Virtual Resource Collection

This webpage is a collection of resources Foundry Scouts have found useful and relevant to work done at the Foundry. You may find it useful in your own work, and if you have questions about any of the linked resources, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us.

Free Software 

School Specific Resource Access

  • Babson students

    • Directions to access Adobe CC:

      • Go to https://creativecloud.adobe.com/apps/download/creative-cloud?locale=en

      • Download the file marked "Adobe Creative Cloud Installer.zip." Once downloaded, double-click it to extracted its contents, browse to the Build folder, and run the setup.exe file. It will take approximately 10 minutes to complete. If you receive an error message back, please reboot your laptop and try again -- an error indicates you have another pending update that is preventing one of necessary services from starting.

      • Acrobat Professional will be installed automatically. To install additional Adobe applications, double-click the Creative Cloud shortcut on your desktop. You will be asked to sign in. Enter your full Babson email address, and then your Babson username and password when prompted. You will then see the application dashboard where you can select which apps you wish to install.

  • Olin students

Coding and Web Development

  • Code Academy 

  • Twilio

  • W3Schools - Coding Guides (HTML, CSS, JS, PY, J, C++)

  • Google Colab - Browser-based Python Coding Environment

  • LinkedIn Learning (with links/directions to each schools access page) 

    • Babson access - Student/Faculty Portal 

  • Repl: Platform to begin coding without having to download software onto your computer

  • Websitesetup.org: A website that will guide you through the creation of a website, including choosing your platform, finding and getting a domain name, and how to customize it.

Graphic Design

  • Thenounproject - access to 1000s of different royalty free icons. Most artists request attribution.

  • Dafont.com - many different fonts and dingbats. Free to download and install. 

  • GCF Learn - short videos on a Beginner’s Guide to the fundamentals of graphic designs, color, typography, layout, etc. 

  • If you are looking to learn graphic design or hone your current skills without having to pay for courses; this website has curated a list of the best free graphic design courses!

    • https://www.format.com/magazine/resources/design/free-online-graphic-design-courses

Woodworking

  • Project Ideas

    • Electric Guitar Building 

      • Tommy is pursuing a personal project doing this Spring 2021, but if there are individuals who wanted to join (newsletter/website sign-up, I can create a series of videos during the assembly process explaining the different functions of components, how they should be assembled, ways they can customize the process, etc)

    • Harry Potter Wand Making

      • People can learn to make wands by way of whittling should they have no power tools, or increase their capabilities in accordance with that which they have available to them. Sandpaper and a knife is all that is necessary, but the more the better. 

    • Hub Shaper Tools: Community for the Shaper Origin and project ideas utilizing our CNC

  • Pyrography

  • Crafting

No Sew/Fashion DIY

Digital Fabrication

Simple DIY Projects 

Reference/Inspiration

  • ThistoThat - Gluing something to something else? This site will tell you the best method of gluing two materials together

  • Thisiscolossal.com - archive of thousands of articles on contemporary art and visual expression.

  • Core77 - Site dedicated to beautiful industrial design.

  • Design Milk - Website dedicated to making design accessible. magazine/commerce site

  • Popular Woodworking - Woodworking glossary