How-To: Shoelace Tying Practice Board
Got a little one of shoe tying age? Make practice time a little more fun with a DIY shoelace tying practice board!
Year: 2012
Maker Faire New York Auditorium Presentations, Illustrated
Slideshow of murals “live illustrated” by ImageThink artists of Maker Faire New York Auditorium presentations by Seth Godin, Jack Hitt, Chris Anderson, Bre Pettis, David Pogue, Stephen Wolfram and more.
New in the Maker Shed – Bare Conductive Paint and Kits
When I was a kid, I remember drawing lines on paper and saying they were the schematics for a robot. Of course I had no real concept of circuitry or electronics at that age, but it was cool to think I did. Now what if I’d given some Bare Conductive Paint (now available in the Maker Shed) to 6 year old me?
Shin Murayama’s Octopus Mask
Mask-maker Shin Murayama created this incredible fabric mask of an octopus with red hair.
Magnetic Appcessories with Andrea Bianchi
Tangible interface researcher Andrea Bianchi, along with his colleague, Ian Oakley (University of Madeira / Carnegie Mellon Europe), have come with a novel approach to interacting with a mobile device. Using the magnetometer built into most modern smartphones, Bianchi and Oakley have created a series of tangible user interface demonstrations that go beyond what’s achievable with capacitive touch displays.
Zach Smith’s “Super Simple SMT: Stencil8” Project
Zach “Hoeken” Smith just emailed us about his Stencil8 project, a straightforward technique for stenciling/squeegeeing on solder for surface mount (SMT) components. On his site (and Github) Zach has posted a really nice tutorial and the open source files for the tooling fixture (to hold the stencils), the stencils, the PCB set-up, etc.
Knitted Muppet Hats
Annie of Wattlebird created a number of Knitted Muppet Hats in the past, but she’s just made a few more and they are all amazing.