This rainbow balloon banner from Gabrielle at Design Mom is so cool and fun. She shares the how-to, which is simple but will require quite a bit of balloon wrangling (but no helium!). The effect is really worth it, though, don’t you think? [via @HelloLuckyCards]
If you’re into robots and cell phones, you’ll dig Darrell Taylor’s Super Simple Audio Cellbot build over in Make: Projects. Super Simple Audio Cellbot
There are innumerable things to make one depressed these days. Oil spills, a dysfunctional economy, worsening political extremism, and an awful long-term environmental outlook. Fortunately for me, I have an antidote that keeps me upbeat, something special and beautiful that keeps me optimistic about the human condition, the human mind, and the power of thinking. […]
I like the physical, visual representation of data. If done well, it can forever change the way a person thinks about and understands something. So, I think this keyboard frequency sculpture by Mike Knuepfel is neat. It depicts which keyboard keys are used most frequently, with the height of the key proportional to how often […]
Not only is this project a nice way to reuse empty jars, it’s a cute idea for collecting all the small items you need for a sewing project – with a crocheted pin cushion on top! The tutorial from Her World.com is in Danish, but travels reasonably well through Google Translator, as you can see […]
With temperatures rising here in Michigan, I’ve been craving some cold soup ideas. Luckily the Mint Design Blog has me covered with this roundup of recipes.
This week’s column is a fun one. Previously I rounded up comic book characters who are also makers. Hundreds of additional suggestions flooded the comments — you can see them all here (comments). Some of the characters were from TV shows so I promised we’d at least have a “best maker TV show” roundup at […]
