The one good thing that’s come out of the disaster in Japan is the wonderful and creative relief efforts people are launching all over the world. (See Lish’s post, Crafters Come Together for Japan Relief Efforts.) I really like the Rainbow Project as well. The idea is simple: “By uploading your own photograph of a […]
Ben Innes is a Knoxville, TN-based artist/photographer who does (among other things) installations of deconstructed electronics. Our friends at element14 have teamed up with Ben to create an art piece to be shown at Maker Faire Bay Area (May 21, 22). And they’re looking to crowdsource the subject matter of the piece. On the Ben […]
Woohoo! Free stuff! Not counting software, here (except a coupla fonts), because almost without exception, all the software we’ve covered on Make: Online is free, and we’ve covered a lot of it. Free software’s a whole series of round-ups. Here you’ll find templates, calendars, posters, plans, papercraft models, and other cool stuff you can download and use completely gratis. Enjoy!
In my last column “Is It Time to Rebuild & Retool Public Libraries and Make ‘TechShops’?” we explored what the future of libraries not only could be, but what many thought should be. It’s an important topic worthy of followups throughout the year, and I’m thrilled to see over 200 comments, from librarians to loyal […]
Here’s a quick and simple project you can make in no time flat that will help your party guests keep track of their beverages while adding a punch of color to your event at the same time.
Erik de Bruijn is working on adapting his Ultimaker 3D printer to act as a pick & place machine. Assembling medium quantities of PCBs was never within the reach of a home based manufacturer. It requires expensive equipment, but most of these parts can actually be 3D printed, and you can use your existing 3D […]
A new graduate program launches at the School of the Visual Arts in NYC! I’m excited to be among the faculty. Core77’s Allan Chochinov chairs the new program, called Products of Design: Today marks the launch of a new MFA program at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. The MFA in Products […]
