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Cyborg Makeup Effect

If you’ve ever wanted to fulfill your dream of becoming a cyborg, now is your chance. In this tutorial we’ll teach you how to create a prosthetic piece that you can attach to your face for an interesting and fun look. Filed under: Art & Design, Craft, Electronics

String art, Bridges Style

Connecting the dots between the last two installments of Math Mondays, the team got to see mathematical string art taken to a new level at this year's Bridges conference. Here are three recent works by David Press, which lift string art off of the (card)board and into the third dimension, using families of endpoints in different planes to create ruled surfaces embedded in three dimensions.

Summer Reading for Maker Kids

was reminded recently of The Swiss Family Robinson (free), a book which I never read, but whose treehouse at Disneyland I loved--all those pulleys and bridges and funny little rooms. It got me to thinking about summer reading and what I would recommend to young makers who'd like to take a break from making, and curl up under a tree to read about characters like them.

Look out Mickey: Orange County Mini Maker Faire This Weekend

Who need Disneyland when you've got the Orange County Mini Maker Faire in nearby Irvine, Calif? With more than 70 maker exhibits on tap, about 3,000 attendees expected to come, and big support from event co-sponsor Edtric, it should be a big day. Here' a preview of some of the makers who will showing their stuff.

Sunrise Alarm Clock

Many people find the beep of an alarm clock to be a very unpleasant way to wake up. One alternative is to use lights to wake you up. In this project, I am going to show you how to make a simple light alarm circuit from an outlet timer and a handful of basic electrical components.

3D-Printed SkySweeper Robot Inspects Power Lines

Canadian graphic designer and animator Ben Barrett-Forrest has created an enchanting and informative paper-letter animation about the history of fonts and typography. In total, Ben used 291 paper letters, took 2,454 photographs, and put in 140 hours of work to create this 5-minute history that takes us from blackletter to […]