{"id":5758,"date":"2013-05-31T01:00:06","date_gmt":"2013-05-31T05:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/?p=5758"},"modified":"2025-09-15T16:22:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T20:22:24","slug":"swell-things-no-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/31\/swell-things-no-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Swell Things No. 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/stno5a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5759\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/31\/swell-things-no-5\/stno5a\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/stno5a.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"stno5a\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/stno5a-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/stno5a.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5759\" alt=\"stno5a\" src=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/stno5a.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/stno5a.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/stno5a-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/stno5a-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>1. a photograph by Guy Bourdin (1978) \/\/ found on <a href=\"http:\/\/supermodelshrine.tumblr.com\/post\/37426585337\/photo-by-guy-bourdin-1978\" target=\"_blank\">SUPERMODEL SHRINE<\/a><br \/>2. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/dirtsastudio?ref=l2-shop-header-avatar\" target=\"_blank\">Dirtsa Studio <\/a>offers the most perfect <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/121528081\/handwriting-paper-towel-decorative?ref=shop_home_active\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;paper&#8221; towel<\/a>,\u00a0which are perfect for two reasons: they are reusable and I&#8217;m a paper fanatic. \u00a0<br \/>3. Paul Miller stepped away from the internet for an entire year. Read about his experience on <a href=\"http:\/\/mobile.theverge.com\/2013\/5\/1\/4279674\/im-still-here-back-online-after-a-year-without-the-internet\" target=\"_blank\">The Verge<\/a>.<br \/>4. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oSCX78-8-q0\" target=\"_blank\"><em>A Boy and His Atom<\/em><\/a> \/\/\u00a0IBM has created the world&#8217;s smallest stop-motion film by animating atoms under a magnification of over 100 million times.\u00a0<br \/>5. brilliant idea :: paint each primary color on the wing of a fan to make a rainbow effect during fanning<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/stno5b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5760\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/31\/swell-things-no-5\/stno5b\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/stno5b.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"stno5b\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/stno5b-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/stno5b.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5760\" alt=\"stno5b\" src=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/stno5b.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/stno5b.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/stno5b-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/stno5b-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">6. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/150558848\/blinded-limited-edition-print?ref=shop_home_active\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Blinded<\/em><\/a> is a stunning limited edition print by Petra Holl\u00e4nder Photography, whose work you can purchase on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/PetraHollanderPhotos?ref=l2-shop-header-avatar\" target=\"_blank\">Etsy<\/a><br \/>7. <a href=\"http:\/\/color-collective.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\">Color Collective<\/a> is a blog about design and color and inspiration, where photographs are reduced to their palettes.<br \/>8. Brooklyn-based artist <a href=\"http:\/\/phillipstearns.wordpress.com\/retinal-pigment-epithelium-and-other-vision-technologies-real-or-otherwise-imagined\/\" target=\"_blank\">Phillip Stearns<\/a> experiments the effects of high voltage and household cleaning products on instant pull apart film.<br \/>9. Photographer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.robinschwartz.net\/#\/portfolio-gallleries\/amelia-photographs\/amelia-s-world-02--07-aperture-book\/AmeliaRicky700\" target=\"_blank\">Robin Schwartz<\/a> captures intimate moments between her young daughter as she interacts with wild animals.<br \/>10. Stitched Fish: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cardigan.ltd.uk\/exhibition-item.php?id=110\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Fish and Chips and Peas<\/em><\/a> \/\/ the crocheted artwork of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cardigan.ltd.uk\/kate-jenkins.php\" target=\"_blank\">Kate Jenkins<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. a photograph by Guy Bourdin (1978) \/\/ found on SUPERMODEL SHRINE2. Dirtsa Studio offers the most perfect &#8220;paper&#8221; towel,\u00a0which are perfect for two reasons: they are reusable and I&#8217;m a paper fanatic. \u00a03. Paul Miller stepped away from the internet for an entire year. Read about his experience on The Verge.4. 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