From now until the awesomeness that is Maker Faire Austin, I’ll be highlighting projects that you can find at Travis County Fairgrounds on 10/18-19. Tickets here; see you there! I’m excited to let you all know about a very hairy device debut occurring at Maker Faire Austin: the Hair and Balanced TV Filter Kit. In […]
Canon has an interesting article about making a balsa wood mock-up camera. I assume they use this to test the “feel” of the final product and how various components will fit. I think I may wait for my inexpensive 3D desktop printer. This would be a great addition to any photography studio, even if it […]
Michael Chesko built this scale model of NYC’s midtown using balsa wood and a love for detail – This scale miniature of Midtown took 2000 hours to complete. As reference, he used blueprints, old photographs, digital reproductions, and satellite images. On a good day, he’d work his way through four city blocks. The entire model […]
Simple and handy project from Docpop, he writes… My last pen and pencil wrap has lasted me for years, but I wanted something a little more stylish and extra durable. So I made this wrap using shuttle loomed denim from Japan. Since it’s so thin, the selvage line turned out to be the perfect area […]
The “Optron” is a flickering noise making device that consists of a flourescent tube light plugged into an array of effects pedals so that it can play like a radioactive guitar. Watch the video to get the full effect of this beast. via Pink Tentacle
Marcus writes in about this interesting interactive light. It isn’t the most compelling video, but I like the idea of the piece. It records the amount of ambient light during the day and plays it back when held. The video is of an older version, but you get the point. It is a small object […]
These are some incredible video projections by Pablo Valbuena that were displayed at the TodaysArt Festival in Hague. Hopefully he will have a show in NYC, because I would really like to see his work in person. [Videos by Ri Ra Robbie] Last weekend was TodaysArt Festival in The Hague (The Netherlands). The festival is […]
