Carry the sky around in your pocket with ‘Box Of Clouds’


561901208694291

Grey skies above getting you down? Then perhaps you need to invest in your own ‘Box of Clouds’ –

Photographer Kim Laughton has created his own little slice of cloudy heaven and captured it in a tin.

561901208694512

A photo viewer keyring dismembered and put in a tin. In this case I took off the backlight, making the LCD transparent. The button in the middle turns it on and off. Hold it up to a light source to see the clouds!

561901208694538

A selection of the clouds inside, they cycle every five seconds.

I got in contact with Kim to learn more..

Kim bought a selection of old tins on eBay, one of which looked fairly handmade – as if it was someone’s first metalwork project. I was from it the box of clouds was born, “it happened to fit the screen, PCB and battery perfectly. I’d also wanted to play around with removing the LCD’s backlight to make it transparent.”

561901208694524

USB to charge, and because the backlight has been removed the battery is good for a couple of days.

Kim’s Folio

3,478 Comments

  1. We are a group of volunteers and opening a new scheme in our community. Your site provided us with valuable information to work on. You have done a formidable job and our entire community will be grateful to you.

  2. check here says:

    It is really a nice and helpful piece of info.
    I’m glad that you simply shared this helpful info with us.

    Please keep us up to date like this. Thanks for sharing.

  3. Currently it appears like BlogEngine is the best blogging platform
    available right now. (from what I’ve read) Is that what you are using on your blog?

  4. My Blog says:

    Because the admin of this web page is working, no uncertainty very quickly it will be well-known,
    due to its feature contents.

  5. Check Url says:

    Wow that was odd. I just wrote an very long comment but after I clicked submit my comment didn’t show up.
    Grrrr… well I’m not writing all that over again. Anyway,
    just wanted to say excellent blog!

  6. Great site you have here but I was wanting to know if you knew of any user discussion forums that cover the same topics talked about in this article?
    I’d really love to be a part of online community where I
    can get feedback from other knowledgeable people that
    share the same interest. If you have any suggestions, please let me know.
    Thanks!

  7. Excellent post however , I was wondering if you could write a
    litte more on this subject? I’d be very grateful if you could elaborate a little bit more.
    Appreciate it!

  8. Thank you a lot for sharing this with all folks you really recognize what you are talking approximately! Bookmarked. Kindly additionally consult with my website =). We can have a link exchange arrangement between us!

  9. After study a handful of the blog posts in your web site now, and I genuinely such as your technique of blogging. I bookmarked it to my bookmark web site list and will be checking back soon. Pls check out my web-site in addition and make me aware what you believe.

  10. although internet websites we backlink to beneath are considerably not connected to ours, we feel they’re truly really worth a go by means of, so possess a look

  11. metart lukki lima ultimate teen beauty

  12. here are some links to sites that we link to mainly because we believe they may be worth visiting

  13. jasa visitor says:

    Just wish to say your article is as astounding.
    The clearness in your post is simply cool and i could assume
    you’re an expert on this subject. Fine with your permission allow
    me to grab your feed to keep updated with forthcoming post.
    Thanks a million and please carry on the rewarding work.

  14. This is very interesting, You’re a very skilled blogger.
    I have joined your rss feed and look forward to seeking more of your
    magnificent post. Also, I have shared your site in my social networks!

  15. Heya are using WordPress for your blog platform? I’m new to
    the blog world but I’m trying to get started and set up my own. Do
    you need any coding expertise to make your own blog?
    Any help would be greatly appreciated!

  16. I am curious to find out what blog platform you are utilizing?
    I’m having some small security issues with my latest site and I’d like to find
    something more secure. Do you have any solutions?

  17. Thanks designed for sharing such a fastidious thinking, post is nice, thats why i
    have read it entirely

  18. MetroClick specializes in building completely interactive products like Photo Booth for rental or sale, Touch Screen Kiosks, Large Touch Screen Displays , Monitors, Digital Signages and experiences. With our own hardware production facility and in-house software development teams, we are able to achieve the highest level of customization and versatility for Photo Booths, Touch Screen Kiosks, Touch Screen Monitors and Digital Signage. Visit MetroClick at http://www.metroclick.com/ or , 121 Varick St, New York, NY 10013, +1 646-843-0888

