Samedi 13/06/15 : Conférences sur les Déchets d’équipements électriques et électroniques

Un nouvel épisode dans la série des conférences organisées par le /tmp/lab dans la grande Médiathèque.

Au programme : Cyril Desmidt, membre de l’association Electrocycle, l’asso D3E et gérant d’InfoGnuEureka, nous présentera le recyclage de tous ces déchets dits D3E. Derrière cet acronyme abscons se cachent les Déchets d’équipements électriques et électroniques dont la quantité produite annuellement ne cesse d’augmenter. Voici sa présentation :

Qui s’intéresse à ce que devient une télévision lorsqu’elle arrive en fin de vie ? Qui a déjà entendu parlé des déchets d’équipements électriques & électroniques ? Qui s’est intéressé à la couleur des poubelles et a réfléchi à ce qu’on est sensé ou pas y mettre dedans ? Qui a déjà essayé de faire rentrer une grande télévision dans une petite poubelle ?

Electrocycle, l’Asso D3E s’est intéressée à quelques unes de ces questions ainsi qu’à d’autres. Retour de terrain sur ce que nous avons expérimenté et de ce que nous avons compris.

[Pour ceux qui se demanderaient, non nous n’avons pas essayé de mettre dans une grande télé dans une poubelle.] Mais, nous avons pu constaté ce qu’il arrivait aux télés laissées sur la chaussée…

Cette conférence gesticulée sera en partie le résultat d’un brainstorming dans un lieu qui a décidé de ne plus accueillir d’écran CRT. Merci par avance aux futurs participants d’un certain atelier. Elle est la suite d’une proposition avortée qui s’appelaient : les D3E, ils n’en ont pas voulu !!!

Et la forme ? Une conférence gesticulée qui comme chacun sait est “une forme scénique mélangeant du savoir froid sur un sujet, et notamment de la radicalité (revenir aux racines de ce sujet), les histoires de vie des conférenciers-gesticulants par rapport à ce sujet, de l’humour et de l’auto-dérision, et un atterrissage politique (ce qu’on peut faire pour agir sur ce sujet). Il faut donc prendre le temps de ramasser de la matière sur chacun de ces fils de la conférence gesticulée puis de les tisser entre eux.” Si vous l’aviez manqué, il est toujours temps de regarder : Franck Lepage – Incultures – L’éducation populaire, monsieur, ils n’en ont pas voulu – 16 mars 2011

La conférence sera ponctuée de petites interventions dont nous vous réservons la surprise, accès libre.

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Rockstar Robots: Festo’s SmartBird

Rockstar Robots make up the cream of the crop in the world of robotics. These are the bots that will turn heads with just their name being uttered. Even those who don’t stay on top of who’s making what should recognize a famous robot or two when they see it. […]

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Fix Your Symbols

This Saturday I continued with the commissioning of my unified singing pumpkin controller. I got all the sub-systems working except for the power amplifier. In the picture above, on the left is the pumpkin controller. On the right is a (normal) Arduino amplifier shield using the same amp chip.  That shield works. If you look carefully you can see that the chip pins are mirrored between the two boards.

Mirroring pins is an innocent enough mistake. It happens to everyone once in a while. The problem is that I made the EXACT same mistake on the first round of that amplifier shield. (Notice the R2 on the right hand silk?) Apparently I fixed that problem manually without correcting my library symbol. That was many months ago and I forgot about it, thus resulting in a repeat of the same error on the unified pumpkin controller. Dumb mistake! It would have taken 10 mins at most to fix the symbol.

Don’t be like me, fix your symbols the moment you notice the mistake! You may not get back to it for a while and may not remember there was a problem.

 

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Replicate Some Robots with these 3D Printing Projects

Thingiverse is a robot lover’s dream with its wonderful collection of both decorative but also functional mechanical masterpieces. I have collected a few of my favorites to help you round out your Robot month. Some of these little guys will require you to break out your soldering iron and practice […]

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Rockstar Robots: Festo’s Flying AirPenguin

Rockstar Robots make up the cream of the crop in the world of robotics. These are the bots that will turn heads with just their name being uttered. Even those who don’t stay on top of who’s making what should recognize a famous robot or two when they see it. […]

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Friday Linkubator Roundup | May 22 – 28

This roundup is coming to you a little late this week, but no worse for wear. Enjoy all the goodies we found!

