Cory over at Boingboing posts about these subversive scenes in stitches by Becky Schaffer. She takes kits from the 70s and adds subtle present-day media influences, usually in the form of video game violence. Katherine Isbister did a nice review of her work at Game Girl Advance. – [via] Link.
Douglas writes in to tell us about this inspiring panel discussion to be held at my alma mater, The New School. From the site: Many contemporary artists are using craft to make diverse and timely political statements. Because creating crafts is so often social and communal, they can play a vital role in the public […]
Lenore at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories writes: A few weeks ago we showed you how to build a BristleBot, a tiny vibrating robot (vibrobot) that is formed from the unlikely union of a toothbrush (with directional bristles) and a vibrating pager motor. Despite its simplicity, it drives like a drunken bat out of hell– propelled […]
I know, you’re thinking “another videogame clothing item?” but I couldn’t resist. The Kalaka, a boutique in Sao Paulo, is making these cute canvas kicks with a hand-painted Pac-Man design. – [via] Link.
Phil @ MAKE writes about this plush light-emitting diode, my favorite electronics component. – Link.
Some nice lady made this knitted Companion Cube from the video game Portal. She released very specific instructions and helpful pictures so you can make your own, plus she released the pattern under a Creative Commons license. This was mentioned in the comments of the Guerilla Knitting talk I posted yesterday. – Link. Related: 24C3: […]
At the Chaos Communication Congress in Berlin, Rose White gave a talk about the history of knitting in relation to computing/hacker culture. You can download a video of the lecture, and look at the conference page. She talks about how the industry has evolved to support free information sharing, much like open source software. She […]
