In May there will be an extended workshop in wearable art and interactive performance at Arizona State University: Workshop participants will explore emergent electronic technologies for performance and installation framed by the theme Lunar Outpost. Interactive technologies offer the means to extend, manipulate, and add color to our environments in a new manner. Workshop participants […]
Andrew Salomone figured out a way to make a ski mask that doesn’t hide who you are. He writes: It’s pretty easy to wear warm clothes on just about every part of your body except for your face. As far as I can tell, the main reason that cold-weather facial attire is somewhat socially taboo […]
Valentine’s Day is just about a week away. Instead of giving the same old chocolates and flowers, why not make a unique gift? Luckily there is still time to pick up something from the Maker Shed. We have a lot of really cool kits for less than the cost of a dozen roses. We’ll make […]
Instructables user CIRnetwork writes: In resource-limited areas worldwide, individuals with amputations may not be able to gain access to prosthetics devices due to a lack of the materials needed to fabricate them. This simple technique utilizes a 2-liter soda bottle to create below-the-elbow prosthesis suitable for a number of light duty activities.
Georgia Tech grad student Matt Gilbert has been making some awesome crochet from a pattern generator he made, finding inspiration in acoustics. He and I share a strong opinion that computing and iterative crafting (crochet, knitting, weaving, etc.) have much in common. He writes: While the Jacquard Loom allowed for the beautiful and elaborate patterns […]
We’ve all had this problem before: Our parents call us up in dire need of “tech support” for their “new fangled gadgetry” that they can’t seem to figure out how to operate. I know this happens to me every month or so, or whenever I go home. In response to this, Dan O’Sullivan (co-author of […]
This talk at UC Berkeley by Leah Buechley (MIT Media Lab) inventor of the LilyPad Arduino, (one talk in their “Design Futures” lecture series that I also spoke at about my work back in November), is a really great intro to the project, with some interesting insight about artwork people have made with the device. […]
