To the Viktor Goes the Chalk
Viktor the drawbot uses chalk to mark on a blackboard.
Month: September 2008
Katamari Knit Hat
Ansley of Blue Arts has also made a version of the Katamari hat based on the pattern by Easily Amused and The Knitting Fiend. Ansley shares her directions to make the “bumps” of the hat. Related: Katamari Damacy Prince of All Cosmos Baby Hat Pattern Katamari Damacy Queen of All Cosmos Earmuffs
Run Google Chrome in Linux with Wine
If you’re waiting impatiently for the native Linux release of Chrome, check out the instructions by Romeo Adrian Cioaba, who was able to get Chrome running on his Ubuntu box using Wine. The latest Wine release (1.1.4) contains a fix that corrects some rendering problems with the application, so make sure to upgrade first. Most […]
Jennifer Perkins Class @ Make in Dallas
Jennifer Perkins from Naughty Secretary Club will be teaching a jewelry-making class @ Make Shop & Studio in Dallas, TX on Saturday, September 20–the class is at 1pm, and will be followed up with a book signing at 3. Fun times!
Rees Shad exhibition opening October 3rd
Interactive installation artist Rees Shad is having his first solo show at the Art Mission & Theater in Binghamton, NY, opening on October 3rd. If you’re in the area, I highly recommend checking it out. His work often creates pieces of restored furniture with embedded sensors, actuators, and video monitors that come together to tell […]
Phonebook card holder
I want to know what’s capable of rolling a phonebook so tightly it can be used as a rolled card holder held in place with a chromed steel tube. Via Core77.
Fixing The Maker’s Notebook Bookmark
If you’ve had your Maker’s Notebook for awhile, you’ve likely ended up with a tassel where the bookmark used to be. The ends of the ribbon markers are not finished or glued and so they fray over time. This is easily fixed. Just dab little beads of white glue along the leading edge (after trimming […]
