There’s an old jargon term I love: “technical butt sniffing,” which is when two geeks size up each others technical mojo. This vid brings a whole new meaning to the term, as two bio-mechanical critters, one dog and one crab, try to determine who has more DOF. [via]
Create Digital Music, Etsy, and MAKE join forces to bring to life another night of audio-crafting delight – July 8th @ the Etsy Labs. Come see a myriad of sound-bearing ideas made real – Chiptune game-music Wireless sensor driven sound Wii balance board instrumentation Custom software for sound-mutation Experimental MIDI controllers of oddity … and […]
If you’re in the Chicago area, check out the new exhibit, Sugarcraft (June 27-August 9th) at the Kasia Kay Art Projects (1044 West Fulton Market, Chicago). The show revolves around contemporary DIY practices in the arts/ visual indulgence. Using traditional or uncommon materials, including refined sugar, all encourage indulgence in eye candy and a playful […]
This past Saturday in Providence, RI, artist, designer, and RISD professor Liz Collins staged, Knitting Nation Phase 4: PRIDE. The piece is an homage to and reconstruction of the original rainbow pride flag. Created by an army of uniformed machine knitters, the knit rainbow flag ascended the steps and hill at Waterplace Park over the […]
For three hot and sweaty nights in July, punk music and robots collide at the ICA in a series of exciting and evolving gigs called Neurotic. Neurotic highlights the neurology associated with the essential human experience of pleasure, learning, taste and ageing within the context of the instinct to dance. Artist Fiddian Warman fronts ‘Neurotic […]
Thanks to everyone who braved the rare 90 degree heat and came out Saturday afternoon to Stitch Lounge for our CRAFT: 07 release party in San Francisco. We had so much fun hanging out to make these cute shoe clips while chatting and drinking strawberry lemonade or snacking on delicious cookies. We loved seeing everyone’s […]
Make:NYC Meeting 7 – Monday, June 30th, 6:30PM It’s been a while, but we got our stuff together and we’re ready to come back strong! This Make:NYC Meeting includes: Labinar: Custom PCB Making – Design and Creation Snap up a background on creating your own PCBs for electronic projects! See demonstrations of different PCB making […]
