Designer Love: Below the Boat

Posted on February 16, 2013 by whatgoodcrafts

I’m always on the lookout for cool laser cut or etched projects, so when I found these great wooden maps of U.S. lakes from Below the Boat, I was blown away. They’re made to be bathymetric charts (the underwater equivalent of a topographic map), so each layer is laser cut as its own piece and then glued.

Of course the Great Lakes maps are the best looking, but maybe I’m biased?

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Full map of the Great Lakes

Straights of Mackinac

Lake Washington

Mount Desert Island

All images from Below the Boat.

Trevor

The Attention of the Class

Posted on September 27, 2011 by whatgoodcrafts

I’ve been seeing a lot of old educational charts repurposed as home decor lately. I’m a big fan of this look for an office or studio. Beyond looking awesome, there’s huge design inspiration potential in these charts as well. I feel a project coming on…

from Three Potato Four

from twentytimesi

from The Abandoned School

from Empirical Style Auction

Mary

Mapping Projects

Posted on September 22, 2011 by whatgoodcrafts

I spent much of yesterday working on a project that involved repurposing maps and it got me thinking about all of the great ways maps can be used. Here are some other neat map/globe projects I came across.

map drawer handles from sherrytruit

map suitcase from MindOvrMatter

globe chalkboard from HuntandFound

map cufflinks from ksickles

map coasters from TheBluePrint

Trevor

Fire Walk With Me

Posted on September 9, 2011 by whatgoodcrafts

Last fall, I spent much of my free time watching Twin Peaks. I suppose it’s a combination of plaid and eeriness that makes the series seem distinctly autumnal to me. I began this post intending to write about fashion inspired by Twin Peaks and to unveil the t-shirt I just completed. However, when I was searching for images of characters, I found instead an abundance of awesome fan art.

Prints by Lindsay J. Haynes