Modern Day Snail Mail
After finding an old calligraphy pen, designer and illustrator Cristina Vanko decided to send hand written text messages to people for that week, with some amazingly endearing results.
Month: September 2013
The Art of the Halloween Costume Cardboard Sword
The safest, most versatile and inexpensive way to make a costume sword is by way of foam or cardboard. Both can be easily obtained and are lightweight, but cardboard is easier to cut-out, layer with multiple designs and color with spray paint. A cardboard sword can become as over-the-top or simplistic as you want at barely any cost or time.
DIY Hacks & How To’s: Motion Tracking Skull
Interactive Halloween props are always fun. So in this project I designed a simple motion tracking system that will make your Halloween props turn to look at people and follow their movements as they walk by.
Iron Man Sweater
Rhian of The Crafty Geek shared this image of the terrific sweater she knitted for her own little Iron Man.
Super Maker: Jamie Price
In Nashville, Tenn. there exists a man who is infamous for his creations. Legend has it that he once made lightening by rubbing together two kittens. I suspect I just made that up. However, I did meet a man at the 2013 Nashville Mini Maker Faire whose creations are of such high caliber that I would classify him as a “super maker”. Jamie Price is this man.
Urban Sensor Hacks Hangout TODAY at 3:30pm PT
The goal of Urban Sensor Hack is to bring together makers who are creating sensor-based applications that take advantage of cheap sensors and microcontrollers to track events or monitor conditions in urban areas.
Behind the Scenes With Oracle Team USA
It’s been a big year for Oracle’s Larry Ellison. In June he purchased the Hawaiian island of Lanai and yesterday the mogul’s America’s Cup team battled its way back from second place to win the coveted sailing event in San Francisco Bay. This past summer during Maker Camp, we got a chance go behind the scenes with Oracle Team USA to learn about their blazingly fast catamaran and the technology that makes it fly across the water. Have a look.
