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The Coffee Printer Is Good To The Last Drop

photos: Ted Kinsman
photos: Ted Kinsman

Coffee, a wonderful start to the day, is also a popular art medium. Now, coffee has graduated from analog to digital, with the Coffee Drip Printer.

Brought to us by Ted Kinsman, the printer borrows from the technique of pointillism. Dispensing its ‘ink’ one drop at a time in varying sizes, along with coffee’s natural hues, give each print its tonal qualities.

Although, any colored liquid can be used to create some point-art, coffee would be better for anyone looking to lay down some earth tones. I hear that drinking coffee ink will also help make mornings tolerable.

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[link, via Mental Floss]

A KFC Bucket of Chicken That’s Also A Printer

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We’ve all been there… We’re going to town on a whole bucket o’ chicken, and we’d like to capture this moment for posterity.

The Memories Bucket is here to help. As part of their 60th Anniversary in Canada, KFC has created the bucket printer to capture those fleeting greasy moments.

Chicken-eating historians can take a picture with their smartphones and, via Bluetooth, have a Polaroid-type photo released from the bucket. Please wipe off your hands before handling your photos.

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[link, via designtaxi]

The Future of 3D Easy Cheese Printing Is Now

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Drawing with Easy Cheese ain’t easy… I know, I’ve tried. Luckily, there are visionaries such as artist and spray cheese-enthusiast Andrew Maxwell-Parish to make 3D Easy Cheese printing a reality… Sorta.

Maxwell-Parish created a device that guides and releases the cheese-like product in various patterns. Or, at least the device tries to draw with cheese, with mixed and hilarious results. It looks like we’ll be freehanding Easy Cheese for a little longer.

Please watch this…

Freehand, y'all!
Freehand, y’all!

[link, via Laughing Squid]

3D-Printed Hummus Exists

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It might be time to start accepting the fact that most of our food will eventually come from a printer, [fingers crossed]. And, as long as we have all these chick peas lying around, and the technology to do so, we might as well make some 3D-Printed Colorful Hummus.

Instructables member 3DigitalCooks is on board, and has created several colorful versions of everyone’s favorite chick pea-related condiment. Food coloring adds a little flair… because if you’re going to the trouble of printing your hummus, you don’t want to be outputting the boring beige stuff.

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[link, via Neatorama]

Print a Postcard That Smells Like Food

Zhu Jingxuan, a student from Donghua University’s Fashion & Art Design Institute, has created what could be a revolutionary sharing device, and a foodie’s wet dream. The prototype is a combination camera, smell extractor, and printer — that will capture a photo and the aroma of your meal, then print it onto a postcard with the food’s smell embedded.

The idea for the ‘Food Printer‘ was inspired by Zhu’s travel overseas, and wanting a better way of sharing her food experiences with friends and family back home. Sounds great, but can we get Instagram on that thing?

[via Design Taxi]