Increasingly, we as makers are needing to become industrial designers. I used to teach a basic design course years ago and I made the point to my students that we really don’t become fully active participants in our world, moving from passive consumers to active creators, until we understand and engage in the designed world. Ultimately, we are all designers.
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Animator Charles F. Hamper of Monterey Motion Graphics published a cool tutorial on how he makes his own adjustable stop-motion puppet armature parts from hardware-store raw materials including stock brass, threaded rod, and lamp parts. The images are small, but they’re big enough to see what’s going on.
By Lish Dorset Every now and then at the holidays I decide I want brand-new ornaments to add to my eclectic collection. It’s not the most cost-effective decorating method, so I started to think about how I could make inexpensive ornaments to glitz up the tree. Paint swirl glass ornaments are quick to make and […]
What’s cooler than itty bitty alphanumeric LED displays? Freaking huge ultrabright alphanumeric LED displays, that’s what! And so today we’re releasing a new kit, the Alpha Clock Five, an open-source, hacker-friendly alarm clock kit, based around an block of five ultrabright red 2.3″ character height alphanumeric displays.
This isn’t your traditional gift guide, since the items listed here aren’t actually meant to be given as gifts, but rather, they are meant to help you present your gift in a beautiful way. Some of these cards, paper and bows are for you to make, while others you can purchase. Happy wrapping! Paper Reindeer […]
A band of night surfers made their boards and wetsuits glow with what appears to be EL wire and tape. It seems to be a promo film produced by Strongbow Australia. I’d be curious to see their scheme for waterproofing the connections and battery packs!
