Technology

Computer Disk And Video Tape Art

Artist Nick Gentry creates stunningly beautiful artwork that incorporates discarded computer disks, video cassettes and other “obsolete” media storage items. Each floppy disk used in the paintings has a history and story of its own. It represents the increasing pace of the modern life cycle, where objects are created, used and disposed of quicker than […]

PopMech’s top 10 tech concepts for 2010

PopMech’s top 10 tech concepts for 2010

Are you hip to DNA origami, anthropomimetic machines, and ultracapacitors? If not, you may want to check out Popular Mechanics’ 10 Tech Concepts You Need to Know for 2010. What do you think, readers? What important technology for 2010 did the article miss? More: Color thermal inkless printing technology Protest technology – White noise projector […]

Flashback: SketchUp 101

This month’s theme of Make Space for Crafting has got me thinking about designer/hacker/artist Emily Albinski’s helpful 101 feature on SketchUp, Google’s free 3D modeling software, which originally appeared on the pages of CRAFT Volume 09. As Emily writes in her intro: For decades, computer-aided design (CAD) applications were expensive tools used only by a […]