New features:

• Shake up your story time with a fabulous art activity all about shapes – it’s the next installment of Pages to Projects!
• Have people wanting to film in the library? Shannon Acedo shared her release form with us, for your benefit. Thanks Shannon!
• Check out the art of Marla Martin, full time Teen Librarian who uses library due date cards as her canvas – love it!

Other news:

• You should start following #LibraryYES on Twitter. Something magical happened this week between @amyeileenk, @sophiebiblio, @hafuboti, and us (read here for a better picture), and I bet it’s going to turn into something wonderful.

Fun stuff:

• So the First Lady said that libraries & museums are necessities, not extras. Cool, right?
• Oh baby – this Makerbook is one heck of a resource!
• You must see these sculptural interpretations of Grimm’s fairy tales by Shaun Tan. Stunning.
• Sketch Toy looks like a cool app for creating animated images. If anyone tries it out, let us know!
• Speaking of apps, create the perfect color palate with Coolors.
• STOP EVERYTHING and dive into the Illustration Archive, featuring the collection of the British Library!
• 60+ Awesome, Free Tools for Modern Storytellers. Go nuts.
• 7 Ways to Organize Your Bookshelves from Quirk Books. How are your home bookshelves organized?

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Blender Einsteiger Workshop

Am Freitag, den 5. Juni 2015 ab 19 Uhr bietet die BUGS (Blender User Group Stuttgart) einen Workshop für Einsteiger in das Open Source 3D Programm Blender an.
An diesem Abend wird gezeigt wie man das Blender UI bedient und ein einfaches Modell erstellt und gerendert.

Bitte bringt alle eure Notebooks, eine Maus und am Besten eine Tastatur mit.

Die Teilnehmerzahl ist auf 15 limitiert.

Zum Event:
Eintritt frei! (Spenden an shack e.V. sind gerne gesehen) Jeder ist willkommen!
Bitte unbedingt verbindlich anmelden (doodle.com)
Datum: Freitag, 5. Juni 2015 ab 19 Uhr
Anfahrt: U4/U9 Haltestelle “Im Degen”, Ulmer Straße 255, Stuttgart Wangen (gegenüber Kulturhaus Arena)

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Fixing TOG’s drill batteries

TOG’s drill batteries were on their last legs. We were barely getting a few minutes of use after a charge. Time for some new batteries. Two new batteries were almost the price of a new drill, so we looked at buying a brand new drill. There was nothing wrong with the old drill …. just that the batteries were bad.

After a bit of searching on the ‘net, a set of 12 new cells was on its way to TOG for just €15. The battery pack was opened up and the old cells removed. The new cells were fitted with the same layout. Lots of pics here. After reassembly, the battery charged fine and the drill is back in action. Just need to do the second battery now.

 

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Come Meet the PixelWeaver!

Stop by this Saturday and see my latest creation – the PixelWeaver. It’s a hand-cranked, fully-mechanical display driven by a Jacquard-style punch card reader. Read the full write-up on my website and check out the video below!

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How to Keep Your PLA Filament Airtight

Did you know that, because PLA filament is a bioplastic, it is susceptible to moisture? That moisture can attract dirt and dust and spool it right into your print head (or the filament can even expand and jam the head). Because of this, it’s a really good idea to keep […]

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Weekend Project: Lost Screw Finder

Ever have a screw loose? If so, you might need this easy to build attachment to help you find that screw — including plastic ones that a magnet would miss. Thanks go to Frank Ford for the original article in MAKE, Volume 13. You can download the entire project in  PDF  format […]

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BIY Science: Welcome to Adventureland!

Note: These excerpts are adapted with permission from Evil Mad Scientist Lab co-founder Windell Oskay’s new Make: book, The Annotated Build-It-Yourself Science Laboratory, originally published by Raymond E. Barrett in 1963 and just given an update by Windell for the 21st century. We’re increasingly surprised and gratified to discover how the […]

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Son of MegaMax Enters Instructables 3D Printing Contest

Many 3D printers being given away as prizes!  If I win one I’ll be donating it to my son’s school or other school or library that would like a machine and doesn’t already have one.  To do that I need your votes!

Son of MegaMax

Please see my Instructable here:  http://ift.tt/1LMvwrNand vote for me by clicking the little red “vote” ribbon in the upper right corner of the start page.

Thanks!

