I have an extensive cassette tape collection (Chicago house music) so naturally I was stoked to see that Designboom featured the awesome typography of Turkish designer Ersinhan Ersin. Ersin made all the letters and designs from deconstructed cassette tapes, and aptly calls it Tapeography. More pics on Ersin’s Behance Network page. Here’s hoping no good mixes were harmed in the making of his creation.
Got a nice Arduino project that needs to be battery-powered, but you want it to keep running for a long time? Well, the fine folks at Lab 3 might have just the solution for you. They hooked up a photoresistor and a buzzer to an Atmega 168 microcontroller running Arduino to make a digital nightingale. […]
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The week I made this dish I had 8 good-sized zucchini in my fridge that were really in need of being used up. If you find yourself with a “zucchini problem” like I did, you may want to check out some of the recipes listed below, in addition to this delicious Shrimp Scampi with Zucchini and Tomato Pasta.
Knit this snug as a bug sleep sack with the free pattern by Robyn of A Devine Life. Robyn writes: All babies need a bit of extra snuggle when first born, and sources tell me they should also be wrapped up tight. But what if your babe likes to kick her legs? I fell in […]
The folks in the Maker Shed have put together a special bundle for our Family Challenge. The MAKEcation Trebuchet (Flingin’ Things) Bundle contains Bill Gurstelle’s book, The Art of the Catapult, our Mini trebuchet kit, and a Maker’s Notebook. Read up on the history of this ancient weapon of war, build a lovely 4″ x […]
Launch potato projectiles 200+ yards with this stun-gun triggered, high-powered potato cannon with see-thru action. Thanks go to William Gurstelle for the original article in MAKE, Volume 03. To download The “Nightlighter” Stun Gun Potato Cannon video click here or subscribe in iTunes. Check out the complete “Nightlighter” Stun Gun Potato Cannon article in MAKE, […]
