My friend John Baichtal has a new project book out called 10 LED Projects for Geeks: Build Light-Up Costumes, Sci-Fi Gadgets, and Other Clever Inventions. John is an excellent teacher and his book will guide you on your way to making fun light-up projects and sharpen your maker skills, including how to: Design versatile circuits for your own needs Build and print a custom printed circuit board Create flexible circuits which you can use to make any wearable you dream up Turn analog signal into digital data your microcontroller can read Use gesture recognition and wireless interaction for your own Internet of Things projects Experiment with copper tape and create circuits with paper and foi Build "smart" gadgets that make decisions with sensors