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These Little Robots Will Carry Away Your Car

Sci-fi movies imagine worlds where robots rebel against their creators and try to take over, but in reality there have been several studies and inventions that use robotics to help out humans in areas such as hospitals and schools. One European team of scientists has a created a team of […]

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Fully Functioning Giant Game Boy is Perfect for Parties

Many of us have a nostalgic connection to the Game Boy. Sure, the screen was small and in black and white (or was it green?), but if you were a child of the 80s, this was as good as it got for portable gaming. Unless, of course, you could afford […]

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A 3D Printed Toy with a ’90s Transformers Style

Assembly has long been emphasized as a selling point for children’s toys, from Lincoln Logs and Legos to Tinkertoys, Hexbugs, and K’nex. After all, what’s the fun in buying and playing with something that you don’t get to assemble yourself? In the latest iteration of such kits, artist and designer Tomoo […]

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Shapeoko’s Steady March Toward a Better, Affordable CNC

Back in 2012 I wrote a piece on Shapeoko, Edward Ford, and his CNC community. At the time he was on the verge of bringing the first good quality, affordable CNC to market. Now in 2015 he’s releasing Shapeoko 3 and by all evidence his guiding principles haven’t changed. With the release […]

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Epic Fails: 3 Elite Makers Discuss The Upside of Failure

Over the past few months, three notable makers have been delighting listeners with their podcasted conversations about tools, creativity, and the magic of building. The show, called Making It, comes from David Picciuto (The Drunken Woodworker), Bob Clagett (I Like to Make Stuff), and Jimmy DiResta (Discovery’s Dirty Money, and […]

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Watching Rube Goldberg Go Viral

Rube Goldberg has really become an adjective, thanks to the strange, enduring attraction to his devices

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Kickstarter campaign success!

“It’s hard to overstate our satisfaction.”

THANKS TO YOU and 213 other backers, the Nova Labs campaign was a huge success! We surpassed the goal, raising over $23,000, and will be outfitting the classrooms with new furniture and A/V equipment. These completed classrooms will allow more people to rediscover the joy of making things!

If you backed our campaign:

We’ve updated the Kickstarter campaign with a more detailed version of this post, including some ‘next steps’ for us, and what you can expect. You can find that update here.

We still need your help!

In the coming weeks we’ll be working to fulfill our backer gifts: there are keychains and airplane kits to laser cut, Blinkyduino boards to assemble, and lots of packing and shipping. Keep an eye out on the Nova Labs Meetup group for a fulfillment “party” soon!

Thanks again, and we look forward to seeing you around Nova Labs with our fresh furniture and equipment!

Respectfully,

– Nova Labs Marketing team

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Google Sharing Plans for DIY 3D VR Camera Rig

Beginning this summer, Google will launch a new platform called JUMP that should make it easier for people to record, stitch, and publish stereoscopic virtual reality video. Makers will soon be given the specs needed to create their own compatible VR camera rigs.

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Maker Made in Taiwan

Off the coast of China, in the waters of the East China Sea, lies an island that is one of the most densely populated countries in the world: Taiwan. Situated on the northern tip of Taiwan is the capital city, Taipei, also known as the City of Azaleas, home to […]

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Inspirefest 2015 – Family Fringe

Inspirefest is a two day technology conference taking place on 18th-19th of June in the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre. The conference has a strong focus on STEM and diversity. To go along with the conference, there is a host of fringe events taking place in Merrion Square. We are proud to be taking part in the Family Fringe event on 20th of June.

We have joined forces with Intel and Girls Hack Ireland to create Stop the Lights workshop. The workshop will give insights into the basics of using the Intel Galileo, an Arduino-compatible designed right here in Ireland. Participant’s will get their hands on LED’s, buttons and buzzers, to create a traffic light animation.

The workshop is open to all aged between 15 and 17 and is most suitable for participants who have some prior coding experience. Participants are not required to bring their own laptop or materials

• Date: Saturday June 20th
• Time: 10am
• Location: Merrion Square, Dublin 2
• Duration: 3 hours
• Places available: 20.
• Tickets: Free, but prebook.

Apart from our workshop we are also teaming up with Dublin Maker to give people a little taster session ahead of their July event. Dublin Maker is a family friendly showcase of invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the maker movement. The taster session will also feature the Year of Light makers. 

We will be showing off projects created by our members. They will include the Egg Bot – draw your own images onto eggs, Skull Radio – listen to music without using your ears, Buzzer Game – classic game of keeping a steady hand and Constellation Quilt – stars, electronics both met on a quilt. 

The UN has declared 2015 the International Year of Light to highlight the central role of light has in the modern world from science and technology to nature and culture. The Year of Light makers will demonstrate how light is used in our everyday lives though lots of hands on experiments from making UV bracelets, lenses out of Jelly and LED badges. There will also be some optical illusions to show the different ways in which light works.

