Jessica from Me Sew Crazy made this beautiful fabric painting inspired by Van Gogh’s Starry Night. Her process involves fabric strips and hot glue, and could also be a great project for kids. I love how much texture the fabric adds to the image, and I think the ornate gold frame is absolutely perfect. You […]
Photogrammetry has been with us for as long as we’ve had cameras. Autodesk has taken it to its logical next step with Project Photofly. Using a standard point and shoot camera you can take a series of photos of an object, upload them to the cloud, and get a detailed 3D model back that can be manipulated with standard design software.
Editor’s Note: With summer in full swing, here at Make: Labs, our amazing engineering intern army just doubled in size from four to eight. Saul’s column from MAKE Volume 12 (November 2007) came to mind with its timeless pearls of wisdom. Enjoy! Why Summer Internships Are More Important Than Ever Before With the loss of […]
When I first saw this wreath, it looked vaguely like a collection of tiny tennis balls, but apparently they are small styrofoam beads. Erika at Oops I Craft My Pants posted it, and it was pretty simple: dollar-store wreath, styrofoam balls, hot glue. Erika says of the small styrofoam beads, “They kind of made me […]
Get a behind-the-scenes peek into the studio lives of Bay Area artists and designers! In the Make is a collaboration between photographer Klea McKenna and writer Nikki Grattan who — you guessed it! — pair photo essays with interviews to bring you a down-to-earth look at some serious talent. I’m especially excited to share their […]
Bastille Day is sort of France’s equivalent of our 4th of July; the storming of the Bastille prison helped kick off the French Revolution. Martha Stewart has a great Bastille Day roundup of recipes and crafts related to France. I’ve never attempted making a French baguette (or crepes for that matter), but today would be […]
Tim Laursen performs with his robot drummer band and talks about how they work. This is an archived clip from Make: Live, which was originally broadcasted on 7/13/11. Go to https://makezine.com/โlive/โ for information about the show, chat transcripts, and details on the next show.
