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Originally uploaded by we-make-money-not-art.

Note to self: Break out that MC33794 E-Field sensor development kit and start playing.

Photo Details:

designer Samantha van der Werff
department Man and communication
project Schaduw en geraamte
photo Miep Jukkema
www.designacademy.nl/

Wouldn't it suck if a driver followed these safety tips and flattened a cyclist or two because they stayed in the right-hand lane, where driving may be less demanding?

...or just a pedestrian or two? At least they're softer and would be less likely to scratch your paint-job.

Lately, I've been doing a lot of tutorial, documentation and demo crafting at work. Nothing fancy, just screen capture stuff with annotations. I'm an engineer first...

Seeing Bre's weekly Make videos develop has got me wanting to do more and different things. Hard to believe it's been fifteen years since the last documentary soundtrack work and ten since my last orchestral performance.

Enter the One Minute Make File:

1. Take one minute. No more; no less.


2. Pick a mini-tutorial topic.


3. Record the material.


4. Edit to fit one minute.


5. Slap on a Creative Commons license.


6. Post it.

Slowly but surely, the message is getting out that electronics designers and manufacturers need to push forward on the greening of technology.

Meike Escherich, a principal research analyst at Gartner, has written a report [via] outlining the challenges ahead. As more countries raise the bar what are acceptable levels of toxic materials in the manufacturing processes and final products available to the general population, companies need to adapt and innovate now or face an ever-shrinking market for their 'wares.

Haven't found a link to the report itself yet...