  19. Faytech North America is a touch screen Manufacturer of both monitors and pcs. They specialize in the design, development, manufacturing and marketing of Capacitive touch screen, Resistive touch screen, Industrial touch screen, IP65 touch screen, touchscreen monitors and integrated touchscreen PCs. Contact them at http://www.faytech.us, 121 Varick Street, New York, NY 10013, +1 646 205 3214

  20. Here is a superb Weblog You might Uncover Fascinating that we Encourage You

  21. cra levels says:

    please take a look at the web sites we follow, including this a single, because it represents our picks through the web

  22. please stop by the web pages we stick to, like this one, because it represents our picks through the web

  23. very few internet sites that transpire to become in depth beneath, from our point of view are undoubtedly properly worth checking out

  24. Whats up this is somewhat of off topic but I was wanting to know if blogs use WYSIWYG editors or if you have to manually code with HTML. I’m starting a blog soon but have no coding knowledge so I wanted to get advice from someone with experience. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

  25. the time to read or pay a visit to the content material or websites we have linked to beneath the

  26. airports says:

    although web sites we backlink to below are considerably not connected to ours, we feel they are essentially worth a go through, so possess a look

  27. Balenciaga says:

    just beneath, are various entirely not related web sites to ours, nevertheless, they may be certainly really worth going over

  28. Here is a superb Weblog You may Locate Intriguing that we Encourage You

  29. just beneath, are various entirely not related web pages to ours, on the other hand, they are certainly really worth going over

  30. Thank you so much for giving everyone an extraordinarily nice possiblity to check tips from here. It’s always very pleasurable and also stuffed with fun for me personally and my office co-workers to search your web site the equivalent of thrice every week to learn the fresh items you have got. And indeed, I am also usually fascinated for the sensational pointers served by you. Selected two facts on this page are honestly the finest I have had.

  31. There is evidently a bundle to know about this. I assume you made various nice points in features also.

  32. I not to mention my guys appeared to be checking out the best information and facts on the blog and so all of the sudden got a horrible feeling I had not expressed respect to the blog owner for them. These ladies ended up totally joyful to learn all of them and already have undoubtedly been making the most of them. Appreciation for actually being indeed kind as well as for figuring out certain impressive resources millions of individuals are really desirous to know about. My sincere apologies for not expressing appreciation to you earlier.

  33. Hi there! I know this is kind of off topic but I was wondering which blog platform are you using for this website? I’m getting sick and tired of WordPress because I’ve had issues with hackers and I’m looking at options for another platform. I would be awesome if you could point me in the direction of a good platform.

  34. you are in reality a just right webmaster. The website loading velocity is incredible. It kind of feels that you’re doing any distinctive trick. Furthermore, The contents are masterpiece. you have performed a excellent task in this matter!

  35. Burberry says:

    we came across a cool web page which you could possibly take pleasure in. Take a look in case you want

  36. Tom Ford says:

    The information and facts mentioned in the article are some of the top out there

  37. Wonderful work! That is the kind of info that should be shared around the net. Shame on the search engines for not positioning this publish higher! Come on over and consult with my site . Thank you =)

  38. Heya i’m for the first time here. I found this board and I find It truly useful & it helped me out a lot. I hope to give something back and aid others like you helped me.

  39. Awsome blog! I am loving it!! Will be back later to read some more. I am bookmarking your feeds also

Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time.

Rex The Stray – underground dog comic

Rex The Stray, an underground comic about a deviant runaway dog styled by illustrator Christian Herr and writer Lee Noble.

www.rexthestray.com

And Drunk Dial Rex, on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14CVGGD3xf8

Illustrator Marylou Farue

Work from Marylou Faure, an illustrator living in London.

more at www.maryloufaure.com

Illustrator Joel Mackenzie

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joelmackenzie/ Details »

Captain Feline – Blending Pop Culture with Cats

felineship

Captain Feline employs anthropomorphism to blend pop culture with cats. The results are a collection of fun t-shirts and limited edition art prints – purr-fect for displaying a combined love of cats and cult movie characters! Whilst the debut t-shirt illustrations by Dave are inspired by cult and classic movie characters, the team plan to increase the range to feature other pop culture icons as they grow and expand.

http://www.captainfeline.com Details »

Vertigo

vertigo

via: www.tradclyffe.co.uk

Insekta

insekta-03

Insekta is a collection designed by Italian studio Kreativehouse. Details »