Ben Fry dumped the ROMs of old NES cartridges and made these cool looking posters – “Any piece of executable code is also commingled with data, ranging from simple sentences of text for error messages to entire sets of graphics for the application. In older cartridge-based console games, the images for each of the small […]
I’ve been using a tablet for sketching, and also use Electroplankton for the Nintendo DS to make “pen based” music, so it’s neat to see that there are applications to turn the big tablet into a musical instrument too, Peter writes – “Whether you’re a graphics artist wanting to make music in new ways or […]
Usually we have a few Etch-a-Sketch projects with some robot controlling it or DJ interface, but here’s an incredible gallery of sketches made on an Etch-a-Sketch from artist George Vlosich III… [via] – Link. Related: Robots, computers and DJs Etch-a-sketches – Link.
Chris made a ringing shoe phone, it’s Friday, so, we’ll post this…he writes – “The idea of this project is to reuse an old phone and shoe to make a nifty device that will make a shoe ring whenever someone calls your phone line.” – Link.
Here’s a fun way to add music to a Robosapien V2 – “In an attempt to get my V2 to open up a can of whoopass on V2 Media, I decided to start with an important aspect, music. Adding the ability to play music and sound through V2 allows you to plug in an MP3 […]
Nothing says it better than a pair of knit knuckle gloves with a bit of “knuckle tattoos” (embroidered, of course). The latest Summer issue of Knitty has the full pattern to show off your true colors. What can you say in eight letters or less? [ via ] Link.
Here’s a fun & simple optical illusion you can make – “The Jastrow illusion is an optical illusion discovered by the American psychologist Joseph Jastrow in 1889. In this image, the two figures are identical, although the bottom one appears to be larger.” [via] – Link.
