Category Archives: Transportation
Doctor Who Tardis Blu-Ray Case
This is is an update to one of my popular ideas from a few years ago, the Tardis Blu-Ray Case. This time I did my best to make the Tardis look more like its TV show counterpart. The old design started to bother me a bit, now that I have taken up the show since (which I love).
Still the same basic idea, a Tardis case that would contain a bunch of CD-like Blu-Ray cases. It would feature LED lights for the top light and signs.
This time it would have 2 doors instead of one. Because the main case would be full of Blu-Ray cases most of the time (unless you’re watching a Doctor Who marathon), I thought I’d incorporate an image of the Tardis interior along all the spines of the cases stored inside.
Also I did my best to conceal the door hinges, which are still external so the doors can open wider for the disc cases to have enough clearance for removal. Other than that it is the same old design!
In theory this could hold everything from the first 50 years of the show, something I’m sure many Whovians would like. Maybe the BBC can issue something similar to this one day?
Atlanta’s MARTA Map – Super Mario 3 Style
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You can purchase a high-res poster of this map here.
Atlanta’s MARTA now gets the SMB3 treatment, making it 3 cities in as many weeks, and my 8th city overall. Normally I like to take a break between cities but I got a lot of requests for ATL, and MARTA looked really simple so I decided to tackle it straight away.
Going to attempt some other cities in other styles pretty soon. Stay tuned for those!
A Collection Of Jurassic Park Ideas
With Jurassic Park 3D hitting theaters this Friday, I thought I’d revisit a few posts inspired by the film over the past 3 years this blog has been in existence. In no particular order:
1. Jurassic Park 3D Glasses. I was so sure this would be a thing I vowed to watch the Twilight films if it didn’t happen. A man of my word, I will… oh, they’re not on Netflix? Oh man what a bummer. But seriously I’d want a pair of these, 3D or no.
2. Jurassic Park Blu-Ray Case. This design put my blog on the map, so feel free to assign blame here. If I ever got rich I would 3D-print this sucker.
3. Jurassic Park Fence Bed. Featuring a doomed plush goat (like so many of my other posts)! I’m pretty sure there was an IKEA bed with a similar frame, but I can’t seem to find it anymore.
4. Jurassic Park Watch. I made this for my Watch This series, and I still love this design 2 years later. You’ll note as we go back in time, the pictures as smaller. For some reason I was cool with a blog width of 445 pixels back in the day.
5. Jurassic Park Hockey Jersey. This one migrated to my other blog, but it was a hit when I posted it here in the fall of 2011. The design was inspired by the gas-powered jeeps from the film.
6. Wallpapers! You can find a ‘Fences’ screen here, and a rather juvenile Yoshi-themed one here.
And that’s it for now, please stay tuned for more Jurassic Park designs in the future! Enjoy the film’s re-release and remember: it’s in IMAX for only one week.
Portland’s MAX LRT Map – Super Mario 3 Style
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You can purchase a high-res poster of this map here.
Portland is my 7th geeky transit map, and it’s as wide as the station names are long (which is very). The wider map was needed to ensure all the stations fit.
Special thanks to Lane Jensen and Cameron Booth, a pair of Portland transit buffs who helped ensure the accuracy of this map. Please check out their respective blogs, especially if you are from Portland.
For those who don’t get the joke, here is a bird-free version:
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You can purchase a high-res poster of this map here.
There is some expansion currently underway for the MAX, with a new “Orange Line” slated to open in 2015. However I’ll hold off until then to create an updated map.
I’ve often stated that I will do more cities, and I still fully intend to. I have plans for LA and NYC that are not Super Mario 3-based. I have a few more maps brewing that will be posted in the coming weeks. Here are the previous cities:
Washington D.C. San Francisco Vancouver Calgary Montreal Toronto
Washington DC Metro Map – Super Mario 3 Style
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You can purchase a high-res poster of the 2013 Metro here.
The second American city (after San Francisco) to get the geeky map treatment, Washington’s Metro is given the Super Mario 3 treatment. The above version includes the new Silver Line, slated to open this year. Actually this is only the first phase of the Silver line, which is comprised of only 5 stops.
However I did make another version which has the second phase of the Silver Line, which has 6 additional stops. It’s not expected to be completed until 2018. Here it is:
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You can purchase a high-res poster of the 2018 Metro here.
The number of stations (and their names) might change between now and 2018, so while this seems wildly optimistic, I’m just happy to get it out of the way for now. I can revisit it later if needed.
It is by far my busiest map to date; looks like Washington has quite the sprawling rapid transit system. According to Wikipedia it is the second-busiest in North America (after New York).
There are not too many cities left that I can fit into this style; Atlanta, St. Louis, and maybe Chicago are candidates for future maps. We’ll see.
The Greatest iPhone Camera Attachment Ever
This attachment would let you film and photograph your own Naked Gun intros. Greatest attachment ever. Take THAT, Will.i.am!
It would work in both landscape and portrait mode. A siren sound effect would be gravy (though I’m sure many would prefer to add it in post-production).
Yes this is a pretty silly idea, but if anything I try to make this blog interesting — even if it’s for my own amusement.
