Month: June 2010

Adhesive Shout Out: Rear View Mirror Glue

Sean @ Make: Online writes: The glue that holds rear view mirrors in place is amazing stuff, that breaks all the normal rules about adhesives: it holds a joint between two extremely smooth, entirely nonporous surfaces that are subject to near-constant mechanical vibration, extremes of temperature, and ongoing exposure to UV radiation. And it holds […]

Paper and conductive ink piano

Paper and conductive ink piano

Found in the MAKE Flickr Pool: Takashi Kondo of Ogaki, Japan, created this amazing foldable paper piano printed with conductive ink and embedded with an ATmega328. I’d love to see a video of this creation in action, as well as some more details of its creation — like, where is it getting its power? More: […]

Your Tag: Big, bright and all over Europe

Your Tag: Big, bright and all over Europe

The inimitable Evan Roth wants to bring your graffiti tag to giant digital display systems all across Europe, as part of the Media Facades Festival. Here’s how to submit yours: 1) Digitally capture your graffiti tag using the free (and open source) Graffiti Analysis Capture Application (HOW TO guide here). Your tag will be saved […]

Custom Handfasting Cord

I don’t know much about the handfasting tradition, but this gorgeous custom handfasting cord from Kathie Sever makes me want to learn more. Sever created the piece for a couple being married by the ritual. Sever explained that the ceremony, “includes five promises, and with each promise, the cord is wrapped around the hands of […]