GSS Jell-O Mold Competition
Innovative edible creations abound at this year’s Gowanus Studio Space Jell-O Mold Competition, visited and co-judged by Becky Stern. More info: http://www.gowanusstudio.org/jello/
Year: 2011
Cool Modular Building Material
These modular bricks from the Brickstainable competition take my breath away. There’s a great and detailed post on the BLDGBLOG detailing two winners with amazing brick designs which allow buildings to be built to create microclimates “by allowing variable levels of porosity in the facade.” They’re quite literally cool! Be sure to check out the […]
Maker Faire Bay Area Town Hall in SF Tomorrow
Come to the Maker Faire Bay Area Town Hall Meeting at TechShop San Francisco’s new location at 926 Howard Street. Join Dale, Sherry, Louise and The Maker Faire Team as we talk about our plans for this years event, get your input and feedback, look for new Makers, network and more. We plan on starting […]
Crowdsourced Arduino Q&A
Two weeks ago, we ran a Getting Started with Arduino book giveaway on our Make: Arduino page. If you’re not familiar with our Getting Started book, it’s the perfect introduction to Arduino, setting up the hardware and software, and doing the first few experiments to get Arduino to interact with the world around you. We […]
How-To: Mechanical Chocolate Box
Aww, nuts! Learn to make your own from chocolate with this mechanical chocolate box tutorial by annahowardshaw.
Make a large display from a bunch of small ones
Rick Borovoy of MIT Media Lab’s Civic Media Project developed the Junkyard Jumbotron, which makes it easy to turn a bunch of small computer displays into one big one. Setting it up is as simple as opening a web browser on each device, loading their website, and taking a photo of the arrangement. After that, […]
How-To: Pom-Pom Car Wedding Decorations
Lots and lots of tulle pom-poms say “Just Married” in a modern fashion.