Resources
This is not exhaustive yet. We will continue updating it throughout the semester.
At Parsons
ARC (Academic Resource Center) Laser cutters and 3D printers galore. All of you should use this once during the semester.
Documentation Sites
For tutorials and inspiration. Basically black holes of internet click throughs.
3lectromode. Avant-garde crafting and consulting in fashionable technologies (This is fairly new, and it is fantastic.)
High Low Tech Group @ MIT
Margarita Benitez (Truly exhaustive, but not updated since 2009/10)
Open Materials
How To Get What You Want
Kit of No Parts
ITP’s Physical Computing Page
Their sensor workshop site is also fantastic.
Soft Circuit Saturdays
People
They will come up again and again. Get to know them well.
Leah Buechley
Catarina Mota
Adrian Freed
Hannah Perner-Wilson
Jie Qi
Kate Hartman
Anna Valgårda
Marcelo Coehlo
Jamie Zigelbaum
Sarah and Lara Grant
Kaho Abe
Projects + Research
Felted Signal Processing
Computational Textiles Group
Smart Textiles Design Lab Blog at The Swedish School of Textiles
Tutorials
Please include anything else fun that you think might be of interest!
Wet Felting
Switches
LEDs in Parallel and Series
Instructables
Leah Bucheley Tutorials
Ladyada
Physical Computing
Make Magazine
Lab.thebrothersmueller ( thermochromatic-ink )
Blogs
To browse or include on your regular checklist.
We-make-money-not-art
Soft Circuit
Architectradure
Open Materials
Iheartswitch
Designboom
Mocoloco
Notcouture
Arduino blog
Popgadget
Fashioningtech