Gareth Branwyn
Gareth Branwyn is the Editorial Director of MAKE and a "co-overlord" of Dorkbot DC. He has been obsessed with DIY technology since the days of the Whole Earth Catalog. His special interests include robotics, retro technology, tabletop sci-fi wargaming, and techno-art. To date, he has authored or edited nearly a dozen books on technology, techno- and fringe culture, art and media. He commutes between Arlington, VA and the O'Reilly/MAKE HQ in Sebastopol, CA.
Recent Blog Posts
Alasdair Allan in the House!
Alasdair Allan is joining our band of merry makers here on the MAKE site. Al is the author of a number of books on iOS, Arduino, and connecting them together. A couple of years ago, he and Pete Warden caused a privacy scandal by uncovering the fact that your iPhone […]
Kid’s Toy Excavator
Our old pal, maker extraordinaire Craig Smith is back! And he brought a cool working bucket-loader toy with him.
April Fools Contest Winners
On April Fools’ Day, we posted a couple of our own joke MAKE article teasers and a list of headlines we’d internally brainstormed. Then we asked you all to riff on these, either providing art for some of our headlines or creating your own. We promised three one-year subs to […]
How-To: Print Circuit Layouts on Perfboard
Learn how to easily transfer a design onto perfboard to create a professional looking and easy to follow circuit layout. You need little more than your circuit design, a laser printer, and an iron.
Bill Gurstelle Talks Making (and Makes a Potato Chip Speaker in the Process)
MAKE contributing editor Bill Gurstelle talks to students about the joys of making, invention, at TED-Ed, and in the process, creates a series of audio speakers from found/common materials, including one made out of a potato chip that sounds surprisingly good. Look for lots of awesome Bill Gurstelle projects in […]
(Un)Happy Birthday, Grumpy Cat
It’s internet memetic phenom Grumpy Cat’s birthday. Whatever. Filed under: General
Pitch Your Prototype!
The MAKE Hardware Innovation Workshop, coming up May 14-15, 2013, has just issued a Call for Prototypes, in search of early stage products, projects, and ideas. Selected prototypes will be presented at the opening session of the Workshop, and featured in the Innovation Showcase on Tuesday, May 14. Each winning […]
MAKE’s Annual Peeps Roundup
We have a tradition here at MAKE of celebrating the arrival of Spring (and Easter Sunday) with a survey of the latest and greatest in Peeps use (and abuse). People seem more interested in doing silly and bizarre things with Marshmallow Peeps than eating them. Part of what I wrote […]
MAKE’s Craft Channel Wins Reader’s Choice Award
Our Craft channel wins the About.com Reader's Choice Award!
How-To: Film “Bullet Time” with a Single GoPro Camera
Caleb Kraft from Hackaday sent us these videos that he created. In them, he shows you how to create a very convincing "bullet time" effect using a single GoPro camera and software.
Read the full archive →
Author of these Magazine Articles
Three Test Tubes and the Truth
Peer under rocks, into microscopes, and up into the heavens. Extract your own DNA. Play with your food.
In
Welcome
from MAKE:
31: Punk Science page 11
Let the Games Begin
We’ve posted oodles of articles and projects on makezine.com related to gaming, from tabletop wargames to video game console hacks to such outdoor geek pastimes as geocaching. Here are a few of our favorites.
In
Tales from the Web
from MAKE:
28: Toys and Games page 26
Drill-Powered Future Trike
Young German designer Nils Ferber, along with his team, created the EX, a futuristic drill-powered trike.
In
Made on Earth
from MAKE:
27: Robots page 23
Building a MAKE Video Network
We've greatly expanded MAKE's video offerings with a regular roster of excellent project and tutorial series, all conveniently accessed from blog.makezine.com/video and youtube.com/makemagazine and iTunes.
In
Tales from the Web
from MAKE:
27: Robots page 26
Live from MAKE!
This year we not only upgraded our website and moved "into the cloud" – we hope you're enjoying improved performance, social media, and commenting tools – we also launched some great programs online. Check them out!
In
Tales from the Web
from MAKE:
26: Karts and Wheels page 26
The Computer with 1,000 Faces
Here are a few cool Arduino projects of staggering diversity from Make: Online.
In
Tales from the Web
from MAKE:
25: Microcontrollers and Arduino page 29
Garden of DIY Delights
Make: Projects is our newest online service, a living library of how-to tutorials being built by the entire maker community.
In
Tales from the Web
from MAKE:
24: Space page 29
Connect with Makers Online
Make a connection and share your story.