 

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Oh Deer: Make Faux Taxidermy from Perler Beads

If hunting live game is not quite your cup of tea, but you’d still love to have a trendy head mount ornament for your wall, then this is the project for you! This kitschy little sculpture is made using plastic melting beads, a.k.a Perler or Hama beads. They are a […]

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Weedebud, a Solar-Powered Weeding Robot

Nathan Allen first saw the need for a gardening robot when he noticed how the war against weeds was impacting his mother’s love of gardening. His mother found the volume of weeds in her garden a struggle, and as a result, gardening became less enjoyable for her. Nathan decided to tackle this […]

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A First Look At The Mosaic Palette At Maker Faire

I had a chance to meet some of the members of the Mosaic team at Maker Faire Bay Area and check out the Mosaic Palette. The Palette can take up to four different colors of filament and combine them to allow them to be printed on a single extruder 3D printer. […]

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New Project: Make Your Own Precise Vibration Sensors

Detect motion and even individual footsteps with DIY sensors better than your smartphone’s.

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How to Make an Awesome Death Star Piñata

Nothing says festive birthday party love like an Imperial planet killer, groaning with goodies, for the kids to attack with a pool noodle light saber. Death to Lord Vader! Mmmmmm…. Starburst. This Death Star piñata is actually rather simple to build, using only a beach ball, strips of newspaper and […]

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New Project: Make Thermite — the Invention that Welded the World’s Modern Railways

Re-create the incendiary reaction that welded the world’s modern railways.

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Rockstar Robots: Festo’s Giant Floating Jellyfish Bots

Rockstar Robots make up the cream of the crop in the world of robotics. These are the bots that will turn heads with just their name being uttered. Even those who don’t stay on top of who’s making what should recognize a famous robot or two when they see it. […]

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Featuring: Marla Martin

Today we hear from Marla Martin, who is a Teen Librarian who makes art on library due date cards as a way of engaging in art-making practice every day. Love this take on the art journal! ~Laura

Library as Incubator Project (LAIP): Please introduce yourself to our community – who are you, and what sort of work do you do (creative work, day job, etc.)?

Marla Martin (MM): I am Marla Martin and I work fulltime as Teen Librarian at the Woodbury Public Library in Connecticut. I have always been a creative person, and my job at the WPL has always allowed me to explore my creative side, form making crafts with the younger ones, to offering teen and adult artistic programming. Outside of the library, I mostly create collages and mosaics. My home is usually in a state of artistic chaos!

I started creating the art cards as a daily project to encourage my creativity based on an idea from a book , 365: A Daily Creativity Journal: Make Something Every Day and Change Your Life! by Noah Scalin. My sister, who lives in Massachusetts, also joined me in this daily venture. We started a blog, 365 Artful Days, and we contributed daily. The due date cards were a perfect canvas to work with; the size, while not too large to be overwhelming, was not so small that there was no space to work. The 365 day project lasted about 163 days – it was exhausting trying to work, to create art daily and maintain the level of energy needed, but we both created some surprisingly interesting things during that time, and almost 60 of the ones I created were the art cards.

LAIP: How do you figure out how to assemble the collages for each book title–how do you start, and do the ideas usually come right away?

MM: I was surprised how quickly ideas for the cards came; my first was “Are You There Judy Blume, It’s Me, Marla” and it felt comfortable, and I was pleased that the idea transpired into an interesting little piece of art. Next came Harper Lee, and from there they just grew. Shakespeare, Sherman Alexie, the Flower Fairies, Walt Whitman, Rachel Carson (one of my favorite cards, her hair is made of tiny butterflies I cut out), Curious George, Alice Walker, so many books were in my head thanks to my job(!) that I didn’t need to think too much about the subject, just about design and color. My husband cut rectangles from old chestnut so I could mount and hang them (it was a difficult to figure out how to display them, and the pile kept growing!!).

LAIP: What do you think it is about library ephemera (catalog cards, due date cards, etc.) that is so appealing to people especially when it comes to craft and art projects?

MM: I love library ephemera – I just look at old book cards and want to make something! I think the items elicit a nostalgia for the past, many people have such wonderful library stories to tell (maybe that will be my next series!) and date stamps, book cards, etc., open that conversation. When all the cards were displayed together people discussed art, library memories, and they discussed their favorite books and authors. It was wonderful.

LAIP: Do you find that your art work influences your library work, and vice versa?

