The Art Shanty Projects is an artist community and exhibition that forms each winter on the frozen surface of Medicine Lake in Plymouth, Minnesota. My friend Mike Haeg entered his dICEHOUSES project this year—5 gigantic dice icehouses, each outfitted with a cozy table and a pack of playing cards. From the dICEHOUSES bLOG: Nowadays, we […]
I haven’t had my iPhone for that long, but a constant frustration is its overachieving autocorrection feature, which could use a bit of training on the peculiar words and acronyms I tend to use on a daily basis. Our favorite iPhone hacker, Erica Sadun, recently investigated this very issue and found that not all text […]
The “Reuseum” is a mega-mart for all things Maker-Friendly. Based in Garden City, Idaho, this place holds tons of old and vintage electronic surplus and junk as well as hosts Maker and Circuit Bending workshops! Check out their site to find out what they have and their “EVENTS” page for more details on the workshops […]
Here’s an interesting take on bringing 3D video game characters into the real world. This “low-polygon” man was made from molded plastic and resembles something like a cross between Grand Theft Auto meets an August Rodin figure. via Monster Munch
“HYPERION_Fragment” by Rosalie is a light sculpture installed at the ZKM museum in Karlsruhe, Germany consisting of 3,150 LEDs that are controlled to display a “river of light” across several distinct color sequences. The project spreads out over an area of 9.25 x 27 meters, so its reach is definitely intimidating. Check out the video […]
Instructables user kraker89 made this really sweet climbing wall in his garage. He documented his process and insights very well; it makes me want to build one!
Swiss Miss tips us off to these amazing knitted fonts on HandmadeFonts.com. There’s a wonderful variety of fonts available that look like cardboard, fur, stitched leather, masking tape and more!
