Flames! @ Maker Faire
Flaming Halloween – pneumatic and static props, makeup, lifecasting, and SCARE for a Cure haunt & Link to M4V.
Year: 2007
Tesla music @ Maker Faire
Pipe Dream. Resonance Labs presents a windless pipe organ based on controlled feedback. Its 16 tuned, MIDI-controlled PVC pipes provide a rafter rattling bass line for an orchestra composed of Tesla coils by the Geek Group. Each pipe has a speaker and microphone pickup with a control circuit that feeds the microphone signal to a […]
DIY Tengu on a breadboard
Alex writes – When I first saw Crispin Jones Tengu, I was sure, I must have one. If you don’t know tengu and don’t want to follow the link, it’s a small face, made of LEDs, that reacts to music and sound. It did not take long until I decided to clone this funny little […]
Talking Skull Wall Hanging
This is an interesting project right up the Make alley. This person bought a large skull picture at Walmart and converted it into a large puppet. Talking Skull – Link. Via PuppetBuilding.com.
Wacky, wonderful office tools
Avi Abrams of Dark Roasted Blend and James Golbey of Dump Trumpet have put together a gallery of cool, crazy, and innovative office tools. As an unrepentant office supply fetishist (a “swingliner?”), I can appreciate this sorta thing. Anybody seen my red stapler? – Link
Secret Photoshop shortcuts
WebDesignerWall has a big list of undocumented Photoshop shortcuts that you might find useful. Most notable are scroll wheel zooming by holding down Cmd+Opt, scroll wheel document panning by holding Cmd (or Cmd+Ctrl to toggle between left/right and up/down) and, my new favorite, moving a selection by holding the spacebar while dragging. The latter lets […]
Rocking Halloween Headstone
In 10 minutes you can convert a plain foam headstone prop into a rocking headstone with a couple simple ingredients including a motor you may have around your house. Check out the video to see it in action: Rocking headstone – Link. Via DIY HALLOWEEN CONSTEST from MAKE, CRAFT, INSTRUCTABLES and POPULAR SCIENCE! Makers and […]