Let’s be clear; making in software is still making (except when it isn’t). Robert Hodgin created 12 pieces for the Eyeo Festival that happened a couple of weeks ago at the Walker Art Center and they all sit at the tricky intersection between visualization, art and “making in software.” The twelve pieces posted to Vimeo […]
Keep your picnic essentials clean and organized with this bicycle basket picnic liner tutorial from Brittany on Design Sponge! Picnics and bicycles are an absolute must in Denmark. I’ve been wanting to combine the two, so I decided to maximize the space in my bike basket by creating a liner that could also act as […]
Besides being a generally cool idea, French inventor Michel David’s volumetric display prototype gets serious wacky-contraption style points. Michel puts the cost of his machine at €40, and though his results are definitely proof-of-concept quality, I have to agree with Mike Szczys that the prototype itself “looks like a DaVinci sketch.”
With this 3-in-1 swimsuit tutorial from Liz at Cotton & Curls, you can adjust the suit for varrying degrees of coverage depending on your mood/whether or not you’re sporting a baby bump! Had to make make a swimsuit this summer! HAD TO. Luckily with this tutorial, I can change it into a non-maternity swimsuit after […]
Audiobody hacks together music using DIYer-friendly electronics, which they describe in how-to videos — like these cool light tubes! How did we make our Color Changing, LED Light Tubes? In this video we show you exactly how we did it. The design is much simpler than you think. Try building one yourself and let us […]
Artist Rodrigo Torres has received some attention recently for his collages made from currency, but I’m also quite taken with these topographic sculptures made from collaged photographs.
This concept from designers Ami Drach and Dov Ganchrow is called “+/- hot plate.” The plates are silkscreened with conductive inks to create circuit traces, in this case simple resistive heating elements arranged in artful patterns. If the traces will hold up to soldering…
