Hipster Hut” cross-stitch pattern
At work, I sit in a U-shaped pair of desks with another bespectacled female tech writer. Although we’re pretty sure we’re not hipsters in the traditional sense (well, I suppose I mean in the negative sense), we’ve got something of a reputation as the ‘Office Hipsters’.
Since we both like to do crafts, we thought we should make some things to decorate our corner of the office. I thought a cross-stitch sampler would be appropriate, and after some discussion, we thought it should say ‘Welcome to the Hipster Hut’.
This morning, I worked on a pattern for the sampler. I went for a simple, bordered design with only three thread colours. I added a pair of cat-eye glasses at the bottom, because that’s the frame shape I wear most often.
You can find the pattern here, if you also live or work in a Hipster Hut.
Analog Dreams: Diana F+ Mr. Pink Deluxe Kit
I’ve been thinking more and more about lomography, lately; I’d really like to get into taking lo-fi pictures, and maybe even learn to develop the film myself. I’m probably getting ahead of myself there, but I can dream! I love the dreamy, double-exposed effects that you can get from the Diana line of cameras.
This amazing Diana F+ deluxe kit, featuring a bright pink camera, flash, 35 mm converter, fisheye lens, super-wide lens, wide-angle lens, close-up lens, telephoto lens, and viewfinder adapters, is everything I would need to get started taking 35 mm film pictures… well, except the film. Lomography.com has got me covered there, too! They even sell expired film at a discount, and surprise packs — I have always been a sucker for a grab bag.
The whole kit would run over $300, with taxes and shipping to Toronto. They run a lot of Groupon deals, though, so I could probably save about $30 off of that price, if I’m lucky. This is definitely my next ‘large scale personal purchase’ that I’m going to save up for. It would be so fun to run around all summer, taking lo-fi pictures!
Sketchbook: Brandon
I bought Procreate for my iPad, and while Brandon was playing Bayonetta, I tried it out for the first time. The stylus will take some getting used to, but I really liked the Procreate interface. The brush options and layers were super easy to navigate, and I think I’ll be able to learn to make some really fun stuff, with more practice!
