December 2008 Archives

The joys of fridge ownership

By ginger coons on December 31, 2008 8:38 AM | 1 Comment | No TrackBacks
I've been working on a wallpapering project involving old books and my currently uninspiring living room. I'm afraid it's made me a little glue happy. I realized last night that the big perk of owning a fridge (as opposed to having one provided by my landlord) is being able to modify it. So: old Archie comics Mod Podged to my decrepit fridge.

Pest Management

By ginger coons on December 29, 2008 3:33 AM | 1 Comment | No TrackBacks

Obama North Obama South

By ginger coons on December 17, 2008 8:22 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
Illustration backlog (last one!). This one (which is a good couple months old) was for an article about how Southern voters are more likely to live the values Obama campaigned on than the Northerners who actually voted for him.

Robolover

By ginger coons on December 16, 2008 8:17 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
More illustration backlog. This was for an article about the future of human-robot relations.

eWaste iWaste

By ginger coons on December 15, 2008 8:13 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
Yet more illustration backlog. Reasonably self explanatory title. Two page graphic for a feature article about ewaste.

Cut Here

By ginger coons on December 14, 2008 7:56 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
More illustration backlog. This one was for an article about a proposed underpass that would effectively cut a neighbourhood off from the river.

Artris

By ginger coons on December 13, 2008 7:52 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
Illustration backlog: This one was for an article about video games as art.

Considerate Utilities

By ginger coons on December 12, 2008 8:07 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
Something thoroughly awesome has just come to my attention. The Hydro Quebec guy was just here to do a meter reading. He stomped his boots on the front steps and then, as soon as he was in the door, he pulled out a pair of cleanroom booties to put over the real boots. Honestly. Little white plastic boot covers to keep the snow off of my floor. That just strikes me as spectacularly good planning for a utility in a profoundly snowy province.

Insta-rugged bulletin board

By ginger coons on December 12, 2008 7:39 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
More in my crusade to spruce up the blank walls in my hallway: I came back from Expozine this year with lots of things that desperately wanted to be pinned to a bulletin board. Real cork boards are, of course, too expensive. Padded, fabric covered boards are far too fussy for my tastes. Solution: Rip a box apart. Corrugated cardboard has a nice, industrial look to it. Nail some strips to the wall and bam! Insta-rugged bulletin board.
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