Craft & Design

From traditional crafts to modern crafts, we’re covering news and interesting projects to educate you and keep you inspired. Design trends and pop culture related projects are here to inspire.

Turn Your Sketchbook Doodles Into a Digital Repeating Pattern

Turn your sketchbook doodling into digital patterns!

Continue Reading March 2nd, 2015March 4th, 2015 Agnesniewiadomski

Behind the Scenes: Drone Dudes’ Awesome Cinema-Grade Octocopter

The Drone Dudes stopped by the Maker Media Lab recently to show off their custom octocopter setup, and we took the opportunity to get it — and them — on camera. The crew is a group of commercial, aerial cinematographers specializing in using high-end, custom octocopters for close proximity filming. Their current platform is […]

Continue Reading March 2nd, 2015 Tyler Winegarner1

Build The Best Snow Fort On The Block With This DIY Snow Brick Mold

Building walls, forts, igloos, and other favorite snow structures just got a whole lot easier and much more impressive. This weekend, take your personal winter wonderland to a whole new level and previously unseen heights with this DIY method for making perfectly-shaped stackable snow bricks for all your cold weather construction needs! As a kid […]

Continue Reading March 2nd, 2015January 23rd, 2016 Haley Pierson-Cox4

Crochet This Adorable Chewbacca

After signing up for a craft swap, cunning crocheter Melissa Mall discovered that her swap partner was a huge Star Wars fan, so she proceeded to crochet this awesomely appropriate Chewbacca doll that she calls “The Walking Carpet.” Measuring about 15 inches tall, perhaps the best thing about this imposing crochet project is its fantastic […]

Continue Reading March 2nd, 2015 Andrew Salomone