Thorsson on MAKE Volume 32 Cover
When our first box of Volume 32 arrived, I was thrilled to be able to hand-deliver a couple of issues to the man on the cover, master costume maker Shawn Thorsson.
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Made in Senegal
In Senegal, whole families of crafters find ingenious ways to use recycled materials. They utilize non-working computer parts, discarded electronics, and old soda cans to make guitars, sculptures and furniture.
Perpetual Energy Wasting Machine
Niklas Roy is at it again. This time, he has created a machine that causes an elevator to call itself to the first floor when it is on the second, and vice versa, in order to endlessly waste energy. It even adds up the amount of wasted energy on a paper calculator roll, which it […]
Calligraphic Motion Capture Rig
The organic flow and subtly of a master calligrapher’s hand has been captured by roboticist Seiichiro Katsura of Keio University with his Calligraphy robot. Going beyond typical motion capture methods, Seiichiro’s robot also captures applied pressure and other gestural information, allowing the device to render near-perfect replicas of recorded brush strokes with the system.
8-bit Evaporation
Collaborative artist duo The O.H.N.O. Twins produced this clever recreation of a Super Mario Bros cloud from thousands of colored ice cubes and documented it as it melted.
How-To: Framed Paper Cut Butterfly
Yesterday, I had the privilege of guest critiquing student tutorial projects in my pal Becky Stern’s Making Studio class at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in NYC, and this beautiful framed paper cut butterfly tutorial from Samantha Moore was one of the my favorite tutorials of the afternoon. I am very inspired by entomology […]
Tested Interviews Dug North
MAKE-regular Dug North gets interviewed at Maker Faire!
