My name is Lish and I love Detroit, Michigan. I’m proud of it, but it wasn’t so long ago that a statement like that got me a lot of questions along the lines of, “Ugh, why?” I’m a lifelong Michigander. I grew up here, I went to college here, and I’ve chosen to make my […]
Check out these sweet laser-cut MAKE back issue boxes that Jonathan Danforth made and loaded onto Thingiverse. I like the look of MAKE magazine on my bookshelves but I wanted something to store them in that was similar to the holders I use for other magazines. MAKE’s (and CRAFT’s) unique form factor require a custom […]
Francisco Fondi, of Hobby Media, sent us news of this wonderful project, by some German mechanics who call themselves The Bug Box. They’re building a life-size replica of the Tamiya R/C Scorcher, released 30 years ago. The original R/C VW Bug model was 1/10th and is probably the bestselling (and one of the most beloved) […]
If last weeks’ post on animated optical illusions left you scratching your head in confusion, then you might want to check out the scanimation-style tutorial by Paul of dude craft.
The project consists of a shield you can add to an Arduino equipped with another Altmega 168/328 chip and a whole ‘nother set of digital and analog I/O pins. Instructable user johndavid400 explains: The shield design can use the base Arduino’s power supply or it can supply power to the base Arduino via it’s onboard […]
The UK’s Victoria and Albert museum currently has old-school digital art on display. This display provides an overview of the first decades of the computer’s history in art and design. It includes some of the earliest computer-generated works in the V&A’s collections, many of which have never been exhibited in the UK before. From the […]
When you are born with the crafting gene, you feel compelled to create something everyday. Sometimes you create an idea while other times you create an actual something. Those who wear their gene on their sleeve usually manage to eek out some space solely for crafting; if you’re lucky, you eek out an entire room. […]
