The Periodic Table of Imaginary Elements
Russell Walks wrote in to share his Periodic Table of Imaginary Elements poster, which details 122 made-up elements ranging from Superman’s Kryptonite to Star Trek’s Corbomite to Futurama’s Crapcrapium.
Month: April 2010
The Craft of an Iconic Shoe: Dr. Martens Turns 50
Dr. Martens celebrated its 50th anniversary on April 1. From Style Salvage: On April 1, 1960 the first pair of Dr. Martens was produced by the Griggs factory in the village of Wollaston in central England. Eight eyelets, ox blood red with distinctive yellow stitching, the design was dubbed “1460” after the date of its […]
Wicked robosculptures
These are the work of Lubbock, Texas artist Dustin Wallace. Above is Homage 1.0, shown in both humanoid and jet transforms, and below, Homage 2.0, featuring extra-wicked elbow knives.
Woman’s Life Story Told in Intricate Hand-Stitched Tapestry
Needleartist, Jean Baggot, tells the stories of her life in an amazingly detailed tapestry that includes 73 interlocking circles that each focus on one aspect of her life. More impressive, though, is her transformation of spirit and attitude as a result of her life experiences. That she’s translated them into needlework is fantastic enough, but […]
DIY Soft iPhone and iPad Stylus
Maker Adam Kumpf from the design firm Teague in Seattle demonstrates a DIY soft conductive stylus for use with an iPhone, iPad, or any other device with a capacitive touch screen.
John Park in the Maker Shed: PIR Arduino motion alarm
Want to learn how to hook up a passive infrared (PIR) sensor to your Arduino? Check out this video I put together doing just that. These sensors are very nice to work with either by themselves (along with a transistor or relay) or on a microcontroller. You get about a 20 ft. range for detecting motion from humans, animals, other things that emit a decent amount of infrared radiation. WILL NOT DETECT THE UNDEAD
Use simple components to make a pitch sequencer
Australian chiptunes wizard Sebastian Tomczak built this DIY 8-Step Waveform Editor using just a few integrated circuits (ICs) and slider potentiometers. Each slider represents the amplitude of a waveform at one step of its cycle, and since there are eight sliders, there are eight positions in the waveform. So, how does it work? The waveform […]
