Instructables user unknownuser2007 combined two MAKE weekend projects: the sympathy doll and the joule thief. The result is this cutie who sucks the last life out of your batteries by holding them in his hands and lighting up his nose. – Link. Related: Make a Joule Thief – Weekend Projects Video Podcast – Link. Make […]
Flickr user Magitisa stenciled a QR code onto a cake. I can’t imaging a better birthday cake for your favorite barcode enthusiast. Thanks, Jay! – Link. Related: Semacode Needlepoint – Link. Space Invader & QR Code Scarf – Link. Barcode Quilt – Link.
Here’s a blast from the past courtesy of Etsy seller BraveMoonman: a felt lapel pin in the shape of a floppy disk. Ah, the ’80s. Link.
Phil @ MAKE points us to these laser cut vinyl record silhouettes by artist Carlos Aires, entitled “Love is in the Air.” – [via] Link.
I just returned from the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. I traveled with the Graffiti Research Lab who were invited as part of the New Frontier on Main program. New Frontier on Main “showcases cinematic installations, multimedia performance events, microcinema screenings, new media technology, and the Rabbit Hole, a DJ installation lounge cafe.”
John made this V12 engine which is made entirely out of paper, and moves, lighting up LEDs representing sparkplugs. I’m astonished by the craftsmanship of this work of art. – Link. Related: Papercraft AK-47 – Link.
Bold Lentil makes stamp art from Roger Penrose’s mathematical figures, and shows you how: The result is, I think, a nice irregular geometry that is visually distinct and eye catching. You can scan the Penrose stamped patterns and then have even more fun digitally editing the patterns into additional patterns and shapes. The challenge of […]
