Having lived across the country from my family for many years, the holidays always involved a lot of explaining of what I was up to. This year, I had the unique challenge of trying to explain my quest to start making things. I realized the complexity of this when, in reference to the Zero to Maker column, my younger brother asked me, “So, David, how’s your writing going?”
Everything’s better with embroidered lasers, especially when it’s a kitten Christmas card. Thanks to Lisa Riddle of nowvember for giving her kitten cards a holiday spin.
Nyle Steiner of SparkBangBuzz never fails to impress with his old-fashioned hand-on approach to electronics. Whether he’s improvising memristors from bits of junk he picked up off the ground, building audio oscillators using blobs of zinc instead of transistors or tubes, or whipping up an atmospheric-nitrogen laser using a few scraps of aluminum and a power supply, Nyle’s projects always serve to remind me that electronics is about much, much more than just soldering together components that came out of a factory somewhere.
I don’t know what to say about MorpHex (which Sean blogged about in August) except WOW! [Via Hack a Day]
At the end of every semester, NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program opens house and shows the public the latest in their students’ work in physical computing, interactive media, and design. Above is a smattering of the types of projects and people you can expect to find at an ITP show (full disclosure: Matt Richardson and I are current students and will be in attendance).
By Lish Dorset One of my favorite Christmas trees, that I’ve had for years, has a bit of a Charlie Brown look to it – just a few sparkly branches, but very loved. It’s the best because the ornaments can be shown off for all to admire. I use the tree for the handmade ornaments […]
Mixed Martial Arts and Crafts might be one of the best blog titles of all time. It follows the life and projects of Vanessa, a creative and ambitious crafter and dedicated blogger. Vanessa seems to be able to knit just about anything. Oh, and she paints and sews too. One Project You Are Particularly Proud […]
