I just finished up my first LilyPad Arduino embroidery project. I wanted to experiment with conductive thread mixed with traditional embroidery floss to make a wall hanging that lights up and makes sound and is visually interesting. It was a good way to learn traditional embroidery, especially comparing it to creating circuit paths. You can […]
Over at wikihow, they have a tutorial up for making a (sort-of) anatomically correct brain cake, perfect for all those neuroscience parties we always get invited to, but never know what to bring. I’m told the numbers are representative of an EEG grid. Via Mind Hacks. (Thanks, Matt!)
This park pavilion designed by Jiyeon Song uses a complex arrangement of perforations to display different lines of a poem in its own shadow throughout the year. From the site: Using a complex array of perforations, the pavilion’s surface allows light to pass through creating shifting patterns, which-during specific times of the year-transform into the […]
Elaine Krajenke Ellison, a retired high school math teacher, makes these extraordinary quilts highlighting mathematical patterns. From her site: I encourage the future teachers to try using quilts in their classroom. Quilts serve as a visual introduction to mathematical concepts that allows students to explore mathematics as they gain geometric insights. My quilts will engage […]
I’ve been working on a project where I knit sweaters to go from gadgets to your body. They’re supposed to be a fun commentary on how attached and concentrated on technology we are, and to highlight the lack of movement that happens when we’re engrossed in our laptops, keyboards, PDAs, etc. I plan on making […]
Nic @ Ponoko writes: Our first Ponoko 10-Day Design Challenge has just reached an end and was a HUGE success! Our congratulations to Clark Bardsley (aka seeingthingsconz) who won the $1,000 grand prize with his Season Chain jewelry design. Judges, Ponoko Dan and Naughty Secretary Jen, agreed that Clark’s design was attention grabbing, unique, interactive, […]
Phil @ MAKE tips us off to this “laptop underwear” for supporting a broken display hinge. Very clever, and quite futuristic looking!
