Month: October 2012

Mechanical Donkey Kong

Mechanical Donkey Kong

M.S. Raynsford’s mechanical game looks super cool! And he’s working on a new version. I finally present to you my mechanical donkey kong V1. A simplified version of the original plan due to time constraints this one rotates the Mario, jumps over the balls and operates the feed and catchment mechanisms. Made almost entirely from […]

Mind-powered Animal Ears

Mind-powered Animal Ears

Yesterday I went to check out Burning Man Decompression in San Francisco. As always, there were incredible costumes: a pair of giant cardboard robots, interacting with passersby, a gentleman dressed as a walking gold lamé shower, and my personal favorite, brainwave-controlled animal ears.

Custom Twitter Backgrounds

Custom Twitter Backgrounds

If you have a crafty business and have a Twitter profile for it, you might have noticed the new, bigger header images being rolled out across the platform the past few weeks. If you’re looking to update yours, take a look at this idea roundup from Shutterstock for a bit of inspiration.