via: Let’s Evo
I met Henrinque Monnerat — a Brazilian visionary designer and friend — a year ago. Through some beer-meetings I realize that we share some points regarding design and its potential to change the world (Yes, we are idealists when talking about design). And simple ideas can do the job. Even better, everyone can [...]
The Inventables guys, Zach Kaplan and Keith Schacht, demo some amazing new materials and how we might use them. Look for squishy magnets, odor-detecting ink, “dry” liquid and a very surprising 10-foot pole.
Great video: you can see it here. The video is originally from 2005 (It is sad that TED took so long to put [...]
I could re-write with my own words, but the Adruino Booklet does a great job defining it.
Tinkering is what happens when you try something you don’t quite know how to do, guided by whim, imaginationand curiosity.
From Merriam-Webster
Main Entry: tinker
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): tin·kered; tin·ker·ing
Date: 1592
Intransitive verb:
to work in the manner of a tinker ; especially [...]