What IF…Festival of Innovation and Imagination
What IF… Festival: Don’t miss the geeky gadgets, DIY demos, cool experiments, new technologies, hands-on learning, and live performances! September 7th, 10am-4pm in Colorado Springs, CO.
Music
Joy Division’s “Unknown Pleasures” Cover 3D-Printed
Anna Kaziunas France, of Global Fab Academy, prints out a 3D model of the iconic Joy Division album cover art for Unknown Pleasures. Did you know it’s a radio waveform from the first pulsar ever discovered? And that it was lifted directly from an astronomy encyclopedia?
Creating Impressive 3D Effects with the Lynx A
What happens when a few of the engineers at Lynx Laboratories decide to enter a statewide hackathan and make a real-time, interactive music visualizer with our device? Well, we pumped up the Daft Punk, invited some friends over, and ended up with a pretty trippy video.
Making Music, Teaching English with Popsicle Sticks
Ian Thacker’s blog is called DIY family. True to the blog’s name, it includes great projects from his talented wife and son, too. One of the projects that caught my eye was a popsicle stick-encased stereo amplifier with speakers Ian built from used CD spool cases. One of his students wanted a cheap stereo to take to college so he designed it for easy construction, affordability, and cool design. It’s all of that. The project is built around a $33 8-watt amp. He later had four students without prior electronics experience build their own and he said they did so with ease.
Producing Music with Produce – J.Views and the MaKey MaKey
One of the best parts about the MaKey MaKey is that anyone can pick it up and use it right out of the box. But what happens when you put in the hands of a musical professional?
Sound Makers Unite at Stanford
This weekend I went down to Palo Alto to check out the DIY Musical Instrument Tailgate Party, hosted by Thingamajigs and the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA).
Valentine’s Day Music Video
Everything is getting all lovey dovey up in here with Valentine’s Day happening this week. Topping my list of romantic-filled-moments is this swoon-worthy Valentine’s Day video involving hot girls, heart balloons, and a trampoline! Created by Morgan Hungerford and her talented team of friends for her No News Is Good News newsletter which is a regular part of her baby, Pandahead blog.
