Van Gogh’s Paintings as a Cake
Who knew that the art of Vincent Van Gogh could translate so well into a medium like frosting? Gobs and gobs of sweet, sweet frosting. The work by megpi on Flickr looks almost too good to eat. Almost. [via geekologie]
Month: January 2010
In the Maker Shed: MAKE Controller Kit v2.0
The MAKE Controller Kit v2.0 is an open source hardware platform for projects requiring high performance control/feedback, connectivity, and ease of use. It can be programmed and run autonomously or used as a peripheral to desktop/laptop applications via the popular OSC protocol.
Digital clock with no ICs
The Transistor Clock from is made using only discrete components–194 transistors, 566 diodes, 400 resistors, 87 capacitors, and absolutely no integrated circuits. It’s available as an open-source kit from KABtronics. [via Hack a Day]
Neoprene LED Flashlight
Hannah Perner-Wilson made a neoprene pouch flashlight using conductive fabric and thread, some batteries, and an LED/switch combo to make a little squishy flashlight, and shows you how, too! More: CRAFT Video: Craft Meets Tech at MIT
Rocking horse from vintage Vespa
Don’t know grandpa’s name, but the lucky grandson he made this thing for is “Diego”. [via Boing Boing]
Woven Cowl
I was just skimming through my RSS reader when I literally did a double take. What a cool idea! I love the idea of a woven cowl made with such chunky texture. It looks incredibly architectural and cozy at the same time, which seem to rarely go together. It makes my day when I see […]
Alternative representations of the periodic table
The periodicity of properties of the chemical elements has been represented many, many different ways since Mendeleev. The modern standardized periodic table is only one of a potentially infinite number of graphical representations of the empirical trends. If you understand the logic of the periodic table, looking through these “alternative” representations can be a lot of fun. There are hundreds of them! [via Boing Boing]
