Collaborate Disseminate
Alvin Lucier was an American experimental composer whose compositions were arguably as much science experiments as they were music. The piece he is best known for, I Am Sitting in …read more Continue reading Posthumous Composition Being Performed by the Composer
Getting a look at the internals of a garden variety “wall wart” isn’t the sort of thing that’s likely to excite the average Hackaday reader. You’ve probably cracked one open …read more Continue reading The Lowly Wall Wart Laid Bare
We ran a story about a wall-mounted plotter bot this week, Mural. It’s a simple, but very well implemented, take on a theme that we’ve seen over and over again …read more Continue reading Contagious Ideas
[Niklas Roy] obviously had a great time building this generative art cabinet that puts you in the role of the curator – ever-changing images show on the screen, but it’s …read more Continue reading Generative Art Machine Does it One Euro at a Time
There’s a classic grade school science experiment that involves extracting juice from red cabbage leaves and using it as a pH indicator. It relies on anthocyanins, pigmented compounds that give …read more Continue reading Chemistry Meets Mechatronics in This Engaging Art Piece
The tale of the Microsoft Xbox Kinect is one of those sad situations where a great product was used in an application that turned out to be a bit of …read more Continue reading The Strange Afterlife of the Xbox Kinect
Typically, if you’re shooting 35 mm film, you’re using it in an old point-and-shoot or maybe a nice SLR. You might even make some sizeable prints if you take a …read more Continue reading Using Four Rolls Of Film To Make One Big Photo
Chalk is fun to draw with, and some people even get really good at using it to make art on the sidewalk. If you don’t like tediously developing such skills, …read more Continue reading Automating The Process Of Drawing With Chalk
If you’re looking to add a pop of glowing whimsy to your workspace, check out this vibrant jiggly desk toy by [thzinc], who couldn’t resist the allure of Adafruit’s NOODS …read more Continue reading The Jell-O Glow Tensegrity Toy You Didn’t Know You Needed
You might not have noticed if you’re not a digital artist, but most painting and image apps still get color mixing wrong. As we all learned in kindergarten, blue paint …read more Continue reading Digital Paint Mixing Has Been Greatly Improved With 1930s Math