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While I hate the way this site likes to pop up new windows, it's worth putting up with that for the content. The site showcases artwork done by George Vlosich III -- art made on a standard Etch A Sketch. You know the toy from when you were a kid, and wished you could do *really* cool stuff with it. Vlosich does: you'll be astounded. From This is True for 10 June 2007 Suggestions for further reading:
 By: Ed SobeyWoody Sobey List Price: $14.95 Amazon Price: $10.17 Editorial Review: Profiling 50 of the world’s most popular playthings—including their history, trivia, and the technology involved—this guide uncovers the hidden science of toys. Discover how an Etch A Sketch writes on its gray screen, why a boomerang returns after it is thrown, and how an RC car responds to a remote control device. Leaving no detail unrevealed, the guide includes original patent-application blueprints and photos of the “guts” of several devices. Inventors and museum curators also offer their observations of favorite gizmos while dispelling (or confirming) several toy legends. Complete with explanations of do-it-yourself experiments and tips on reverse engineering old toys to observe their interior mechanics, this entertaining and informative reference even provides pointers on how budding toy makers can build their own toys using only recycled materials and a little ingenuity.  List Price: $16.95 Amazon Price: $13.05 Editorial Review: An Etch A Sketch idea bonanza, attached to a genuine Pocket Etch A Sketch. There are solo challenges, two-person games and timed races, plus more than a hundred different drawing ideas. Comes with 12 cool vinyl overlays (kept handy in a bound-on zippered pouch) that cling to the screen and transform it into a game board, maze or Etch A Sketch sporting event. Made in the USA? Not anymore: Levi's and Etch A Sketch are just two of the ma... By: Joseph KahnRalph Blumenthal List Price: $5.95 Amazon Price: $5.95 Editorial Review: This digital document is an article from New York Times Upfront, published by Scholastic, Inc. on April 26, 2004. The length of the article is 1973 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation Details Title: Made in the USA? Not anymore: Levi's and Etch A Sketch are just two of the many 'American' products that are now made overseas. How will the increasing outsourcing of jobs affect workers and the economy in the U.S.?(Cover Story) Author: Joseph Kahn Publication: New York Times Upfront (Magazine/Journal) Date: April 26, 2004 Publisher: Scholastic, Inc. Volume: 136 Issue: 13 Page: 10(6) Article Type: Cover Story Distributed by Thomson Gale That Sucking Sound.(job loss and globalization)(Brief Article): An article fr... By: Julie Polter List Price: $5.95 Amazon Price: $5.95 Editorial Review: This digital document is an article from Sojourners, published by Sojourners on March 1, 2001. The length of the article is 782 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation Details Title: That Sucking Sound.(job loss and globalization)(Brief Article) Author: Julie Polter Publication: Sojourners (Magazine/Journal) Date: March 1, 2001 Publisher: Sojourners Volume: 30 Issue: 2 Page: 16 Article Type: Brief Article Distributed by Thomson Gale |
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