I’m not normally beguiled by marketing illustrations, ’cause they’re normally part of mercenary attempts to steal goodness and cash from your soul. This picture from an insurance pamphlet caught my eye though, as it is cute, and is probably the first time I’ve felt a human was involved in the process.
Archive for May, 2008
Cute illustration
Saturday, May 31st, 2008Papercraft steak, plush vegies.
Friday, May 30th, 2008A Japanese website provides the world with free papercraft steak dinners (for downloading and enjoying yourself),
meanwhile
I present to you a slightly less believable (but eminently more huggable) roast vegetable and sausage dinner of my own concoction:
Monkey’s brain controls robot army
Thursday, May 29th, 2008Monkey’s brain controls robot army arm.
As our friend the BBC reports: “The monkeys were able to use the robot arm to feed themselves treats.” Awesome!
Mars Phoenix Lander is looking about
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008And might spot something interesting. It’s all very exciting, and there is a chance that the Mars Phoenix Lander will pick up a bit of ice and find some sign of life in it.
It really is mind-blowing to think that the images we are seeing are from another planet, and the technical achievement is awesome.
(Phoenix view of the Martian planes)
The pigeon Wants a Puppy
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008The Pigeon Wants a Puppy is a lovely childrens book by Mo Willems.
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