Music software interfaces designed to look like actual hardware consoles are not an uncommon thing – in fact they’re more or less the norm these days. What’s uncommon is someone creating an actual hardware console modeled after one of those virtual drum machine/synth interfaces – but a motivated maker by the name of ssp did […]
One of our wonderful MAKE magazine illustrators, Tim Lillis, who does the Tricks of the Trade cartoon in each issue, did a video version. I really like it and hope we get to see more. Tricks of the Trade: episode 1 More: Indirect Collaboration talks to Lego Group rep
I loved my Wooly Willy magnetic drawing board when I was a kid, and I’ve heard this larger-scale Wooly Willy Table by Noah at Instructables is even more fun.
I’ve revealed my love for anything in miniature several times here, so of course I’m loving this sweet little tutorial on whipping up your own dollhouse art from Teddy’s Amazing Adventures. The best part? The tutorial is given from the perspective of the adorable amigurumi bear, Teddy, with wee little tools. I love it!
Backyard FX have been running auditions for a new host of the show. I’m pretty impressed with many of the entries. Not only are the hosts surprisingly good, but the production values are fairly high, and the projects they document, decent. Here, Mike Smith and his robot sidekick, Tec, show you how they built a […]
The Twin Cities hackerspace the Hack Factory is raising funds to buy a MakerBot Cupcake CNC. How? By selling raffle tickets! Borrowing a move from Providence hackerspace AS220 Labs’ MakerBot raffle, the Hack Factory will sell enough raffle tickets for two Cupcakes, then keep one and award the other to the raffle winner. Rules are […]
With the official call to Makers up and running for the Detroit Maker Faire this summer, I can’t wait to see what kind of great ideas come in. And thinking of that made me think of City Bird, one of my favorite Detroit crafty duos helping DIY folks across Michigan and the midwest bring their […]
