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Wordpress. Color. The first 1000 frames of North by Northwest by average color. Boutique. Tagxedo - Tag Cloud with Styles. 100+ Fabric Textures. Scissor Writing. In the boom of digital tools for designers, the humble scissors have been forgotten. Our poor scissors sit in our desk drawers, waiting for the next non-creative task we require them for. It wasn’t always like this. Scissors used to be used as a primary means to capture likenesses, create art, and even make movies.

One could perceive cutting paper for a creative task as a juvenile activity, but some of the finest creative specimens have been created with no more than a modest sheet of paper and sheers. Scissors illustration from Craphound, issue 6. Silhouette Portrait of Jane Austen, Date and Artist Unknown Fall of Icarus,Henri Matisse, 1943 Ad for Dupont CorporationPaul Rand Blue Nude II,Henri Matisse, 1952 Stills from The Adventures of Prince Achmed,Lotte Reiniger, 1926 Snowflake, Madison, Age 7, 2009. Showcase page two. Library information desk.