Worldbike Slideshow: Bicycles as a tool for Development from Ross Evans on Vimeo. Worldbike designs higher-strength, longer-wheelbase bicycles with integrated cargo capacity. We conduct trial markets to determine the ideal price levels, work with the bike industry to get the best quality parts and frames at the lowest cost, and partner with international development organizations […]
[Image from Howtopedia] The Treadle Pump design is very simple and effective at helping people to bring water to their crops. Treadle Pump is a foot operated water lifting device that can irrigate small plots of land of small holders in regions that have higher water table (not deeper than 25 feet) A low cost […]
Last summer, I went with several youth leaders from Learn 2 Teach, Teach 2 Learn to hear Paul Polak speak. He was one of the opening speakers for the IDDS conference hosted by D-Lab at MIT. He appeared on Fresh Air last year: Paul Polak, founder of the nonprofit International Development Enterprises, has spent 25 […]
Make an Envelope Photo Book for Mother’s Day By Diane Gilleland I love this small bound book as a way to present Mom with a special collection of photographs. It’s like a scrapbook, but an unstructured one: the photos are collected in the envelope pockets, and arranged by theme.
Gareth @ MAKE found this simple setup for transferring your old film to digital. From the Flickr user svofski: A lens (or a macro lens, or a lens with extension rings) is inserted in the circular hole in front. A negative holder made of two sheets of vinyl with spacers is at the opposite end. […]
Image from VEIL VEIL, a design initiative in Victoria Australia, has an innovative proposal of reorganizing city schools. It does not appear that the plan has been implemented, but the description presents a positive view of their proposal to solve some of the educational and environmental problems facing school systems. Students from all quarters meet […]
Amie from Nexstitch has a series of in depth tutorials showing you how to use Adobe Illustrator to create crochet diagrams. Part 1: The Basics -Slip and Chain Stitches Part 2: Making Basic Stitches – Single, Double, and Treble Crochets Part 3: Working in Rows [ via Crochet by Faye ]
