LED lighting Archives

Make: Partners with Hackster and GE to Offer Lights for Life Challenge

Will Chase

Will Chase is the Director of Content and Community for Maker Media.

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May 20th, 2016May 25th, 2016

Design the future of connected lighting — and see your winning design manufactured and brought to market!

Illuminate Your Walls with Beehive-Inspired Modular Lighting

A typical day for Lisa includes: getting up to see the sunrise, bicycling, interning at Make:, reading and writing short stories, and listening to audiobooks and podcasts for hours while working on projects or chores.

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May 17th, 2016May 13th, 2016

Honeycomb patterns inspired the design behind this light fixture. The modular design means the shape can be reconfigured.

Use Raspberry Pi for an IoT Command Center

By Make: Editors

Make: Editors

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February 12th, 2016February 16th, 2016

Build a RaspberryPi command center and harness the versatility of OpenHab to automate your home.

Darbin Orvar: Construct a Beautiful, Dimmable LED Light Fixture

By Darbin Orvar

Darbin Orvar

Linn from the Darbin Orvar Youtube channel is originally from Sweden and has been making things all her life. She enjoys working in her shop on a variety of projects from electronics to woodworking, using hand tools and power tools.

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January 17th, 2016January 15th, 2016

Watch Darbin Orvar create a modern-looking light fixture that uses high powered LEDs for a dimmable effect.

Create Stunning Illuminated Art from Rasterbated Images

By Lisa Martin

Lisa Martin

A typical day for Lisa includes: getting up to see the sunrise, bicycling, interning at Make:, reading and writing short stories, and listening to audiobooks and podcasts for hours while working on projects or chores.

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December 27th, 2015December 23rd, 2015 1

It doesn’t take advanced tools or expertise to make a beautifully unique piece of art using rasterbated images.

You’ll Need More than the Force to Wield These Giant Lightsabers

By Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy is an engineer with 10 years experience at his full-time profession, and has a BSME from Clemson University. Outside of work he’s an avid maker and experimenter, building anything that comes into his mind!

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November 27th, 2015November 30th, 2015 1

These gigantic lightsabers are perfect for a giant jedi.