Rob Ives

Xmas gift idea- download the Surly Jack paper model from Robives.com and photoshop your own photos- my nephew Beckett always wears a Red Sox Tshirt. The head tilts and there's a penny pendulum underneath that makes him impatiently tap his foot when you tap the box

Electronic Pop-up Cards at 3rd Ward, Brooklyn

Sunday Feb 12, 2012 12-6pm
3rd Ward, Brooklyn

Jie Qi from MIT's Media Lab will be teaming up with paper engineer Colette Fu to teach you how to make your own electronic pop-up cards! This workshop covers creating pop-up cards, basic electronic switches and methods for adding light to the cards. Participants will learn how to power multiple LEDs with batteries, the mechanics of designing their own paper switches, and finally the pop-up techniques. Students will leave with several working models just in time for Valentine's Day.... glowing pop-up heart anyone? No soldering required!

Fluevog Shoes Contest

Illustrator extraordinaire Odessa Sawyer and I collaborated on a fun project for a Fluevog Shoes contest! Had a lot of fun with this one :)