As the result of a Neighborhoods First Early Action Grant, the Fab Lab was able to produce a curriculum to be used in workshops held at Crawford High School. In June we produced a community event called Sol Summer Nights to showcase these efforts that inc...
We teamed up with COCINA CLUB, San Diego’s own ‘underground eatery’ and maker collective. Cocina Club cooked up tasty treats and DJ beats to accompany our laser fun. This workshop was lead by the FabLabSD crew. MACSD’s Morgan Sully...
Learn to use the laser! Bring your own black and white design and we will show you how to etch and cut your own custom art with a laser cutter. We’ll teach you how to make a unique laser-cut art piece cut and embossed on laser-safe materials. We will ha...
This is an etching workshop where you will learn to design in Illustrator and safely cut and etch on the laser. You will leave with a customized laser-cut pendant. We’ll teach you how to take your designs and cut or emboss them on laser-safe materia...
by Morgan Sully Introduction Modern day artists who use the web to either make their art or promote it often have to use a variety of tools to sustain and grow their ‘making’. With the advent of easier and faster ways to develop content for th...
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...
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 ...
Have you ever wondered what is a Graphical User Interface (GUI)? This workshop will introduce students to GUIs and present industry design standards while teaching students how to use ActionScript to program their own animations! At the end of this course...
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]
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.
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]
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...
Discover how your ideas can come to life with digital fabrication. Thanks to all the folks that joined us to discuss and share ideas for projects and workshops. We raffled the advent calendar designed by Sandro Alberti off, and one lucky winner took the b...
FAB LAB SD @ MACSD will teach you how to create a vector lettering or custom graphic and have fun expressing your decorative ideas with vinyl in this hands-on workshop for every level of artistic ability. This is an introduction to FAB LABs Roland CAMM-1 ...
FAB LAB SD Presents: Learn + Play: VJ 101 by LA-VA.org Workshop @ MEDIA ARTS CENTER San Diego We want to shout out a big THANK YOU to our special guests James Cui and Eric Medine, to Morgan Sully and Chris Anderson at MACSD, and to all attendees for such ...
Explore creative computer programming, 3D modeling, microcontrollers, interactive graphics and sound, and robotics on your time with these hands-on weekend workshops! These are perfect for parents who would like to learn with their kids, adults who love t...
Explore creative computer programming, 3D modeling, microcontrollers, interactive graphics and sound, and robotics on your time with these hands-on weekend workshops! These are perfect for parents who would like to learn with their kids, adults who love t...
For Spring 2012, we are pleased to announce that we will be extending our course offerings, including Adult programs. We will have more brand new class offerings, more total classes over the course of the season, and some very nice new venues. Many adult ...
For Spring 2012, we are pleased to announce that we will be extending our course offerings, including Adult programs. We will have more brand new class offerings, more total classes over the course of the season, and some very nice new venues. Many adult ...
Workshop: Laser Cut Jewelry Learn how to use the laser cutter and how to prepare files for laser cutting while creating custom-designed jewelry. Bring your own photo image (file types: .jpg, .psd, .ai, .png, .svg) to etch onto an acrylic or wood shape. If...
This 4-part workshop is geared toward beginners as well as more accomplished Arduino users. Beginners should start at Workshop 1, where we will get you up to speed on the fundamentals of electricity and electronics, so that you understand the components y...
