NEWS FROM THE FUTURE – Computer Chips Track Students
This will motivate a lot of kids to learn about micro-controllers for sure.
Month: March 2012
Make: Talk 010 – Andy Cavatorta, Bjork’s Musical Roboticist
Andy Cavatorta is a roboticist, artist, musician, and filmmaker. He was at MIT’s Media Lab from 2007 to 2010. In the current issue of MAKE, Vol 29, Andy wrote an article about his collaboration with the Icelandic musician Bjork to create robotic gravity harps for her touring performance. In my interview, we talk about this project and more.
A Tour of Etsy Headquarters
Over on Make, reporter Jon Kalish takes a tour around the Brooklyn offices of the venerable online handmade marketplace, Etsy. My favorite details: Air conditioning ducts are yarn-bombed by Magda Sayeg Indoor bike rack Handmade wooden desks that can switch between stand-up and sit-down height Paint-by-numbers mural in the lobby Head over to the original […]
Rainbow Fused-Filament 3D Apple Logo
Very cool stunt from Thingiverse user acen, using a technique he credits to “zeq.” In fact, this fully 3D version of the original Apple logo is a bit specialized, because the method would be much harder to use on a color object that wasn’t divided into clear horizontal bands of color. Basically, it involves calculating exactly how much of each filament color will go into making your model, cutting those colors to accurate lengths, arranging them in order, and fusing them together.
How-to: Rainbow Art/Scrapbook
I am so happy about this project. I have always wanted to learn how-to make my own notebooks so today, I show you how to make your own rainbow coptic stitch art/scrapbook. Coptic Stitch Stencils Pop up book Subscribe to the CRAFT Podcast in iTunes, download the m4v video directly, or watch it on YouTube.
More Instrument-a-Day from Ranjit Bhatnagar
Last year we mentioned Ranjit’s Instrument a Day project where he builds a musical instrument every day for a month. This year he continues the project into its fifth February. Such a great idea! [via NYC Resistor]
How-To: Modify a Pencil Skirt Pattern to Make a Flared Skirt
With summer skirt season right around the corner, it’s time to brush up on your ruffle and flounce skills! Start off by adding some fullness to last year’s pencil skirts with this slashing and opening method tutorial that Maddie from Madalynne shared on A Good Wardrobe. It’s a great way to update off-season patterns to […]
