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.
Our crafty friend Bonnie over at starwars.com has done it again. Bonnie says, “When you need a little notebook to jot down an idea or write a to-do list, there never seems to be one handy. Now you can make your own pocket-sized notebooks out of scrap paper and Star Wars trading cards. These tiny […]
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Zaphod Beeblebrox writes – “My home-made 6×9 super-wide camera. Rigid-body, 47mm f/5.6 Schneider MC Super-Angulon in a No. 0 shutter. “ – Link.
Video and pictures from the flame shooting RFID enabled trampoline at the Maker Faire! See Dale catch some air! – “The High-Lighter is a trampoline based flame effect. The installation involves a volunteer from the audience jumping on a unmodified trampoline. An ultrasonic sensor placed below the trampoline measures the changes in the height of […]
Profquotes writes – “I’ve been a fan of 3D photography for a long time. Over the years I’ve built a few 3D cameras, but I’ve never taken 3D images of a game world. Many modern games use a 3D render engine, so the information is there, and I’ve taken a couple of 3D shots of […]
Udi sent in a super-cheap photo studio – “So, you want to start your own homemade studio but you are totally broke and you want it to be cheap. Actually, being cheap is your prime demand from this studio. You don’t need no external fancy lighting or strobes. You just want to try out some […]
Mike writes – “A delightful little hack to convert a PEZ dispenser into a camera hot-shoe accessory!” – Link.
What do you get when you combine a capacitor, some LEDs, and a solar cell? A B.E.A.M. Bug Bot! B.E.A.M. stands for Biology Electronics Aesthetics Mechanics which means that the robots are inspired by biology which means bugs. Vic De Leon and Stewart Tansley, explained that the solar cell doesn’t put out enough power to […]
