I just got this memo from the Maker Faire team with details about becoming part of the Maker Faire Street Team, spreading the good word on the greater Detroit, and earning some Faire tix in the process. Sweet. They are looking for people within an approximately 200-mile radius of Dearborn, MI area (location of the Faire).
This week I got a much-needed laugh from the astute observational comedy of Better Book Titles, by Dan Wilbur. (“Now you can read the greatest literary works of all time in mere seconds!”) Beware: may not be suitable for kids (read as: more fun for adults)!
Not all electronic signals are communicated via electricity. By transmitting information in the form of light, we can avoid many limitations inherent to traditional wiring. And on top of all those benefits – fiber optics are just straight-up cool!
What a clever gimmick! SVK is written by Transmetropolitan author Warren Ellis, illustrated by Matt Brooker, and published in “collaboration” with London-based design studio BERG (whatever that means). £10 plus shipping gets you the book and a small UV-LED flashlight for viewing the thought bubbles. [via adafruit]
Block Party – The Modern Quilting Bee, by Alissa Haight Carlton & Kristen Lejnieks Book Site: Block Party! Block Party is a lovely book for those who want to start quilting, but feel somewhat intimidated by the scale and precision of the craft. Alissa Haight Carlton and Kristen Lejnieks, both lovers of modern quilting, formed […]
If you’re a maker you might want to consider learning a new language! In this week’s article I’ll talk about why I think it’s a good idea for any maker to consider picking up some new language skills and specifically what I’m doing. A lot of my articles tend to be about the future (I can’t wait to look back on these 5 years from now). So, yes, I think a lot of us are going to find speaking, reading, and writing the language of the soon-to-be biggest economy in the world and, who makes almost everything, is a good idea. It’s something to consider learning, starting now, particularly for makers, especially the ones who run maker businesses.
The work of Maurice Mbikayi first caught my eye due to him creating a couple of skulls out of keyboard keys. Skulls, I once told a friend (only half jokingly), are my power animals. Add in some of the elements of my trade (keyboard keys) and I’m going to sit up and take notice. And […]
