HOW TO – Felt String of Lights
Remember Elsie Marley’s beautiful string of lights advent calendar? She’s just posted a tutorial showing us how to make one for ourselves. Whoo-hoo!
Month: December 2008
Virtual worlds and physical space collide
“Control Structure” by Australian artist Sam Smith is a sculpture and interactive installation built from hoop pine plywood, maple plywood, polyester resin, fiberglass, an LCD monitor and other materials. From the description: “A large digital video zoom lens extrudes from one eye socket like a bionic appendage, while the other eye is caved in and […]
Mario room will make you want to be a kid again
“Landscape” by Antoinette J. Citizen is a mockup of the world of Super Mario where the “mystery” boxes even make the “cha-ching” sound when you press a momentary switch underneath them. Pretty fun idea that most little kids today would say is too “low-rez”, but would make grown-up kids giggle with nostalgia. Antoinette J Citizen […]
Plushie: An interactive design system for plush toys – stuff animals
Plushie: An Interactive Design System for Plush Toys via i make things. Software available at the site… We introduce Plushie, an interactive system that allows nonprofessional users to design their own original plush toys. To design a plush toy, one needs to construct an appropriate two-dimensional (2D) pattern. However, it is difficult for non-professional users […]
A.M. Eye Candy – Work in Progress
Craft-themed embroidery work in progress by doe-c-doe.
DIY: Homemade carbon fiber trekking poles
This is a DIY version of commercially available carbon fiber trekking poles. The end product cost less, and they can be easily customized to suit your individual needs. I thought it would be fun to see if I could make my own Carbon fiber trekking poles on the cheap that would rival the more expensive, […]
Year In Ideas 2008 from the NYTimes…
Year In Ideas 2008 @ The NYTimes is a little tricky to navigate, but there is a lot to see, including our old favorite – the crow vending machine! In June, Josh Klein revealed his master’s-thesis project to a flock of crows at the Binghamton Zoo in south-central New York State. The New York University […]