Yarn Bomber Reserves Bike Parking
Tumblr user Hey Pennies posted this cheeky use of yarn bombing to reserve a bicycle parking spot.
Month: May 2013
5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Things About John Law
San Francisco artist and culture jammer John Law needs little introduction in the Bay Area. He was involved in the infamous Cacophony Society since its infancy and is cofounder of the world-famous Burning Man festival. He has been a mover and shaker in the Bay Area art scene for over 30 years. He’s also a […]
How-To: Woven Ribbon Lampshade
Give an old wire-framed lampshade a new lease on life with this woven ribbon lampshade tutorial!
Making Makerspaces at Maker Faire!
Working on starting a makerspace? Register now for a How to Make a Makerspace workshop, Friday, May 17 at Maker Faire Bay Area in San Mateo, CA.
New MAKE Video Series: Projects with Ryan Slaugh
Today we debut a new monthly video series: Projects with Ryan Slaugh. Each new episode will air on the first Tuesday of the month. The series aims to help people with their own projects by giving them ideas, techniques, and inspiration. While most projects will be electronics related, many built around Arduino and Raspberry Pi, some projects will offer insight on using specialized tools and working with different materials. The projects will range from easy to challenging and from application-based to something done just for fun. In his first video, Ryan will show us how to make an Arduino-powered, Pelican case-based mobile prototyping platform for writing code, arranging tools, and all around making.
Cardboard Tube Smokestack, Paper Towel Smoke
I’ve been enjoying some of the clever stop-motions videos I’ve seen created using Twitter’s newish app, Vine. One of my favorite Vine users is Brock Davis. Though he’s only posted a few videos, I like how simple and creative they are. Simple + creative is a winning combination.
Maker Faire Inspires Father/Daughter Steampunk Table
Last year our first trip to Maker Faire Bay Area. My daughter Sawyer and I saw many creative projects and were inspired by the work we saw. Sawyer, who was 7, really got the bug to make things. One of our first projects was a table built out of 1-inch black steel pipe, wood 2 x 4s, and glas
