Happy 55th Birthday, Etch-a-Sketch!
Happy Birthday, Etch-a-Sketch!
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Continue ReadingFarewell, André Cassagnes, Inventor of Etch-a-Sketch
You may not have heard of André Cassagnes, but you are surely familiar with his most famous invention: the Etch-a-Sketch. Born September 23, 1926, Cassagnes passed away earlier this month in France.
Continue ReadingA Hands-On Look at the Etcher
I’ve actually gotten to play with the Etcher myself: Krupnik sent me an earlier prototype (ugly, but functional) when he found out I’m an Etch-a-Sketch artist, and I wanted a first-hand impression of how the thing actually works. Because really, …
Continue ReadingMaker Faire 2011, San Mateo: Wrap-Up
This was my third year attending Maker Faire and helping at the GeekDad booth (this year, the GeekDad/GeekMom booth!). Every year is different. Our booth and the Faire have only grown each year, but the experience has also been fundamentally different each time. The first year I attended (2009), we had a lot of things […]
Continue ReadingMaker Faire: Still Life on Etch-a-Sketch
This past weekend a bunch of us from GeekDad attended the Bay Area Maker Faire. It was my first time, and I had a great time. I thought it would be a good place to demonstrate my Etch-a-Sketch art (particularly …
Continue ReadingGreat Geeky Craft: Embroidered Etch-a-Sketch
What do you get when you cross embroidery with Etch-a-Sketch? A pretty geeky idea: Shae (of Shae’s Random Musings) created a red frame with white knobs and then made an embroidery to match the black-on-grey appearance of a typical stair-stepping …
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