How-To: Take in a Sweater
Suzannah of Adventures in Dressmaking shows you how to take in a boxy, shapeless sweater and give it just a touch of femininity with just a bit of sewing. The result is subtle, but much more flattering.
Year: 2010
Open-source hardware – around the web
On Friday the new OSHW definition and overview drafts were posted, there are great discussions going on here’s a round up! Adafruit – Open-source hardware statement of principles and draft definition 0.4 Arduino blog – Open-source hardware statement of principles and definition. Bug Labs – Update Open Hardware Definition. MAKE Magazine – Open-source hardware statement […]
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!
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 […]
