Lego Technic camera dollies
AFOL Peer Kreuger‘s fascinating Power Functions-enhanced “camera vehicles” are used as mini dollies to record videos of his Lego creations. UPDATE: Here are two videos of the result. Nicely done!
Month: October 2010
Mini-documentary about the desks of creative people
In this first episode “The Desk,” we talked to experts Alice Twemlow, Eric Abrahamson, Massimo Vignelli, David Miller, Kurt Andersen, Søren Kjær, Alfred Stadler, Jennifer Lai, and Ben Bajorek and creates an historical and relevant film about the relationship between the worker and the desk and how this reflects on personality and habits. [Via Kottke]
distellamap: Modern Visualizations of Atari 2600 code
Software is a mix of computer instructions and data, but rarely do you get to see how the two interact in memory. Ben Fry visualized the code of several classic video games, giving insight in to the complexity of the code and how the programmer arranged the graphical elements. It’s also amazing how little was […]
The Petaluma Whiskerino- Beardo Optico
The Petaluma Whiskerino is a fantastic celebration of all things beard, mustache, sideburns, goatee and peach fuzz. It’s an exhibition and competition that draws hipsters and bikers alike, each one with hopes of taking home the grand prize. Last year, I had a total blast, mingling with the elite of the competetive bearding world. This […]
Ben Adase’s Hovercraft build (Make: Projects)
Obviously, being a wiki, and a project platform for the entire MAKE community, anybody can submit a project to Make: Projects, even kids. Here, ten year old Ben Adase has created a post for his hovercraft build — the leaf blower, plywood, and plastic-sheet variety. I love that he used simple MS Paint illustrations for […]
Mindstorms shirt folding robot
Clever, verrry clever. But can it fold a fitted sheet? [Via The NXTStep]
Choosing a silicone for casting soft buttons
MAKE pal Steve Cooley, who manufactures the Beatseqr hardware performance controller, has posted the lab notes from his recent experiments with various silicone products for casting monolithic soft button arrays. I love it when people do this–the steps and missteps that happen along the way are often as interesting, and as helpful, as the finished product.