Howtoons — Musée du Dodecahedron
Depicting a subject from multiple viewpoints gives it greater context.
Month: July 2010
One-Way Ticket — Pressurizing Plunger
Pressurize with a plunger that pushes but doesn’t pull.
Toy Inventor’s Notebook — Guitar Amp Bulletin Board
Use a piece of vintage speaker cloth to make a mini “guitar amp” bulletin board.
Alexis Anne Mackenzie
San Francisco artist Alexis Anne Mackenzie aptly calls herself a “paper surgeon.” All of her work is done by hand, painstakingly clipped from books and artfully assembled to spell visually enigmatic words or phrases. One can decipher these messages simply by reading the artwork titles, but of course this spoils the fun of trying to […]
My Favorite Gadgets
Three handy gizmos that snap, magnify, and play.
Electronics: Fun and Fundamentals — Zap-a-Mole
The first of a series of columns for readers who have relatively little knowledge of electronics and would like to know more.
Crash! … and Burn?
The creator of MacGyver challenges you to get an unconscious person out of a crashed car.