Most people probably think of William Blake (November 28, 1757 – August 12, 1827) as a slightly whack-a-doodle British poet and painter. But he was so much more than that. He was a slightly whack-a-doodle British craftsman, inventor, engraver, printer, and self-publisher, among many other things. Blake believed that every human being had a “poetic […]
Polyhedra lovers are fond of certain compound shapes, such as this symmetric arrangement of five concentric regular tetrahedra. If you like to make things in wood, it’s a natural challenge to cut some plywood, bevel the edges, and screw or glue together a giant geometric model. Here is Dale Seymour with his compound of five […]
What do you do when all of the megabytes, megahertz, and megapixels over-complicate holiday shopping for the beloved nerds on your list? Let’s take a look back in time at some classic inventions that still stand up to the year 2010. The following rundown includes a number of fun gift items to accommodate most budgets, […]
AIGA Detroit’s Colleen Hill offers her perspective on collecting postcards as well as a little bit of history on this popular piece of mail. AIGA Detroit is currently hosting a postcard design competition, “Wish You Were Here,” asking artists to reflect what Detroit and Michigan mean to them.
Just what every trebuchet needs, an ultrasonic range finder! It actually works pretty well. Nice job, makers! This trebuchet ultrasonically determines the distance of the target. This trebuchet was designed, built, and tested by Kettering University Students for Professor Kaiser’s Senior Design Course. I’d love to see this with a servo in the base to […]
Joel of Made by Joel has a guest project over on Etsy this week. He shows you how to make these adorable fabric nesting dolls, perfect for kids and grownups alike! I think they’d make perfect stocking stuffers and you could make them to match your family or friends.
Tonight I’ll be helping Ladyada with her weekly “Ask an Engineer” show 10pm ET, tonight (Saturday) 11/20 – by popular request we’ll chat about some of the latest Kinect hacks / news, some specifics about the data dumps we published and answer some questions – see you there! Pictured above, iFixit’s teardown :)
