Inspiration: On My Desk Blog
I love seeing creativity in action and the blog, “On My Desk” shows you what’s on the desk of artists, designers, and creative folks. Pictured above is the desk of illustrator Lisa Romero. Link.
Month: August 2007
Thirty minute hovercraft
I have a piece on Wired.com called “Fifty Years of Hovercraft: The Tech That Barely Takes Off,” about the history of the hovercraft. If you’re inspired to build a hovercraft yourself, you can cobble one together in about thirty minutes. In the mid-20th century, nearly every comic book and issue of Boy’s Life had a […]
World’s Largest Carpet Woven for Worshippers
The National Geographic covered a story about the world’s largest hand-woven rug in Iran at Tehran’s open-air prayer grounds. From the article: At 60,546 square feet (5,625 square meters), the carpet is the size of a soccer field and was woven by 1,200 weavers in three villages over the course of a year and a […]
Make your own Atari 2600 labels
An image I saw in Phil Dangler’s photostream clued me into this awesome application: This Atari 2600 Label Maker produces authentic looking Atari 2600 “Picture Labels” using your own image and title. The “Picture Label” is the most common Atari 2600 label and features a large image on a black background. The game title is […]
Homemade 3D printer
Alex writes – How to make a 3D-printer for your home lab with $340 cnc kit and some junk. It uses cheapest plastic waste or powder paint as raw material to produce freeform models from STL files. Also there are links to original open-source 3D model file reader and step motor control application. 3D-принтер – […]
Quiltbert: Q*bert Video Game Quilt
Lenore at Evil Mad Scientist Labs shows off her fantastic Quiltbert, a Q*bert inspired quilt and shows you the steps to make one yourself. Link.
Papercraft skull (with articulated jaw)
Noah writes – I thought you might like today’s skull which is an articulated paper toy, that has a moving jaw controlled by a tab that pokes through the back. The pattern is available as a free downloadable PDF. Skull-A-Day: 72. Papercraft Skull (with Articulated Jaw) – Link.