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By bea alvarez
- Posted On February 9, 2009
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Spirit Aerosystems . Fuselage Awards
In 2008 we had the honor of being selected by Spirit Aerosystems to produce custom trophies for their Spirit Global Fuselage Design Challenge. Our winning design consisted of two trophies which joined together to make one identical in outer shape and form...
- Posted On June 8, 2009
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My personal project
What is it ? Fablab required everyone to make a personal project which represent your past, present and future. How is it made ? I made the wall of the school with cardboard, I use the vinyl machine to cut out all the window for the school. The railing an...
- Posted On June 13, 2009
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Alan: Personal Project
At the beginning, I was making a flower. A flower represents my personality. Every petal shows my development that will never stop, always advancing progressively. However, when I started to work on the flower, it transformed into a new specimen, a pineap...
- Posted On June 21, 2009
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Youth-led GPS-GIS mapping at MTRP
In order to prepare and engage the next generation of San Diego decision makers in becoming empowered and civic-minded community members, the Fab Lab works to orient students toward applying the tools of the laboratory to researching, planning and proposi...
- Posted On August 2, 2009
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Adaptive Technology
At the Fab Lab, we have had the opportunity to prototype several components designed to meet the specialized needs of people with physical limitations. We have created ad-hock teams made up of Fab Lab community: student interns, designers, engineers and...
- Posted On August 6, 2009
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Community Power Sculpture
In collaboration with Neighborhoods First, and through a LISC program grant, Crawford HS and City Heights/Colina Park students got creative while developing skills to aid them in educational and career pursuits. Students learned science, technology, engin...
- Posted On August 22, 2009
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Summer Training Intensive
The Summer Training Intensive Program is designed to provide a stipend-supported opportunity for highly motivated learners. All the participants have come directly from outreach efforts or referrals made through partners we have worked with in these effor...
- Posted On March 29, 2010
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Fab Labs: If you had the right tool kit, what would you make?
If you take even a glance around the Center for Bits and Atoms at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Mass., you can’t help but notice–there seems to be a “bit” of everything, everywhere. But once you get ...
- Posted On May 4, 2010
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Rapid Response Computing
I have been working with SDSU VIZLAB and the MIT Fab Lab San Diego division we have been working on a communication method that is equivalent to the one laptop per child project. The One Laptop Per Child computer systems are no longer readily available in...
- Posted On June 1, 2010
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UCSD Summer 2010 College Exploration
College Exploration Curriculum Partners San Diego Youth Symphony & Conservatory San Diego Supercomputer Center Fab Lab San Diego San Diego Youth Symphony & Conservatory Since 1945, San Diego Youth Symphony (SDYS) has given thousands of musicians ...
- Posted On June 9, 2010
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Rapid prototyping for the masses
Authored by Leslie Gordon, Senior Editor, leslie.gordon@penton.com [1] Key points: • Fab Labs around the globe are equipped to let almost anyone make almost anything. •“Personalized manufacturing,” where individuals make stuff at home or in small ...
- Posted On June 19, 2010
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Incubator Meeting
Today, FabLabSD met at Media Arts Center San Diego to develop some ‘alpha’ workshop to teach each other over the summer. The thinking behind this is that FabLab San Diego will be able to ‘alpha test’ workshops we’d like to ...
- Posted On June 27, 2010
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Laser etching
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...
- Posted On January 1, 2011
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Carlos Uranga
Clean Tech Consultant / Instructor Carlos Uranga has a Bachelors and Masters in Bioengineering from UCSD and Diplôme d’Etudes Approfondies (M.S. equivalent) at INRIA (Grenoble, France). Carlos possesses a broad-based technical background both acade...
- Posted On January 3, 2011
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Introduction to Creative Computing – Beginning January 2011
CAMPUS FLYER Introduction to Creative Computing – Beginning January 2011 The San Diego Supercomputer Center, at the University of California, San Diego, and UCSD Extension launch a new series of programming courses that focus on digital design and f...