MM: My job has always allowed me to tie my creativity into my work – I am very lucky!

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Jurassic Park Car Replica Is Perfect for Dinosaur Hunting

This Jurassic Park tour vehicle replica seems like it could have been driven straight out of the original Jurassic Park movie. This awesome vehicle was made by Imgur user scoodidabop. He started with a ’93 Ford Explorer and made quite a few changes to it. He spent about two years looking for the parts he needed and […]

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Randomdata at Hack in The Box / Haxpo 2015 Amsterdam

Randomdata is present at the hackerspaces vilage of the Hack in the Box Haxpo event in de Beurs van Berlage again this year. The Haxpo event also showcases different technology and security companies, as well as a startup village.

Randomdata has a nice booth where you can stop by for a chat, look at our projects, and you can also see the latest in our http://ift.tt/1cjabcP

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LED Stickers Are an Easy Gateway into Making

We all recognize the power of making with LEDs. (Arduino “Hello World!” anyone?) LEDs have been the lure drawing many into the world of making. However, LED projects have remained inaccessible to many young ladies. No more! LiteSeeds LED stickers are about to change all that. While walking the aisles of Maker Faire’s Start-Up Pavilion I came […]

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Google Awards $600,000 For 3D Printed Prosthetics

In the universe of 3D printing, one star shines particularly bright. The organization named e-NABLE has set out to harness the multitudes of home 3d printers to create customized and cheap prosthesis for children.  We’ve covered them on many occasions, and it would appear that Google has also taken note. […]

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Handmade Beauty: Hairpin Leg Vanity Table with Built-In Storage

If you’ve got a few woodworking skills under your belt and are looking for a fun and challenging springtime project to tackle, this modern-meets-rustic hairpin leg vanity table is a great way to expand your furniture-building know-how! My favorite part about this project’s design is definitely the fold-up doors that […]

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Help Crowdsource a Giant 3D Printed Edgar Allan Poe Statue

The We The Builders team has been collaboratively creating fantastic sculptures of our nation’s forefathers for the past few years. Now, they have turned their sights on an iconic figure of their hometown of Baltimore: Edgar Allen Poe. This new project, Edgar Allen Print, is off to a great start, but needs […]

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Sweat, Hugs, and VR ar the ITP Spring Show

The 2015 Spring Show for New York’s Tisch ITP graduate program showcases a wide range of interactive projects. Here are a handful that would look right at home at Maker Faire.

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Rockstar Robots: Boston Dynamics’ Crazy-Legged RHex

Rockstar Robots make up the cream of the crop in the world of robotics. These are the bots that will turn heads with just their name being uttered. Even those who don’t stay on top of who’s making what should recognize a famous robot or two when they see it. […]

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New Project: 3D Printed Bionic Claws with MyoWare Muscle Sensors

One of our prime passions is to motivate the next great minds and ideas by posting informative step-by-step tutorials. To celebrate the launch of our fourth-generation muscle sensor, the MyoWare, we’ve put together a tutorial that will make you go berserk! This tutorial will teach you to build bionic claws using […]

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On location at Harvard-Westlake Upper School Library

Today we have a cool resource to share with you courtesy of Shannon Acedo, Chair of the Library and Information Technology Department at Harvard-Westlake Upper School in Studio City, California. Many students at the school enjoy using the library as a location for filmmaking projects, so many that Shannon devised a library location form that she shares with us today.

Shannon writes, “The interest in filming here at HW is in part due to our location (we are in fact located in Studio City) and the fact that many of our community are in ‘The Business’ as the film industry is known here. Our Video Arts curriculum is a vital part of both our Visual Arts department and our Performing Arts department.

“I was [recently] approached by a student who is filming a short film and wanted to use the library as a location.  On the other side of the camera (as it were), I am very proud of our DVD collection (~1200 DVDs) that supports our Cinema Studies curriculum.”

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Book Club on Hiatus

Thanks to those who made it to book club last Friday. It was especially lovely to catch up with some old members over from Germany! But of late attendance has been low as people are away or busy working away on projects. So, for now, there will be no more book club meetups. But don’t worry, there are still plenty of books out there for you to read. You’ll be fine.

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Maker Faire, as easy as 123…

Last August Brant asked me to add a countdown to Maker Faire Milwaukee on the MMPIS, so I whipped up some code on a remote server and he got it running on the MMPIS display at the space.

Seeing as planning for this year’s event is in full swing, I figured it was time to start the countdown again. Yes, we are counting the days, and the Call for Makers is now open! Got a project, or something you made, or things you want to show off? Submit it, and share it with the world!

