In engineering, fabricating, and all-around making, it is very useful to know basic drawing styles. This will help you get your ideas out of your head and onto that napkin, or into your notebook so that you can bring them into the world. Architects, planners, designers, engineers, and others use drawing to help communicate their […]
From the MAKE Flickr pool My exceptionally awesome local hardware store is at it again – the annual Crest Hardware Art Show takes work from a clever collection of local talent and presents it all along side their usual retail stock. Read on for the slideshow – plus more pics from last year’s offering. More: […]
Alex at Tinkerlog has been enamored with Braitenberg vehicles recently. Here’s his latest batch of “tiny Braitenberg vehicles.” I was hugely inspired and influenced by Valentino Braitenberg’s book (Vehicles: Experiments in Synthetic Psychology) when it first came out in the early 80s, so I love to see people experimenting with the different “emotions” that can […]
Editor’s Note: The following DIY originally appeared in CRAFT Volume 10. Pictured above is author Ana Poe with her adorable pup Paco. Paco tragically passed away in January of 2009. RIP dear Paco. DIY Dog Collar Build a leather collar with style and substance. By Ana Poe i began working with leather seven years ago […]
I love the Far West Trading Company in Graton, Calif. The charming shop features treasures from the orient, including antiques and replicas directly imported from China. I have always admired this hanging birdcage. The cage is made of wooden slats as thin as matchsticks, with incredibly detailed and ornate carvings. The inside is hung with […]
Will you be MY dad? (How long do you think it’ll be though before a pillow fight turns ugly and that Styrofoam AT-AT head gets decapitated? Just sayin’) Star Wars Imperial Walker Loft Bed [via Boing Boing] More: DIY AT-AT Baby stroller – how it was made… All of our Star Wars make and craft […]
Super cute robot drummer – Let’s make robots.
