Great article @ Tech Review featuring MAKE advisory board member (and kit maker) Ladyada! …Fried remains committed to the idea of sharing her designs–and her engineering expertise. She runs her own company, Adafruit Industries of New York City, through which she sells kits that allow people to undertake less subversive projects, such as making an […]
I’m just getting back from Maker Faire Austin and about to take a nap, but I had to post this up first! – check out this speedy costume for the DIY Halloween contest in the Flickr photo pool!! Dalek Halloween Pumpkin.
This weekend Syuzi Pakhchyan and I had the opportunity to show off Sparkfun’s new E-sewing kit and LilyPad Pro kit at Maker Faire Austin. Syuzi writes: The Lilypad E-sewing Kit is a great starters kit for individuals tackling their first wearable LED project. The components in this kit can be used for either the Rockstar […]
Creative Kismet shows us how to make these cool polymer clay skull beads without using a mold.
Next Meeting: 28 October 2008 7 PM – 9 PM (ET) ALWAYS FREE! Location: Smith Hall of Art, Room 114 (Map of Block) George Washington University 801 22nd St NW Washington, DC 20037 Schedule for next meeting Philip Kohn : Interactive video art: Harnessing 15 Seconds of Fame It is human nature to “ham it […]
At the Austin Maker Faire, Mister Jalopy was telling me about the scanner camera Stephen Miller brought and set up at last month’s American Maker event. Here’s the Flickr set of the portraits he took. American Maker Fair Flickr set [Thanks, Mister J!] More: Building a “scanner” camera Scanner Camera Weekend Project: Scanner Camera https://makezine.com/american/
I have to admit that the first time I walked past the cement sculptures draped on a bench at Maker Faire this weekend, I couldn’t even focus on the fact that they were mosaic quilts. I was just stunned by the beauty of such a rigid medium appearing to be so fluid. It wasn’t until […]
