our friend @jennykortina made this nice video of her laying out some space invaders decals. Its a great way to show a work project in just a few seconds.

Whats also nice about this project is that she got this new iphone stand from amazon thats just awesome. highly recommended! (plus it can also hold your mouse)

I tried a few DIY iphone stand designs yesterday because I left my real stands at home. I couldn’t manage to make a stable one very easily out of paper or the coffee holder design. I stumbled upon this guy’s paperclip design which is really nice, he even has a template on his website including the measurements.

Read his full post with measurements  and lots of pics on his own site:

http://www.deanying.com/PermaLink%2Cguid%2Ca99a1c06-b55b-4001-afeb-46a707055ecc.aspx

Some general advice. The trick to making a good iphone time lapse video is having you iphone in solid position when camera snaps. If the camera is moving when the picture is taken you will get a very blurry picture. (see this video which a good concept that has blurry shots that ruins the effect).

The Improvised.

Using what is around you is best. Here is a nice little stand where the cardboard coffee heat protectors transmogrify into a nice little stand in no time and another project where  a coat hanger and a couple of rubber bands also do the trick.

The Basic.

You own a $200 phone (really $400+ sans contract), its worth getting a proper stand for it. A couple of store bought stands/tripods:

• Joby GP1-M1EN Gorillapod – it attaches via suction cups and can be a bit sketchy at times, but definately work for the price (we have one).
• Telescope Lens & Stand – Havent used this one, but look awesome. If you have tried it would love to hear comments.
• Tripod Stand Holder for Camera Mobile Phone Cellphone – Another one that dont have, but looks solid.

The best for the money.

This one is a little dyi, but has been the most adaptable for us. We have taken the Ram iPhone cradle (and with two bolts and three nuts (and a piece off another adapter) make it something that can fit to any existing tripod mount. Most tripod mounts are Dual 1/4-20″ & 3/8″

The Ultimate.

The Zgrip. This for the film geek that wants to show off (i want one!!!), but for 299 it must come with the girl

Found this on makezine.com blog but love the execution.