Christopher Monaco decided that his normal, run-of-the-mill Etch-a-Sketch wasn’t quite cool enough, so he built his own from an array of 256 LEDs. Turning the knobs blaze an illuminated path, and the user can even shake it to erase what he/she has drawn.
Throwing an Olympic party to kick off London 2012? Don’t forget these Olympic torch cupcakes from Vicky over at Stasty! The lemon cupcakes are baked into a crispy ice cream cone, to resemble a torch. The cupcake is topped with lemon butter icing and adorned with red and orange shards of caramelised sugar. The tangy […]
When I moved to St. Paul there were two things that I was really excited about: my new job as an engineering professor, and the circus school a short distance from my house.
“Mouth Factory” is a series of functional machines specifically designed to be operated by the mouth of the user, Which includes Chewing drill, teeth lathe, tongue extruder, mouth breath rotational molding and vacuum form machines. The project explores the capabilities and versatility of this wondrous organ and correlating facial expressions, re-contextualised within the realm of […]
I’m a sucker for sentimental gifts (secret admirers, take note). At home, I have a small, highly prized collection of mixtapes: some were gifts from childhood friends, and others were tokens of affection from boyfriends of yore. Each one was a work of art as much as it was a time capsule; a love letter […]
Rob Faludi, author of Building Wireless Sensor Networks, and R&D dude for Digi (makers of the XBee), let us know about Digi’s new XBee examples site (http://examples.digi.com), which features contributions from MAKE’s own Matt Richardson: Right now Iโve got a big pile of different sensors, lights, motors, scent emitters and more on my desk. Weโre […]
This monumental sculpture is called “Chromatic Screen” and it was created by designers Diogo Agular and Teresa Otta of LIKEarchitects from 2,000 brightly colored Ikea children’s hangers. The strange effect it has on the light shining through it is great. [via My Modern Met] More: How-To: Custom IKEA Furniture Legs @Craftzine.com blog wedish Ikea Cookbook […]
