Hey Girl, It’s Valentine’s Day
It wouldn’t be Valentine’s Day without a swoon-worthy word from Ryan Gosling, now would it?
Year: 2013
10 Things To Do When Starting a Fab Lab
Over at openp2pdesign.org, designer Massimo Menichinelli has written up some suggestions for starting a new Fab Lab: …the machines are not the most important feature of lab: instead, it is more about the people behind it. People with a wrong and rigid attitude or without the required knowledge and expertise can be critical for the […]
5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Things About Steve Hoefer
Steve Hoefer is a San Francisco-based inventor and creative problem solver with nearly 20 years of experience. He’s contributed projects to the pages of MAKE, including his Indestructible LED Lanterns, Secret-Knock Gumball Machine, and Haptic Wrist Rangefinder. He’s also active in the open source hardware and software communities and is a super nice guy. One […]
Anatomical Heart Valentine
Threadbanger’s Rob + Corinne show us a sweet anatomical heart card to make for Valentine’s Day. I want to make one of these for the one who makes MY heart pitter patter. But since Matthew Crawley lives outside London circa 1920, maybe I’ll make one for my husband instead.
Barbie’s Blinky Dress
Looks like those years of being a computer engineer have gotten Barbie into soft circuits — this year an available accessory is the Digital Dress.
Black Makers Month: Pamela Jennings
OK, it’s tax time and I’m tired. That’s no excuse for not posting more awesome Black Makers to the blog! Especially since it’s tax time and I’m about to give Uncle Sam more of my hard-earned dollars I would be sadly remiss to not get Pamela Jennings up here, since she is like a super-meta maker. Not only does she make her own cool stuff, but she is at the National Science Foundation and helps get other makers in the research world the money that they need to change the world. Awesome, yes? I think so! Pamela is another fantastically talented maker who I first met at Sketching In Hardware. I wish I could direct all my tax dollars to her funding initiatives.
How-To: Roll and Dash Hankies
Make your sweetie a gift that’s both practical and pretty with roll and dash hankies!
