Last night was the second meeting of the Phoenix DIY, and we had three fantastic presentations from Chris Coleman, Mark Rehorst, and Kelly Bedson. Some pictures: Second Phoenix DIY meeting with a recumbent carbon fiber bike, a self-balancing skateboard, and an origami workshop – Link.
Shelly from Dorkbot Seattle writes: We are pleased to announce that the Seattle chapter of Dorkbot, in collaboration with 911 Media Arts Center, opens a new juried art exhibit “Strange Things” with an opening night party on December 8, 2007. Mark your calendars! Celebrate the opening night of “Strange Things” with us on Saturday […]
My flight is delayed maybe 2 hours, this is fitting as I write this from my cramped seat – On yesterday’s show, author Mike Idov gave us the skinny on U.S. flight delays. Now take a peek at what all that air traffic looks like. Designer Aaron Koblin composited a day’s worth of FAA data […]
Unlike most broken digital cameras this one still takes photos and they’re quite nice to look at! – [via] Link.
Fran Holland’s amazing “Balloon Organ” – [via] Link.
Artist Alex Woolley’s fantastic water gun umbrella likely won’t be for sale any time soon, so you might need to make your own. It’s awesome – Encouraging Adults to Play in the Rain. This unique, funnel shaped umbrella harnesses the flow of rainwater down into its handle, a water pistol. The user can fire at […]
Add this to the “spam as art fuel” list, Linzie experiments with hand lettering based on spam subject lines in her mailbox – [via] Link. Related: Spamgraffiti – online installations created from spam – Link. HOW TO – Make a Mac mini spam filter drone – Link. HOW TO make spam filters play chess – […]