- Posted On January 21, 2011
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Toni Rouhana
Educational Program Manager / Instructor Toni Rouhana is a Computer Engineer who graduated with a Masters in Multimedia Engineering from UPA (Antonine University in Lebanon), and has worked in computer programming, web development, database management, an...
- Posted On January 22, 2011
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Fabiola Hanna
Educational Program Manager / Instructor Fabiola Hanna is a New Media Artist with an MFA in Digital Arts and New Media at UC Santa Cruz. Her work is about people, technology and seeking practical solutions. She explores ideas that might help communities t...
- Posted On January 23, 2011
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Introduction to Creative Computing . Winter 2011
FAB LAB San Diego, in Partnership with UCSD Extension and The San Diego Supercomputer Center present a series of digital media and fabrication courses for high school students. “Software is one of the most important forces defining our future: cultu...
- Posted On February 1, 2011
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Fab Lab Inspiration: fab images from around the world
While looking up some ideas for things that other fab labs around the world have made, we came across this awesome slideshow of the most recent photos (+7,000 images) from around the world tagged ‘fablab‘ on flickr. Check ’em out to get ...
- Posted On March 9, 2011
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FabLabSD at San Diego Supercomputer Center Spring Workshops
CAMPUS FLYER San Diego Supercomputer Center Spring Workshops What’s New for Spring! – Spring Break and Spring Quarter Workshops for Middle and High School Students The San Diego Supercomputer Center and UCSD College Explorations is planning its busies...
- Posted On June 16, 2011
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Sign Making class showcase at Metro Center Community Station
On wednesday June 1st, FAB LAB SD joined a combined effort of UCSD’s Center for Community Well-Being and the San Diego Workforce Partnership in an open house where the public had a chance to sit through presentations that demonstrated the technology bei...
- Posted On July 3, 2011
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Mobile Apps Development 2E: Mobile Apps – Android
This course is an introduction to the Android mobile application development technology. It will introduce students to Google’s Android SDK, with an introduction to the Java programming language used in developing these mobile applications. This course ...
- Posted On July 4, 2011
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Mobile Apps Development 2D: Mobile Apps – iPhone
This course is an introduction to the iPhone application development technology. It will introduce students to the Apple developer world and will cover all the tools and languages needed to be able to develop iPhone applications.
- Posted On July 4, 2011
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Introduction to Java Programming: Java Language Basics
This week long workshop introduces the structure, syntax, and programming paradigm of the Java™ language and platform. Students will learn the Java syntax you are most likely to encounter in the professional and research world and Java programming idiom...
- Posted On July 4, 2011
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Introduction to C++: Language Basics
This class introduces programming concepts to students, with no previous programming experience required, and will focus on learning to read and write programs in C++. The class will focus on in-class programming and participation. The class will move qui...
- Posted On July 5, 2011
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Social Networks 2C: Facebook Apps
Create your very own facebook application using the canvas and social channels. This class will help you develop that idea you had about a facebook game or utility that you’ve been thinking of. We will start from scratch and develop the application ...
- Posted On July 6, 2011
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Game Dev 2B: Game Development in Flash
Flash is still the industry standard for animated games. Students will get familiarized with the Adobe Flash environment and the concept of the timeline and layers. They will learn how to create and animate different objects they create and will learn to ...
- Posted On July 7, 2011
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Web Dev 2A: Data Visualization
How can you take a large set of data and turn it into an info-graphic that conveys the information in an interesting manner? If this is something you are interested in, then you’ve found the right class! This is an excellent class to learn programmi...
- Posted On July 8, 2011
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DIY Robotics: Make Your Own Vehicle
In this class, participants will learn how to make how to make their own remote controlled vehicle. Students will learn how to modify RC cars to control them with a microcontroller and add personalized features, including wireless communications, autonomo...