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A Sneak Peek at Some Interactive Show Installations

Incredible Halo Diorama

Andrew Theo, a creative director in the entertainment business by day, has spent several years of his nights bringing the digital world of Halo to life. Dubbed Halo: Reclaim, this 4’×6′ hobby diorama took Theo two years to build, using the McFarlene Toys’ roughly 15mm scale Halo Micro Ops line […]

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10 Years of Maker Faire

The 10th annual Maker Faire Bay Area was an amazing event, an ongoing celebration of making in our culture as well as the emergence of Maker culture. Maker Faire Bay Area, which took place May 15–17 in San Mateo, is really the Mother of All Maker Faires  —  bigger, bolder, but just […]

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This Is the R2-D2 VW Bus You’re Looking for

VW Busses are a classic design in the US, and were produced in Brazil until 2014. Although I’m sure there are Americans jealous that such a late model bus is available there, some would probably prefer one that looks just like this amazing vinyl-wrapped R2D2 tribute! Husband and wife Cesar Aguzzoli […]

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Make a Kinograph to Digitize Film Reels

An open-source negative scanner for digitizing film.

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Watch this Artisan Create a Beautiful Acoustic Guitar

Surprisingly, David Lee of Lee Acoustics has only been building acoustic guitars for about a year and a half, yet his workmanship resembles that of a master luthier. All of his guitars are dreadnought style with beautiful wood finishes that tempt me to display them as art pieces almost as […]

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Here Is The First Arduino Made on American Soil

Over the Memorial Day weekend the first Arduinos were to be made in the USA were hand built by Limor in the Adafruit offices in New York.

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Beyond BattleBots: The Evolution of Robot Competition

Yes, we know, BattleBots is back. And we love it. But sometimes smashing and burning and cutting and flipping stuff isn't what you're into.

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Pages to Projects: Wild About Shapes

Our good friend Rebecca Dunn shares how to incorporate art education principles into storytime in her popular Pages to Projects series.  If you’ve been inspired by Rebecca’s projects or have used her storytime plans at your library, we’d love to hear about it!  Share your experience in the comments or on social media. ~Erinn

by Rebecca Dunn

A favorite pastime of mine as a child was laying in the grass on a blue-sky day and watching the clouds morph into different animals. Wild About Shapes by Jérémie Fischer, a clever picture book that plays with color and shapes, reminds me of this this nostalgic childhood activity. With each turn of the page, animal silhouettes mysteriously appear, alternating between pages of brightly printed bold block colors and acetate pages.

Kids love interactive books and Wild About Shapes is no exception. The anticipation of turning each page, guessing what animals takes shape also serves as a fun tool to teach color theory and how a shape can quickly morph into something entirely different, something instantly alive.

Shape-shifting Collages

This shape-shifting collage project came to mind after reading Wild About Things, and am quite pleased with how it turned out as an extension activity. Here’s the how-to:

Materials

•      Tissue Paper
•      White thick paper (watercolor or construction paper will do the trick)
•      Stick glue or liquid school glue
•      Color overlays or color cellophane
•      Masking tape
•      Paintbrush (optional)

Depending on your age group, you can either cut a variety of shapes out of the tissue paper beforehand or leave blocks of tissue for the kids to cut out shapes on their own. Using glue sticks or white school glue and paintbrushes as the adhesive, invite the little artist(s) to create their own picture using tissue paper shapes on a white sheet of paper. The picture doesn’t have to resemble an animal, an object, or anything at all. Empower them to create using their imagination.

To add a little magic to the project, when a child is finished, tape a color overlay transparency or piece of color cellophane to their picture with masking tape. Depending on what color transparency the child selects as the overlay, it will mute the colors, or perhaps some shapes might disappear altogether. The collage could look completely altered. Flipping between the transparency and the original collage is an opportunity to image two entirely different depictions.

Shapes can be found anywhere- artwork, in the stories we read, and even in the clouds above. This book and project are a fun way to explore how shapes can reveal themselves if we look closely and use our imagination.

 

Want More?

• For more activities and art projects check out the Pages to Projects Pinterst board.
• Don’t miss previous Pages to Projects blog posts!
• You can connect with Rebecca on Twitter @rebeccazdunn

 

Rebecca Zarazan Dunn is a children’s librarian and a 2013 Library Journal Mover & Shaker.  When she’s not having fun at the library or wrangling her own kiddos, she can be found at her blog home, Sturdy for Common Things.

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