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May 5, 2008
Paper Portraits by Bert Simon
Bert Simon has taken papercraft to a whole new level. His website has several other portraits and a lot of great photography. You can even download a 12 page PDF and make a paper clone of the artist.
Red more about Paper Portraits by Bert Simon - via designverb
Posted by Marc de Vinck |
May 5, 2008 02:00 AM
Arts, Computers |
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Jazz Trash Robot
"AEE" sent in this interesting musical robot made from recycled and scavenged parts. There is a lot more information on the web site. Be sure to read the "statement" & "background" links to learn more about "Artificial stupidity".
Jazz trash robot is an experimental sound-producing entity made from recycled electro-mechanical components. It is a collection of mechanical sequencers and timers, that can be connected together with various experimental instruments we have made or altered.
Read more about the Jazz Trash Robot
Posted by Marc de Vinck |
May 5, 2008 01:00 AM
Electronics, Robotics |
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Maker Faire from the top of the Neverwas Haul
Here's a great shot taken at Maker Faire from the top of the Neverwas Haul.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
May 4, 2008 01:59 PM
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Maker's Notebook released at Maker Faire
Make: Books rolled out the Maker's Notebook at the Maker Shed at Maker Faire. The Maker's Notebook is a project notebook, with 150 pages of engineering graph paper and 20 pages of reference material, from useful stuff like battery, glue, and wire data to really useful stuff like the amount of caffeine in different caffeinated beverages and how to say "Hello, World!" in various computer languages. It was a dream project to put together (who doesn't want to design their own blank notebook?). The covers of the book are printed in cyan "Maker" blue with a white grid debossed front and back. It's a storyboard beginning for a story. We printed up several sheets of accompanying stickers so that people can mod their books. There's also a red rubber band enclosure. The photos above show how some Faire-goers modded their books.
The Maker's Notebook sells for $19.99 and will be available in the online store soon. Stay tuned...
Update:
By popular demand, here's what a page of the notebook looks like. It's a 1/10' engineering graph paper. The pages are numbered, non-removable, and there's a place on every page to list project name, date, sign or note, and a place to link project/related pages ("From Page___, to Page___). There's also a two-page ruled Table of Contents.
Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
May 4, 2008 11:50 AM
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"Live" photos from Maker Faire
Here are some "live" photos from Maker Faire that Ziv took from a mobile camera-uploading set up (Ziv works for Eye-Fi) -- cool stuff!
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
May 4, 2008 10:42 AM
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Maker Faire time lapse
Bill made a great time lapse from Maker Faire (day 1)!
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
May 4, 2008 10:34 AM
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Abney Park violin mod
Steampunk artisan Molly "Porkshanks" Friedrich (right) modded this awesome violin for Nathan Johnstone (left) of Abney Park. The faux vacuum tubes have LEDs inside and flash colors as the strings vibrate. The violin will premier at tonight's Abney Park performance at Maker Faire, along with Culann's Hounds, on the Main Music Stage (West Parking Lot).
Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
May 3, 2008 06:07 PM
Arts, Music |
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Arduino pocket piano in action
I just got a firsthand look at the Arduino Pocket Piano from Critter & Guitari. Looks like much future fun - expect to see more on it soon.
Posted by Collin Cunningham |
May 3, 2008 02:00 PM
Arduino, Kits |
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Live updates from Maker Faire
Here's our live twitter feed (http://www.twitter.com/makerfaire) for minute by minute updates on what's going on @ Maker Faire!
Live from Maker Faire
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
May 3, 2008 09:19 AM
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Flip videos @ Maker Faire
We have a few of those Flip cams here at Maker Faire, here are some quick videos from the "Make education day.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
May 3, 2008 09:00 AM
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Digital interactive fireworks
Seb sent us this great interactive artwork that features a firework particle system created in Flash. Thanks Seb!
