Peacock Feather Wallet
This eyepopping wallet is a colorful example of photography and design in the same place at the same time.
Year: 2010
How-To: Security Envelope Stationery Set
I’ve seen a lot of cool security envelope lining projects in my blog reading, but I think this stationery set from Patricia Zapata of A Little Hut might just be my favorite. The creative ways in which she repurposes the entire envelope (check out that bookmark from the clear envelop window!) are just brilliant. See […]
CNC Sewing Machine
MAKE and CRAFT author Andrew Lewis writes: We’re all working on some pretty cool projects over here at the moment, but this Arduino powered sewing machine is my personal favourite. I took an old zigzag sewing machine and kitted it out with servos to control the needle position and fabric feed. CNC sewing machine
The Double Slide music controller
Seen in action above – the Double Slide Controller, winner of the Guthman Musical Instrument Competition – Developed by composer and researcher Tomás Henriques, the instrument mixes computer music software, sensor technologies and flexible hand/arm gestures to generate rich, complex sounds. Certainly takes the traditional trombone format well into the digital domain! Check out the […]
Digital music triggered by capacitive sensors
Wayne and Layne, creators of the Tactile Metronome, are developing a “party game” called Nerdle that packs capacitive touch sensors on the exterior of the case. On a whim, I edited the program to make sound based upon the what the buttons sensed. 30 seconds later, this beautiful music emerged.
Summer Reading Crafts
When I was a kid, I loved heading to the library to gather books for my summer reading. Ellen of The Long Thread has a guest post on Alphamom with this printable summer reading log so kids can fill it out each time they finish a book. Vickie Howell posts on PBS Parents this fun […]
Hypotrochoid-drawing robot
Agnewgraph I is a device that traces Spirograph curves (technically, hypotrochoids). Unlike other systems that compute and plot hypotrochoids mathematically, Agnewgraph I operates a physical Spirograph much as a human being does. In order to do so, Agnewgraph I contains two electromechanical subsystems–a force-sensing pen and a pen transport mechanism–plus a Parallax Propeller chip as […]