Tag: video

How to Screen Print Video Series – Eva Stalinski

Eva Stalinski is a Dutch illustrator and screen printer who sells her shirts, bags, pins and patches online. In this delightful series of how-to videos, she shares how to screen print your own designs onto t-shirts. She includes information about the tools, inks, and materials she uses, as well as her DIY-at-home setups.Above, she demonstrates how to prepare a screen at home. Below, she…… Continue reading How to Screen Print Video Series – Eva Stalinski

Ring of Truth Series: Gold, Noodles, and Hydrogen

Above, watch molten gold transform into gold leaf as it is beaten into thinner and thinner pieces while cold. This clip is from PBS’ six-part miniseries The Ring of Truth: An Inquiry Into How We Know What We Know – Atoms (1987). “It was the craftsmen who mastered the remarkable properties that go with specific materials. They were the first to journey towards the…… Continue reading Ring of Truth Series: Gold, Noodles, and Hydrogen

How is Victorian Nectar Drop Candy Made?

…and why are lemon drops, cough drops, and fruit drops all called drops?In this video by Tallahassee, Florida’s Lofty Pursuits artisanal candy makers, we get an up close look at how their restored candy equipment, circa 1848, made (and makes) Victorian era nectar candy drops. Watch the hot sugar roll through the pairs of brass drop rollers into sheets of molded…… Continue reading How is Victorian Nectar Drop Candy Made?

North Dakota’s Enchanted Highway

In 1989, the small town of Regent, North Dakota was getting smaller, and with no prospects in sight for bringing in visitors and jobs, former school principal Gary Greff came up with an idea: He would build an ‘enchanted highway’ full of sculptures that would lead visitors to Regent.…but these wouldn’t just be any sculptures. These would…… Continue reading North Dakota’s Enchanted Highway

Pacific Light – Rus Khasanov

Pacific Light, a mix of water, ink, oil, and soap, filmed and edited by Russian designer Ruslan Khasanov, who works on side projects that experiment with physics and design.

Al Jazeera Street Food World Tour

The Japanese have a word for it: kuidaore, “to eat oneself bankrupt.” This has risen to some combination of tradition and aspiration in Osaka, Japan’s second-largest city, a former merchant enclave once referred to as the country’s “kitchen.” You can see exactly what empties Osakan bank accounts on Al Jazeera English’s series Street Food. Its episode on…… Continue reading Al Jazeera Street Food World Tour

Ferrofluid + Glow Sticks – Dianna Cowern

Ferromagnetic + fluid = ferrofluid, a liquid containing nanoscale particles of magnetite, hematite, or an iron compound. Invented by NASA’s Steve Papell in 1963, ferrofluid forms undulating spikes and patterns as it reacts to nearby magnetic fields.Glow sticks are a chemiluminescent reaction captured in plastic tubes. Combine ferrofluid with glow stick liquid and you get color-filled landscapes of black ooze. Physics Girl Dianna Cowern demonstrates and…… Continue reading Ferrofluid + Glow Sticks – Dianna Cowern

Strange Invaders (2001) – Cordell Barker

A childless couple lives the nightmare of their dreams in this hilarious Oscar®-nominated animated short. From the director of the much-loved classic The Cat Came Back comes the tale of a mischievous alien toddler who turns an innocent couple’s lives upside-down… and with style! Directed by Cordell Barker – 2001

My Grandmother Ironed the King’s Shirts (Short) – Torill Kove

This animated film comes from Oscar®-winning filmmaker Torill Kove (The Danish Poet). It’s a tall tale about her grandmother’s life in Oslo, Norway, during World War II. Sharp and whimsical, her story combines her grandmother’s tales with historical events and fantasy, showing how a cherished anecdote can come to acquire a mythical status. King Harald…… Continue reading My Grandmother Ironed the King’s Shirts (Short) – Torill Kove