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Print, Cut, and Fold Your Own Pluto

Print, Cut, and Fold Your Own Pluto

Matt Freund

By Matt Freund

Matt Freund

Matt has a passion for education and unconventional engineering. He delights most in projects that remove barriers to curiosity and allow makers to explore new hobbies without committing to them. He is active in any hacker or makerspace activity he can get his hands on and has more creation-related pastimes than a healthy adult probably should.

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This week humanity received the sharpest images of Pluto yet. Check out the 3D imaging, posters, and papercrafts that have been released!

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Globe Made From Painted Matchsticks

Globe Made From Painted Matchsticks

By Andrew Salomone

Andrew Salomone

Artist, writer, and teacher who makes work about popular culture, technology, and traditional craft processes. http://www.andrewsalomone.com

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As a former art handler, it’s hard to imagine anything more terrifying than having to move a giant globe made from thousands of individually painted matches, like this one made by artist Andy Yoder over the course of 2 years.

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Navigating Peter Bellerby’s Beautiful Artisanal Globes

Navigating Peter Bellerby’s Beautiful Artisanal Globes

By Michael Colombo

Michael Colombo

In addition to being an online editor for MAKE Magazine, Michael Colombo works in fabrication, electronics, sound design, music production and performance (Yes. All that.) In the past he has also been a childrens' educator and entertainer, and holds a Masters degree from NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program.

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What started as a gift for his father turned Peter Bellerby into an artisanal globe maker.

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Inertial Control Orb for Desktop Spherical Display

Inertial Control Orb for Desktop Spherical Display

By Sean Michael Ragan

Sean Michael Ragan

I am descended from 5,000 generations of tool-using primates. Also, I went to college and stuff. I am a long-time contributor to MAKE magazine and makezine.com. My work has also appeared in ReadyMade, c't – Magazin für Computertechnik, and The Wall Street Journal.

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I didn’t think Nirval Patel’s DIY desktop spherical display unit could get any better. I was wrong.

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