Live from Art Hack Day
Art Hack Day begins tonight, so if you’re in NYC and looking for something to do, come out and see a few dozen art-hacker projects that were all made over the last two days by over 50 participants.
Month: January 2012
Intern’s Corner: What’s in Dan’s Jeep?
I’d like to introduce what I hope will be a recurring feature here on Intern’s Corner: a peek at what we interns have in our cars. To kick things off, let’s have a look at Dan’s Jeep, shall we?
Hand-Stitched Felt TARDIS
I love the tiny details on this hand-stitched TARDIS from Slair’s Lair. She shares pictures of the project in progress over on her blog. Each tiny little panel was whipstitched on, and she made a cardboard insert so it would keep its shape. Related: TARDIS iPhone Case Cross-Stitch Pattern TARDIS Cat Fort Lego TARDIS TARDIS […]
Digilent Design Contest
Digilent is proud to announce the 8th annual US regional Digilent Design Contest, to be held on May 6-7, 2012 in conjunction with the IEEE EIT conference in Indianapolis. Digilent Design Contests are engineering contests open to all students enrolled in any educational institution in that region. Dates Jan 25, 2012 – Registration begins Feb […]
Pedal Powered Machines by Maya Pedal
Worldwide Cycling Atlas produced this excellent video about Maya Pedal Asociación, a Guatemalan organization which has been repurposing bicycles into machines since 1997. Created because of the expense and scarcity of electricity in the municipality of San Andrés Itzapa, their Bicimáquinas are pedal-powered pumps, blenders, threshing machines, and washing machines. They’re doing great work and […]
How-To: Embroidery Hoop Storage Bins
Proving once again that embroidery hoops are the most versatile craft supply ever, Rachel from Always a Project turned a stack of small hoops into a craft room storage solution in her embroidery hoop storage bin tutorial. What a cute, simple way to keep crafty clutter under control! More: Embroidery Hoop Laundry Bag @Craftzine.com blog […]
Vi Hart and More Fun with Fibonacci, Plants, and “Spiraly Things”
Here are parts two and three of Vi Harts’ brilliant and dizzying exploration of the Fibonacci number, plant growth patterns, and the mathematics behind other cool, spiraly things.