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.
Stephan writes – “I just finished the show in which I used the slip ring connectors. They worked great for my purposes (fluorescent light tubes). I had them running for about two hours straight and no power cut outs. This means the rotatable connection is pretty solid. I also tried running an mono audio signal […]
Zevieee writes – “Make a beautiful custom 3 channel midi controller. Use it for Ableton Live DJing (recommended) or any other MIDI compliant program.” – Link.
Tho writes – “This instrument was built this year, inspired by the one played by Mr. Spock in one of the Star Trek shows a while back. I didn’t want to make just a semi-functional prop, so it was designed with chromatic shifting capability and 2 full octaves (15 strings total) with proper Helmholtz reinforcement […]
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Dan Gavie writes – “Connected to the Involuntary Dance Machine, Daniel Wright had to dance in front of the research into practice conference delegates.” The less you move (and relax) the more it makes you dance – Link & PDF about the project.
MAKE Flickr photo pool member MH2 writes – “Retrotronics can be such fun! This is my beloved MP 2100 in its new role as a one on one radio station. What you need to make this happen: the right kind of connectivity between your desktop and your Messagepad. Some storage space and the soft to […]
The ElectriClerk is a fully functional 1988 Mac with a 1923 Underwood typewriter made by Andrew Leman… – “Built for a game of Cthulhu Lives! that has yet to be played, this piece was inspired by the retro-futuristic machines in the movie Brazil by Terry Gilliam. It was one of the most difficult and time-consuming […]
The Guardian has a write up about The Steam Powered Internet Machine exhibit (an iMac)… – “…Rob Tufnell is using an Apple Mac powered by the engine. For this is the Steam Powered Internet Machine: the latest deeply eccentric project from Turner-prizewinning artist Jeremy Deller and his collaborator Alan Kane. “We were thinking about something […]
