Visualizing the number of links on 98 popular websites
Visualization of of the # of links on the homepage of the top 98 websites (MAKE is in there!)…. via Waxy.
Month: February 2009
Plural Clothing
Take a look at the Pantalaine catalog, “provisioners of America’s finest plural clothing.” You can find training pants for a three-legged race, or a hoodie built for two. Seems like the type of art project site I’d be likely to do back in college. I love the styling and the purposefully outdated site graphics. Via […]
5 Things about John Park
You know that John Park will be on hand for Make: Day on March 14th at the Science Museum in St. Paul. But in the spirit of “25 Things About Me,” here are five facts about John that you probably didn’t know: 1. If you think a beverage tastes terrible, there’s a good chance I’ll […]
Sparkly Shamrock Brooch Tutorial
I love things that sparkle so it was great to see a fresh take on the shamrock with A Fanciful Twist’s Sparkly Shamrock Brooch tutorial. [ via CraftGossip Jewelry Making ]
Travel go board
Go is hard to play while traveling; the pieces slide all around, and the board is too big to maneuver, but you can play on any size board really, so instructables user Roger-X made this travel go set using cardboard, paper, and matchsticks. Holes in the board hold the matchsticks in place while playing.
Bazaar Bizarre at Maker Faire Bay Area
One of my favorite parts of walking around Maker Faire Austin last fall was checking out all the cool vendors at Bazaar Bizarre. It was like strolling through Etsy in person, and it was a fantastic opportunity to meet and talk with the crafters and put a face and a story to the things they […]
How To: DIY quadrature encoder
This might be just the thing for a robotics project cancelled on account of – “expensive”. Professor Mason created a quadrature encoder by fitting a motor with 2 inexpensive hall-effect sensors and a small magnet – In this application, two sensors are attached 90 degrees out of phase around the motor. A small permanent magnet […]