{"id":6178,"date":"2012-12-18T11:02:25","date_gmt":"2012-12-18T16:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/365sketches.org\/?p=5137"},"modified":"2025-11-14T22:36:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T03:36:39","slug":"20121217-ikea-lack-table-comes-to-life-by-john-lemasney-via-365sketches-org-creativecommons-design-cc-by","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2012\/12\/18\/20121217-ikea-lack-table-comes-to-life-by-john-lemasney-via-365sketches-org-creativecommons-design-cc-by\/","title":{"rendered":"20121218: Ikea Lack table comes to life by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #creativecommons #design #cc-by"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_5138\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a title=\"20121217: Ikea Lack table comes to life by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #creativecommons #design #cc-by\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/ikea_lack_table.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5138\" data-attachment-id=\"5138\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/20100903emailis\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/20100903emailis.png?fit=809%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"809,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"On email and productivity\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;On email and productivity&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;On email and productivity&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/20100903emailis.png?fit=809%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-5138\" style=\"margin:5px;\" title=\"20121217: Ikea Lack table comes to life by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #creativecommons #design #cc-by\" alt=\"20121217: Ikea Lack table comes to life by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #creativecommons #design #cc-by\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/ikea_lack_table.png?w=700&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5138\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">20121217: Ikea Lack table comes to life by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #creativecommons #design #cc-by<\/p><\/div>\n<p>So I just got some new furniture at Ikea. I really love the simple lines, elegant shape, and low price of the Ikea LACK pieces, especially the end table, of which I have owned many. I got four for my current setup, because even in my very small <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Studio apartment\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Studio_apartment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"wikipedia noopener noreferrer\">studio apartment<\/a>, they allow for flexibility. For instance, you can put them on top of one another to create more space, \u00a0 line them up to make an impromptu <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Coffee table\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coffee_table\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"wikipedia noopener noreferrer\">coffee table<\/a>, put them into a square to create a casual dining or project space, or wrap them around a chair or table. Given their flexibility, something in my mind clicked to animate the table in a fun way. I hope, as always, that you enjoy and share it.<\/p>\n<p>lemasney, design, open source, creative commons, cc-by, typography, poster, <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Inkscape\" href=\"https:\/\/inkscape.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"homepage noopener noreferrer\">Inkscape<\/a>, <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"GIMP\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gimp.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"homepage noopener noreferrer\">GIMP<\/a><\/p>\n Image via CrunchBase\n<h6 class=\"zemanta-related-title\" style=\"font-size:1em;\">Related articles<\/h6>\n<ul class=\"zemanta-article-ul\">\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2012\/12\/17\/20121217-symbols-of-nature-by-john-lemasney-via-365sketches-org-creativecommons-design-cc-by\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">20121217: symbols of nature by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #creativecommons #design #cc-by<\/a> (365sketches.org)<\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2012\/12\/15\/20121215-princess-illustrated-by-john-lemasney-via-365sketches-org-creativecommons-design-cc-by-typography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">20121215: Princess illustrated by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #creativecommons #design #cc-by #typography<\/a> (365sketches.org)<\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2012\/12\/12\/20121212-culinary-knife-cuts-poster-by-john-lemasney-via-365sketches-org-creativecommons-design-cc-by-food-infographic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">20121212: Culinary knife cuts poster by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #creativecommons #design #cc-by #food #infographic<\/a> (365sketches.org)<\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2012\/12\/09\/20121209-a-stylized-ampersand-made-of-circles-by-john-lemasney-via-365sketches-org-design-typography-creativecommons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">20121209: A stylized ampersand made of circles by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #design #typography #creativecommons<\/a> (365sketches.org)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So I just got some new furniture at Ikea. I really love the simple lines, elegant shape, and low price of the Ikea LACK pieces, especially the end table, of which I have owned many. I got four for my current setup, because even in my very small studio apartment, they allow for flexibility. For [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5627,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1128,3654],"tags":[230,335,411,3870,599,854,923],"class_list":{"0":"post-6178","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-illustration","8":"category-portfolio","9":"tag-creative-commons","10":"tag-gimp","11":"tag-inkscape","12":"tag-john-lemasney","13":"tag-open-source","14":"tag-typography","15":"tag-wordpress","16":"czr-hentry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/ikea_lack_table.png?fit=1200%2C700&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3h6y2-1BE","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6181,"url":"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2012\/12\/21\/20121221-on-the-music-in-noise-by-john-lemasney-via-365sketches-org-creativecommons-design\/","url_meta":{"origin":6178,"position":0},"title":"20121221: On the music in noise by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #creativecommons #design","author":"lemsy","date":"2012-12-21","format":false,"excerpt":"I love quiet, except when I am listening to music. When I listen to music, I really love when artists play with noise. I love being surprised by tweaked, altered sounds and rhythms that come from everyday noise. Trent Reznor has done this for a very long time, and does\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Illustration&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Illustration","link":"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/category\/portfolio\/illustration\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"There's something strangely musical about noise - Trent Reznor - cc-by lemasney","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/something-musical-about-noise.png?fit=700%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/something-musical-about-noise.png?fit=700%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/something-musical-about-noise.png?fit=700%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/something-musical-about-noise.png?fit=700%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5777,"url":"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2010\/10\/19\/297-of-365-is-a-moon-rising-inkscape\/","url_meta":{"origin":6178,"position":1},"title":"A moon rising by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #Inkscape #lunar #landscape","author":"lemsy","date":"2010-10-19","format":false,"excerpt":"So here's a moon rising over the hills. I used a photo texture and the masking tool to create the moon's texture, and for the stars, I used a single small circle and duplicated randomly with the spraypaint tool. tags: moon, landscape, moonrise, stars, hills, design, Inkscape, open source, creative\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;portfolio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/category\/portfolio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"A moon rising by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #Inkscape #lunar #landscape","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/20101019risingmoon.png?fit=809%2C500&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/20101019risingmoon.png?fit=809%2C500&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/20101019risingmoon.png?fit=809%2C500&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/20101019risingmoon.png?fit=809%2C500&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":6095,"url":"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2011\/09\/07\/day-249-animal-human-hybrid-experiment-3-inkscape\/","url_meta":{"origin":6178,"position":2},"title":"Animal human hybrid experiment number 3 by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #Inkscape #genetics #dna","author":"lemsy","date":"2011-09-07","format":false,"excerpt":"So this is another of a short series of animal-human hybrids. In this case, I decided to combine a bird, a chicken, with a toddler, a young boy. 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