Top 100 Tutorials of 2008
The Long Thread posted a roundup of the top 100 tutorials of 2008. Stay tuned because CRAFT will be posting our best of 2008 lists all this week.
Month: January 2009
Solar Purse
Joe Hyneck wants to move your charger from the wall to your handbag. On cloudless days, he wanders his neighborhood to test whether the purse, which is plated in thin solar panels and contains a lightweight battery, is absorbing energy from the sun. After three hours of direct exposure, the purse generates enough electricity to […]
Top 9 Articles Read in the CRAFT Digital Editions (Volumes 1-9) in 2008
If you subscribe to CRAFT, you get FREE access to the CRAFT digital edition. It’s an experience very similar to reading the print edition of CRAFT, but with added benefits such as searching, sharing with friends, and printing. You can view it in any web browser without downloading anything, giving you instant access to your […]
Top 10 Viewed Posts on CRAFT in 2008
It’s been an interesting year here at the CRAFT blog, and we’d love to spend this week sharing a look back at 2008 with some of our favorite posts. Each day will have a new “Best of” list with a unique theme! We thought we’d kick things off with some cold, hard facts. Here are […]
Middle-eastern patterned CNC-cut papercraft
Zillij by Chris K Palmer, (modified from a traditional design by his student Elizabeth Ager), 2009, 12″ diameter. Cut on the Craft ROBO Pro and assembled by Jeffrey Rutzky. While teaching architecture at the University of Colorado-Boulder, Chris K Palmer developed Rhinoscripts to calculate intersecting ribs. Using several variables, such as material thicknesses, the script […]
Penny postcards
USGenWeb, a genealogy site, has a really cool collection of penny postcards, organized by state. I love looking at the old structures – can you imagine driving on this bridge?
FIRST Robotics competition announced
FIRST Robotics competition announced… via /. “FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) has officially announced the 2009 FIRST Robotics Competition. This competition, started by inventor Dean Kamen, encourages high-school students to design and build robots to compete with and against other FRC teams. The competition overview video is available from NASA. This […]