Mechanical Motion

Here are tutorials, diagrams, and grasshopper definitions that demonstrate ways to think about surfaces as vectors of motion, as relationships between parts of a whole, and as systems.

Fabricating Gears

With a laser-cutter, making your own gears is a simple process.  This tutorial describes how to use Inkscape, a free program, to accurately draw and print vector images of gears.

Introduction to Firefly & Arduino

A simple tutorial for beginners

A comparison between the Arduino & Firefly interfaces

A list of troubleshooting solutions for the frustrated

A Resistor Decoder