Kglyphics Blog

So since I’ve started to think about my own site layout, I decided to look at the sites I frequently visit that spark my inspiration. I decided to check out a modern mythologist, William Henry. His site’s got a few elements that I think I could incorporate into my own. Not really much of a…

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Bill Nye Navigation

I was surfing (or is it flying?) on twitter and noticed that Bill Nye the Science Guy was trending. I then snooped and found his twitter and blog. I have to say I love the creativity of the navigational system. The pages as Elements from the Periodic Table. Got me thinking about my site. Definitely…

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Butterfly Craft

Made this tonight for relaxation… haha Had a busy week. Wednesday my family and I went off to the MFA to see the new wing, which featured Art of the Americas (ancient to modern times). Visual overload we decided. In the modern section I saw a cool exhibit on history of photo processes. Wednesday evening…

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Cheap pseudo-plastic

So I’m always on the look out for cheap DIY materials that you can make at home, and found this nice video on how make a pseudo-plastic. Pseudo-plastics are plastics that are almost like a plastic but aren’t exactly like one. Styrofoam is pretty cheap. You can probably find some in your house, in neighbors…

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Natural Pigments

Here is an awesome essay/paper on natural pigments: http://naturalpigments.com/education/article.asp?ArticleID=116 http://naturalpigments.com/education/article.asp?ArticleID=116 http://naturalpigments.com/education/article.asp?ArticleID=116 http://naturalpigments.com/education/article.asp?ArticleID=116 http://naturalpigments.com/education/article.asp?ArticleID=116 http://naturalpigments.com/education/article.asp?ArticleID=116 Trying to figure out how to smash these sea stones into pigment…..

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The Belousov-Zhabotinskii reaction (or BZ reaction)

More Design inspiration the Belousov-Zhabotinskii reaction (or BZ reaction)! The Belousov-Zhabotinskii reaction (or BZ reaction) is performed using a mixture of sodium bromate, malonic acid, sulphuric acid, and ferroin. This creates a complex oxidising reaction that changes colour periodically. The oscillations start with the formation in a red solution of small blue dots that expand…

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