Pyro(technics) to the People was a massive interactive digital fireworks display that was here in Brighton last November 5th. (Which is Guy Fawkes Night for readers outside the UK). It was squeezed kicking and screaming into the world by my team at Plug-in Media, and it was made entirely in Flash.
Read more about the Digital Interactive Fireworks
Posted by Marc de Vinck |
May 3, 2008 06:33 AM
Computers, Culture jamming, Electronics |
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Life improvement devices
There's a lot of commercial technology out there intended to improve our quality of life (in a sense, almost all of it). A speaker @ Bay Area Maker Day mentioned a few devices she found effective for modifying her own behavior -
Sleeptracker watch - wakes you at the end of the REM cycle closest to your ideal wake up time.
StressEraser - Breathing regulation device
Motivaider - simple vibrating reminder device with timer.
These are relatively simple and are apparently handy for tweaking the human machine - they also seem quite easy to emulate/incorporate into your own design or interface.
Related:
Hack Your Brain - Best of Weekend Projects
Posted by Collin Cunningham |
May 2, 2008 06:00 PM
Electronics |
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3D images of Maker Faire
Eric shot some sweet 3D photos here @ Bay Area Maker Faire. Very cool if you have a pair of anaglyph glasses around.
Posted by Collin Cunningham |
May 2, 2008 04:00 PM
Maker Faire, Photography |
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The Boiler Bar at Maker Faire
Tired of all the steampunk gunk? How about some "oilpunk," via Jon Sarriugarte's Boiler Bar and the Boiler Bar Theater. What's oilpunk you ask? Drop by the Bar (in front of Oak Hall) and Jon will cleverly make something up. Here's the Theater schedule:
Boiler Bar Theater Presents
.Saturday: .
Circassian dancing beauties Denzel and Gibson Mitara balances death Dr. Morton presents a miracle elixir Snake charmer Tansy Dancing on Glass Miss Melanie's oddity emporium Funambulist Mitara Holy Volatile lights up the stage with fire Uber Da entrances the musical ear
Fire Gardens to warm the body . Sunday: . 
A quartet of Circassian dancing beauties Mitara balances death Dr. Morton presents a miracle elixir Snake charmer Tansy Dancin on Glass Miss Melanie's oddity emporium Funambulist Mitara Denzel lights up the stage with fire 
Links: jonsarriugarte.com dancerdenzel.com gibsonpearl.com mitara.com myspace.com/pyraburns solimeno.com Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
May 2, 2008 02:52 PM
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Maker Faire quick vid...
As we set up for Maker Faire I took a few quick videos to give you a taste of what we're cooking... kids making stuff, guy zooming up on a rope and one of our new kits - twitchy!
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
May 2, 2008 02:45 PM
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Follow Maker Faire on Twitter
Follow Maker Faire on Twitter here, we'll be updating live Saturday & Sunday (day/night) with everything going on at Maker Faire!
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
May 2, 2008 02:07 PM
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Maker Gallery
Here are just some of the Makers that make MAKE! - Maker Gallery.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
May 2, 2008 01:34 PM
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Maker education day (photos)
Today (one day before Maker Faire) we had schools from around the country visit Maker Faire for a special "Make education day" - hands on demos, experiments, R2-D2, a guy zipping up and down on a rope and more. Here are some photos.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
May 2, 2008 12:20 PM
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Bent objects skull
Michelle @ CRAFT writes:
What do you do when you have two great things? Put them together! Bent Objects phenom Terry Border teamed up with the genius behind Skull-A-Day, Noah Scalin, to create a Bent Objects/Skull-A-Day crossover.
Posted by Becky Stern |
May 2, 2008 11:00 AM
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Maker Faire Bay Area 2008 (Maker day photos)
Here's a glimpse of Maker Faire from Laughing Squid. Photos and more from yesterday's "Maker day" event we held for just the Makers as we get set up and "make" Maker Faire.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
May 2, 2008 10:00 AM
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The Best of Maker Faire 2008
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