Eyebeam fellow Kaho Abe is leading an interesting class on physical controllers: Register now for a new 6-part class led by Eyebeam Fellow Kaho Abe for artists, designers and hobbyists. During each class we will look beyond traditional gaming controllers and learn to utilize the Arduino, Processing, and simple low-tech switches and sensors to create […]
What a pretty idea! Sibylle at Funkytime has a surprisingly simple how-to for turning an empty can and jam jar into a stylish soap dispenser. Hang onto the pump the next time you have an empty pump bottle, and whip this up in about 20 minutes flat.
This drone, reportedly a prototype for the Japan Self Defense Force, has a single rotor and is said to be capable of 40 mph flight. And as the video shows, it’s quite nimble. The catch? An 8-minute battery life. But the idea of enclosing the whole thing in a spherical frame so it can maneuver and land heedless of the orientation of the blades is pretty brilliant.
If you are a cabinet maker, geometry is essential to all the lengths and angles that you calculate. The cabinet shown here goes further and presents the solution to a rather difficult dissection problem. This is the simplest perfect squared square. The entire area is a square and it is divided into squares of distinct integer sizes.
Image by Hannah Kaminsky Our friends at VegNews were kind enough to share this delicious recipe with us. Visit the site for lots more amazing vegan dishes! By Allison Rivers Samson, for VegNews.com: This is VN’s signature Macaroni & Cheese, and we absolutely couldn’t live without it. Serve it to your omni friends and family […]
Here’s a functional way to organize your sewing thread, and have it double as an art piece. Grey Luster Girl collaborated with her husband to build this rack from simple materials. I love how they created the frame from a strip of trim!
This Father’s Day, we’re running a number of features on the site dedicated to dear ol’ dad. One of the them involves reaching out to you, our readers, and asking for tips and sayings from your father (or grandfathers) about the noble art of making things. We want to gather up the best of these “Tips My Dad Says” and will run a feature piece on Father’s Day (Sunday, June 18).
