Hacking Fake Food
Ever seen a restaurant where they display fake models of the food on the menu? We never thought much about how shokuhin sampuru — the Japanese name — were made until …read more Continue reading Hacking Fake Food
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This Kinetic Art Display Uses a Gin Bottle
[David McDaid] likes gin. So in homage to their favourite tipple, a certain brand of Scottish origin, a kinetic art project was brewed. Tabled as a Rube Goldberg machine — …read more Continue reading This Kinetic Art Display Uses a Gin Bottle
Old Film Camera Modified for Different Chemistry
While most photographers have moved on to digital cameras with their numerous benefits, there are a few artists out there still taking pictures with film. While film is among the …read more Continue reading Old Film Camera Modified for Different Chemistry
Denim Epoxy Table is a Work of Art
Epoxy has become a hugely popular material in the woodworking and furniture worlds. Who doesn’t love glossy, translucent finishes, after all? [Cam] recently spotted some neat combinations of epoxy with …read more Continue reading Denim Epoxy Table is a Work of Art
Where Old Files Go To Die
We all lead digital lives, and we work in and on files of one sort or another. And sometimes we get attached to them. That long manifesto you poured your …read more Continue reading Where Old Files Go To Die
Sand Drawing Plotter Runs on ESP32
Humans have always drawn lines in the sand, whether it’s to communicate a plan of attack or to indicate metaphorically a very real boundary. It’s also something we do just …read more Continue reading Sand Drawing Plotter Runs on ESP32
Hackaday Prize 2023: Tilting Mechanical Panels Make a Beautiful Display
Mechanical displays use a variety of different methods to represent data with physical objects, and [AIRPOCKET]’s Mechanical Display aims to be a platform anyone can use. Each “pixel” in this …read more Continue reading Hackaday Prize 2023: Tilting Mechanical Panels Make a Beautiful Display
The Demoscene, Now An Irreplaceable Piece Of Cultural Heritage
Break out your tuxedo or your evening gown, we’re going to take in some highbrow culture. A night at the opera perhaps, some Tchaikovsky from the symphony orchestra, or maybe …read more Continue reading The Demoscene, Now An Irreplaceable Piece Of Cultural Heritage
The Other Way To Fight Software Rental
It’s been a distressing trend over the last decade, that of taking commercial software from a paid-for licence model and moving into the cloud and onto a rental model. In …read more Continue reading The Other Way To Fight Software Rental
Glass roof forms stunning vortex in art museum’s courtyard
Artist Olafur Eliasson and architect Sebastian Behmann’s firm Studio Other Spaces has enclosed a courtyard at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum in New York with an intricate glass canopy. Drawing inspiration from the area’s sometimes intense weather patterns,… Continue reading Glass roof forms stunning vortex in art museum’s courtyard