Kimmo Karvinen and Tero Karvinen are the authors of Arduino Bots and Gadgets, a primer on how to integrate many types of electronic hardware into the Arduino physical computing platform. At Maker Faire Bay Area 2011, Tero talked to us about the advantages of prototyping with the Arduino for electronics projects. He also told us […]
Like a typical Target trip for me, I went for shampoo and ended up buying a lot of crayons. I got sucked in to the “Customize Your Crayola” display. Have you seen it? Packs of Crayola crayons, sold in sets of eight, are packaged together by color and theme, such as “Cupcake My Day” (yes, […]
I know they tend to be viewed as kindergarten craft staples, but I still have a special fondness for colorful pipe cleaners (chenille stems, if you’re feeling fancy). I like these simple ideas for incorporating them into gift wrap from Brittany of The House That Lars Built over on Oh Happy Day.
Something magical happens when a scientist switches out her lab coat for a sewing machine. When creative sensibilities are combined with a scientific approach to problem-solving, you get ideas that are at once innovative and completely logical. This printable bias tape maker by Carla from the Scientific Seamstress Blog is a perfect example of what […]
Metalsmith and artist Gary Schott talks about the whimsical mechanized objects he creates in this beautiful video by Walley Films. It follows Gary as he makes Eskimo Kiss, a cranked device which shows motions of love and affection mechanically. He says, “I quite enjoy that the work itself is very time consuming and yet all of it is just to make this device do this almost ridiculous, intimate action.”
Check out The Playa Time Lapse Project, which captured a bird’s eye view of 27 days of Burning Man set up, break down, and lots of burning. And it all fit into a five minute video. The view is stunning. If you appreciate it, consider helping to fund the next one. Playa Time Lapse 2.0 is live on Kickstarter. Support now and get prints from the Burning Man gallery!
When we were little, my sister and I wanted to play video games SO BAD. But our parents wouldn’t buy us any! We were so hungry for the bright and exciting world of Mario that we ended up crayon-drawing scenes from Super Mario Brothers on sheets of paper lined up side-by-side. We drew the green […]
