Columns of Laser-Cut Layers
Adam at Make: Online writes: “Photographs of Michael Hansmeyer’s latest work in computational architecture could easily be mistaken for a computer rendering.”
Technology
Top 5 Apps for Design Lovers
Kate of Design Sponge finds the top 5 apps for design lovers. I’m definitely intrigued by Moodboard. It looks like a great way to gather and organize your inspiration and share it with your friends or coworkers. I recently reviewed the DesignScene app which is one of my absolute favorites. What are your favorites? Let […]
Fabric and Paper Speakers
Hannah Perner-Wilson writes: Inspired by Marcelo Coehlo’s paper speaker and Vincent Leclerc’s Accouphene textile speaker, these paper and fabric speakers are made by running 5-9V sound amplified signal through a very conductive coil in close proximity to a magnet.
Tron Bag on Make: Projects
The tutorial Ladyada and I wrote to go along with the EL Wire Tron Bag video is up on Make: Projects! Enjoy it in this flexible format that lets you follow along as you build your project.
DesignScene iPad App: Inspiration Explorer
If you long for design inspiration and have an iPad, pick up this new app called DesignScene. (Watch the video trailer on the homepage.) It’s a real-time inspiration app that is visual! That’s right, now you can surf visually through curated sources that cover everything from art to architecture, illustration to fashion, and photography to […]
Yobot: Make a Precision Yogurt Maker
Here’s your chance to try your hand at precision fermentation, soldering, and simple programming by making your own Yobot, a yogurt maker that uses an Arduino to run a thermostat attachment that controls the temperature of a crockpot. If you’ve never heard of an Arduino, it’s an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use […]
Make Your Own Beehive
There’s a great do-it-yourself project in the new issue of MAKE (Volume 25) that shows you how to make your own Honey Cow, or beehive, to keep a swarm of honey-producing bees in. Yummy, honey! And we were happy to include the entire project online — steps, photos, notes — at Make: Projects. (Full disclosure: […]
