How-To: Nebula Pillow
I love everything about space and that includes this really rad nebula pillow by Rachel Barry on Whimsy Box. You could use the same technique to create a custom galaxy t-shirt or tote bag.
Month: September 2012
Makey Awards 2012 Nominee 13, Mackie, Documentation
Audio equipment company Mackie is best known for its PA speakers and mixers. Now they’re also known as a Makey Award Nominee, in the Best Documentation category.
Maker Ed Covered by the NSTA
The National Science Teachers Association posted a great piece on Maker Ed, Spreading ‘Making’ With a Passion: The “maker” movement’s roots are scattered across the country, in garages, basements, and workshops; the seeds sown among spare parts, untried ideas, and experiments—successful and failed. “From a science and technology point of view, [making is] a gateway […]
Product Review: Cricut Mini
I missed the original Cricut insanity a few years back when the original model debuted. My friends went NUTS for it, raving about what a great addition it was to their crafty tool supply. On Black Friday, I watched as shoppers knocked each other down trying to pick up sale-priced cartridges. But no Cricut craziness […]
Pipe Organ and ATM Mashup
Artists Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla have taken an ATM machine and installed it into a twenty foot tall pipe organ. The piece is called Algorithm, and when a transaction is made the pipe organ responds with a series of notes based on the buttons pushed by the user.
Monster K’nex Ball Machine Packs 40K Parts
Amazing. This is Clockwork, my fifth major K’nex ball machine, and my largest and most complex K’nex structure to date. It took 8 months to build, has over 40,000 pieces, over 450 feet of track, 21 different paths, 8 motors, 5 lifts, and a one-of-a-kind computer-controlled crane, as well as two computer-controlled illuminated K’nex balls. […]
Interns Corner: MAKE Robot Project
By Nick Raymond Photos by Gunther Kirsch & Nick Raymond Working at MAKE is anything but boring. On any given day, someone might walk into the MAKE Labs and say, “So I was thinking about building [fill in the blank], can you help me?” The people here are open to the idea of collaboration and trying […]