Binder's Thread.. Putting it to Good Use

I was first introduced to binder's thread in architecture school. With sticks and string, we built a wooden model of a cell phone tower. No adhesives were to be used to connect the wooden pieces together (think Jenga-sized pieces). Clever kids that we were, we used everything from floss to binder's thread, with the idea being to allow the wax to work as an adhesive. Loopholes.  We architects learn to find them early on.  

This time, I stuck with binder's thread and used it for its real purpose.  With a few finds from Urban Ore and Creative Reuse---some nice paper and a stack of unused corporate folders---I hand-bound a couple of pocket notebooks.

The pictured notebooks above are particularly good for drawing, because of the type of paper used.  I am still on the fence about putting a design up on the front.  I kind of like the design that came through from the blue folders.  

Neuroscience Pop Art

I studied a bit of neuroscience back in the day. While science turned out not to be my thing, the visuals certainly have stayed with me. It continues to amaze me that tiny, insignificant-looking things, like neurons and chemical molecules, are truly powerful.

I am a bit surprised that out of the many biologically-themed pop art we see today, we don't really see much that has to do with the brain. Through, I suppose I shouldn't be all too surprised. Research about the brain did not really blossom until the last couple of decades.

Here is my first effort at making neuroscience as popular as Einstein, the eye chart, and the DNA strand.

Buy the bipolar neuron cards here and the brain cards here.