From the Make Flickr Pool: Erik has created a nice collection of PCBs for Arduino. They are part of a larger project for the Machine Collective. In spite of all the smart, multifunctional and state-of-the-art controllers that are commercially available today, there is a continuous demand for custom physical interfaces and configurable controllers. When using […]
Bruce Sterling, sci-fi author / futurist / design critic extraordinaire, has posted his final Viridian note. He has lots of advice relevant for Makers. Some of my favorite: Get excellent tools and appliances. Not a hundred bad, cheap, easy ones. Get the genuinely good ones. Work at it. Pay some attention here, do not neglect […]
I love this Robotic Genie shirt at Design by Humans – appropriately emerging from an oil can. via Super Punch
In engineering, programming, web design and most other creative work, many people consciously use The Design Process. The PBS show Design Squad provides some great examples of how people can work with this system. There are also plenty of resources for working with students and other learners on their site. The Android G1 is pretty […]
Carve your own scary face! Photojojo shares their unique tutorial on photo pumpkin carving.
I’m loving the how-to videos on etsy. This one’s about photographing your shop items for the best possible look for you and your shop. For our fourth how-to in this series, the Etsy Labs crew escapes the glare of the paparrazi just long enough to show you how to make your item photos look sharp […]
Turn digital photos of your hand drawings into real life products simply by uploading them to the Ponoko website with their new Photomake tool. What does this mean? You longer need to use graphics software to make something! Perfect for you creative crafters who can hand draw but don’t know how to use design software. […]
