MIT Global Fab Lab – CNN

A factory of one’s own According to MIT’s Neil Gershenfeld, the digital revolution is over, and the good guys won. The next big change will be about manufacturing. Anyone with a PC will be able to build anything just by hitting ‘print.&#...

Signage . City Heights Farmers Market

Located in the heart of City Heights, the farmers market is the perfect place to spend your Saturday morning or early afternoon. Offering farm fresh produce at very affordable prices, an array of hot food vendors in an outdoor café environment, live ente...

Digital Fabrication

FAB LAB SD offers multiple ways to explore digital fabrication. If you’d like assistance in the development of your ideas, our design and fabrication team is available for hire, we can help you make your ideas come to life! LASER CUTTING . LASER ENG...

Vinyl lettering and artwork

Custom vinyl lettering and vector wall art graphics are one of the fastest growing trends in signs, home decor, and custom designs. Vinyl applications allow you to add a personalized touch with cost effective quality products. At FAB LAB SD you can learn ...

Katie Rast at Fab Lab ABQ

The Magicians The mad science of Fab Lab ABQ By Julia Mandeville Imagine: You’re a legendary archaeologist. You embark upon a dig that quickly becomes the most extraordinary of your career. As you stumble upon one singularly exceptional artifact after a...

Introduction to Digital Fabrication

Discover how your ideas can come to life with digital fabrication! Thanks to all the folks that came and joined us this evening Tuesday, Oct 5th, 2010 at our ‘fab’ North Park venue. We showcased our production machines and introduced the range of upco...

Folding: Packages to Geo-Caches

Learn to make complex folded geo-located shapes. This workshop shows you how to use software to print, cut, and fold complex 3d shapes that can be used for decoration, gifts, or packaging. You will also learn about geo-location and geo-caching (GPS Cache ...

Interactivity

This class showcases interactive work using infrared pens and IR-detecting devices. Explore the ways in which you can interact with a computer program, without a keyboard or mouse! Bodies in motion and wireless interfaces. [slideshow id=7 w=600 h=337]

Intro to Electronics

This workshop is a beginner’s overview of the use of electronics. You will learn about the theories and concepts of electricity and electronics, as well as the fundamentals of microprocessors and their place in history and society.

Get started with Arduino

Learn about incorporating electronics into your projects using Arduino an open source platform that can bring your ideas to life. Fun and interactivity through experiments with lights, motion, or sound. [slideshow id=6 w=600 h=337]

Outdoor signage – CHCDC

City Heights Community Development Corporation is a non-profit organization whose mission is to enhance the quality of life in City Heights by working with our community to create quality affordable housing and livable neighborhoods, foster economic self-...

Creative Computing: Drawing with code

Use Processing to draw graphics with code. Learn fundamentals of computer programming within a visual context and ways in which programs and math can make digital visualizations and designs. You will receive an introduction into programming with Processin...

Fab Lab Students in the News

Education that Makes a Difference Bashir Wyatt – San Diego MET High School, Class of 2010 During Bashir’s sophomore year, he interned at the San Diego Hall of Champions Sports Museum and the Linda Vista Teen Center. He thought he wanted to be a re...

Ann Worth

Instructor A recent transplant to Southern California, Ann Worth is trained as an architect and holds a Master of Architecture from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. While at MIT, Ann took several courses at the Media Lab where she first became inter...

Brendan Bernhardt Gaffney

Instructor Brendan Bernhardt Gaffney has been working for a decade now learning to use, teach, develop and build software, electronic and physical tools for musicians, programmers and artists. He grew up in the northeast, where he learned carpentry and a ...

Jeremy Bank

Instructor Jeremy Bank has a Bachelors in Aerospace Engineering from UCSD with a background in Energy Efficiency, Robotics, and Teaching. Jeremy uses this training and experience to teach adolescents and adults about Engineering, Robotics, and Alternative...