Jens Nygaard Knudsen, designer of Lego minifigure, dies at 78

From blog.adafruit.com 2 years ago in Platforms Stores

Jens Nygaard Knudsen was a designer best known for desigining the iconic Lego-Man. The Washington Post shared amazing details of his LEGO careerThe Lego company was founded in 1932 by Ole Kirk Kristiansen, a master carpenter, in the central Danish town of Billund, where he made stepladders, ironing boards, stools...

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Le Nid enchanté by François Junod

From blog.adafruit.com 16 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Wonderful creation from artist and maker François Junod, via YouTube. Hackaday published a piece on Junod and his work last year – check it out to learn more!

Scenec from the North West Walls Festival #ArtTuesday

From blog.adafruit.com 17 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Images from a street are festival in Belgium. Here’s more from Street Art Bio:North West Walls is a street art project on the site of the Rock Werchter music festival in Belgium. The project has been curated by Arne Quinze...

Hundreds of Melting Ice Figures in Néle Azevedo’s Public Works #ArtTuesday

From blog.adafruit.com 18 hours ago in Platforms Stores

https://youtu.be/ATjpjiQBWhwWatch heat at work in the art of Néle Azevedo. Here’s more from COLOSSAL:Ephemerality has always been at the center of Néle Azevedo’s practice. The Brazilian artist is known globally for “Minimum Monument,” a collection of small ice figures that...

Which Tank Will Fill up First?

From blog.adafruit.com 19 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Solving a riddle the more work-intensive way, is sometimes also the fun way! Cool video from The Q on YouTube.Which Tank Will Fill up First ?? If you don’t know how to solve this tricky puzzle just build real life...

Folding A Life Size Dragon Tamer | Origami Time-Lapse #ArtTuesday

From blog.adafruit.com 20 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Chris Conrad Art shared this video on Youtube!Folding a 19×19 ft square of unryu paper into a Life-Size Dragon Tamer, designed by me. This took over a month to fold, plus a ton of time spent designing the model. It...

CircuitPython 7.3.0 Released! @circuitpython

From blog.adafruit.com 1 day ago in Platforms Stores

From the GitHub release page:This is CircuitPython 7.3.0, the latest minor revision of CircuitPython, and is a new stable release.Notable changes to 7.3.0 since 7.2.5 Experimental mDNS support. USB to to Serial/JTAG support for REPL on appropriate boards. Initial experimental...

The Fifth Element Returns to Theaters for its 25th Anniversary #cyberpunk

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To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Luc Besson’s innovative and over-the-top sci-fi cult classic, The Fifth Element, the film will be appearing in theaters for two special screenings, Sunday, June 26, and Wednesday, June 29.In addition to the film, the...

The Fight To Preserve Video Game History | Reset

From blog.adafruit.com 1 day ago in Platforms Stores

Without proper support some games could be lost to time. Its not just from aging tech, there are also ip a license roadblocks. Checkout this nostolgia fueled Episode of Motherboard’s Reset:Dexter unearths a lost successor to NBA Jam and plays...

disco version of the Theme From Close Encounters of the Third Kind #MusicMonday

From blog.adafruit.com 1 day ago in Platforms Stores

Club Covadonga shared this video on Youtube! Via BoingboingAs a result of Star Wars-related “May the 4th be with you” festivities, Meco’s classic Star Wars disco album went viral and gave us another round of quickly-forgotten ironic internet jauntiness. I...

Making Music With Glasses #MusicMonday

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Yes, you can really play music with just glasses and water. Here’s more from Scientific American:The water on your finger, however, will allow your finger to slip, as it forms a cushion that reduces friction. When the pressure and amount...