I don’t think many of the “tots” who ever used the old Spirotot toy – a basic version of Spirograph designed for smaller children – ever made patterns like this. It requires mastery not typical of 5-year-olds. Ariella Zwillinger from … Continue reading →
I created the pinwheel GIF animation below in Adobe Photoshop. Technical details: I scanned the image and cropped it to be square and centered. I duplicated the first layer and rotated it one degree, duplicated the new layer, rotated, and … Continue reading →
Aaron Bleackley, creator of Wild Gears (read about my own experiences with Wild Gears here), is running a Kickstarter campaign that ends tomorrow night (Wed., Oct 28, 2015). Aaron’s first Wild Gears Kickstarter campaign was two years ago. Since that time, he has learned … Continue reading →
A quick video retrospective of 50 years of Spirograph commercials and artifacts in a minute and a half. I particularly like the headline, “Toy for children sets adult world on fire.” As many posts on this site demonstrate, it isn’t … Continue reading →
Making Spirograph designs is a bit like riding a bike. Once you get it, you won’t likely forget it – at least that was my experience, because I learned it as a child, and had no trouble coming back to … Continue reading →
Here’s a cool time-lapse video by Rachel Evans Designs showing her creating a Spirograph art project. Maybe it will inspire you!
Continue reading →A reader, Paul, asked a question on another post: I found my son’s Spirograph glitter set that we purchased as a Christmas gift in the the early 90s (I think). His daughter is trying to learn how to use it. … Continue reading →
I made another video demonstrating how to make a 5-pointed pinwheel design. This design is not for beginners – I’ve labeled it “Intermediate”. See more tips below the video. You can use this technique with other wheel and ring combinations. It works … Continue reading →
Excited to post my new Spirograph video! Now that I have the technology figured out, let me know in the comments if there’s any particular Spirograph theme that you’d like me to show in a video.
Continue reading →Make spirographic valentines with the oval wheel inside a ring. Here are some ideas.
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