Hardware Podcasts

Ep008: The Art Episode: Joe Kim, Strings And CRTs, Hydrogen Done 2-Ways

Hackaday Podcast · 1 Mar 2019 · 52m

What this episode covers

Hackaday editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams interview art director Joe Kim about his illustration process, while reviewing projects like Bart Dring’s robotic string art machine, Emily Velasco’s CRT curve tracer, and Carl Buegga’s flex PCB robots. The hosts also discuss 3D printed mechanical computers, a hydrogen-producing aluminum-lye reaction, and various maker tools. Joe Kim explains his background at Art Center and his approach to visual storytelling for technical articles.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Breakfast NY, Harvard, Art Center
Products
Lissa Jukebox, Digicomp 2, Dr. Nim, Helios
Chips
XR 2206
Also
Bart Dring, Carl Buegga, Scott M. Baker, Andrew, Larry Bank, Edward, Aaron Christofel, Nerd Rage, Tom Nardy, Jonathan Bennett, Joe Kim

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