Welcome
Our new look, by design.Page 09
MAKE 32: Design for Makers
Forget duct tape and baling wire — now makers can design and manufacture things as beautiful as Apple and as slick as Dyson and Audi. We’ll show you how to conceive and visualize great-looking projects with our speed course in industrial design — then build them with tools like vacuum forming and laser cutting, and finish them with cases and interfaces that are artful, ergonomic, and irresistible.Plus you’ll get 23 great DIY projects like the Nellie Bly Smoker, the Awesome Button, the World Control Panel, LED Little Big Lamp, Laminar-Flow Water Fountain, and Keyless Lock Box, and meet amazing makers like costumer Shawn Thorsson, flying motorcycle builder Deszo Molnar, and more.
Table of Contents
COLUMNS
Reader Input
Punk science, loudspeaker breakdown, fun kid projects, and a father-and-son story.Page 10
Soapbox
The {unspoken} rules of open source hardware. Page 12
Making It Legal
Protecting your ideas.Page 17
Maker’s Calendar
Events from around the world.Page 19
Made on Earth
The world of backyard technology.Page 20
FEATURES
Mad Props
Goli Mohammadi
Costume maker Shawn Thorsson shares what drives him and shows off 17 of his costumes.Page 28
Workshop: Shawn Thorsson
Goli Mohammadi
Where fantasy comes to life.Page 38
The Titan of Toy Invention
Bob Knetzger
Marvin Glass was the undisputed king of toy and game design. Page 40
Industrial Design for Makers
Make your project better through smart design.Page 44
Extreme Makeovers
Max Eliaser, Eric Chu, Brian Melani, and Dan Spangler
How MAKE overhauls projects to make them shine.Page 54
Good Design Gets Out of the Way
Dale Dougherty
Arduino’s Massimo Banzi on interaction design.Page 56
The Flora
Limor Fried and Phillip Torrone
Adafruit’s new wearable electronics platform. Page 61
Delighting in Delivering Light to the World
Rick Schertle
Startup d.light design brings solar-powered light to millions. Page 62
The Buckaroo Banzai of Flight
Steven Kotler
Dezso Molnar elevates flying vehicles from fiction to fact.Page 64
The $100 Secret Room
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A hideout for your home.Page 70
Unreasonable Rocketeers
Charles Platt
The new space race is maker-made. Page 72
Island of Magnificent Toys
Gregory Hayes
Toy sculptor Scott Hensey in our new video series, Make: Believe. Page 78
The Case for Good Design
Make: Editors
It’s what’s on the inside that counts, but an attractive case catches everyone’s attention. Page 80
