May 18 Newsletter: Best of the Web

HOW LONG IS A PIECE OF YARN?

The Library As Incubator Project

www.libraryasincubatorproject.org/?p=18063

This page of the website shows that you can brighten up a place in so many ways. If you have some yarn, a couple needles hanging around and the skills, you could transform any space into a piece of art. Knitters in Falmouth, MA, decided to add a bit of the knit-and-purl touch to their library. Have a look and get inspired to cozy up your favourite public place.

YOU HAVE A VOICE FOR FONTS

Co.Create

www.fastcocreate.com/3058442/now-you-can-create-a-personalized-font-with-the-sound-of-your-voice

Talk about a cool way to visualize your personality. Creator Chris Rowson and his team have come up with a way to take the pitch, volume and other audio signifiers of your voice and change it into a font. Just make a vocal sound (laugh, shout, snort) into the TypeVoice program, and see if you’re more of an Impact font than a FreeStyle Script.

IF IT BROKE, REPLACE IT

Replacements, Ltd.

www.replacements.com

Have you inherited your grandmother’s china, but can only set a table for three with it? There’s a company in the States that carries almost every conceivable china, crystal and flatware patterns every made. Whether it’s Spode or Wedgewood, have a look through their catalogues to see if you can find your missing fork or soup bowl. They also have a section for specials where you can look at whole sets.