In
Tales from the Web
from MAKE:
22: Remote Control / Wireless page 11
Remote Control State of the Art
Inventors and enthusiasts from remote realms tell us what's on their radars.
From MAKE:
22: Remote Control / Wireless page 75
Tales from Make: Online
Get Your DIY On(line)
From MAKE:
21: Desktop Manufacturing page 15
3D Fabbing State of the Art
3D printing and desktop manufacturing innovators tell us what’s currently
on their radars.
From MAKE:
21: Desktop Manufacturing page 71
Toolbox
A simply great calculator, laundry alternatives, a look at music, and the 3D camera you’ve been waiting for.
In
Toolbox
from MAKE:
21: Desktop Manufacturing page 152
WALL-E World
Before the Disney/Pixar film WALL-E premiered in 2008, replicas of its robot star were already showing up on the internet.
In
Made on Earth
from MAKE:
20: For Kids of All Ages page 20
Bot State of the Art
Robot engineers and enthusiasts discuss what’s currently holding their attention.
From MAKE:
19: Robots page 54
The Accidental Pioneer
How a neurophysiologist’s experiments in brain behavior
created the first autonomous robots.
From MAKE:
19: Robots page 68
Toolbox
Titanium nail puller, autonomous blimp kit, Mad Science, and extra heavy duty screwdrivers.
In
Toolbox
from MAKE:
19: Robots page 156
Romancing the Steam
Learning from makers of long ago.
In
Welcome
from MAKE:
17: Lost Knowledge page 12
William Blake: Patron Saint of Makers
The mad Englishman was on a mission that makers can relate to.
From MAKE:
17: Lost Knowledge page 56
The Lost Knowledge Catalog
Amazing & confounding techno-artifacts, unearthed for your edification & amusement, in the interest of their most timely preservation.
From MAKE:
17: Lost Knowledge page 80
Steampunk Family Album
Colorful, creative expressions of alt.Victorian finery.
From MAKE:
17: Lost Knowledge page 83
Toolbox
Cool beats, aged brass, an analog synth kit, and a guide to surviving the apocalypse (steampunk style).
In
Toolbox
from MAKE:
17: Lost Knowledge page 168
Darkside Rocketeer
Jack Parsons, the space pioneer history likes to forget.
In
Maker
from MAKE:
13: Magic page 94
Toolbox
All the awl you'll need, a kit to build your own yo-yo, wireless SD memory cards, and the maker before MacGyver.
In
Toolbox
from MAKE:
13: Magic page 190
Toolbox
From fuzzy sensors to underwater ROVs to your very own eco-friendly surfboard.
In
Toolbox
from MAKE:
12: Upload page 166
Maker Faire Is Too Much
Author Gareth Branwyn welcomes you to MAKE Volume 11: Alternative Vehicles.
In
Welcome
from MAKE:
11: Alt Vehicles page 10
What the Hell is That Thing?
The world of weird and wonderful crafting tools.
From
CRAFT:
04: Costumes page 40
Toolbox
Get started in electronics, eliminate red eye the old-school way, and touch up your walls with the screw of a lid.
In
Toolbox
from MAKE:
10: Home Electronics page 168
Scanning the Shirt Off Your Back
C-shirts allow you to swipe designs from others and make them your own.
From
CRAFT:
03: Japanese Influence page 44
Hacker of Yesteryear
Hacking the new and the old together.
In
Made on Earth
from MAKE:
09: Fringe page 23
Toolbox
Read about crop circles, make your own temporary tattoos, and take crystal-clear photos with a circular polarizing filter.
In
Toolbox
from MAKE:
09: Fringe page 172
Eraser-Carved Rubber Stamps
Your own stamps, just an X-Acto blade away.
In
Quick Craft
from
CRAFT:
02: Creative Clones page 21
Attack of the Craft Club Clones!
The Craft Mafia and the Church of Craft spread the DIY ethos and the good word.
From
CRAFT:
02: Creative Clones page 48
Journal-Art Memoirs
Make a scrapbook the Moleskine way.
In
DIY: Book It
from
CRAFT:
02: Creative Clones page 127
Chris Ware's ACME Papercraft
Comics you can build!
From MAKE:
08: Toys and Games page 76
Tabletop Terrains
That's no pile of trash; it's my asteroid mining colony!
From MAKE:
08: Toys and Games page 80
Pummer, Dude!
Download Sample PDF
Part robotic plant life, part techno-sculpture, these desktop toys are easy and fun to make.
From MAKE:
08: Toys and Games page 84
Handmade
Download Sample PDF
A spotlight on extraordinary handmade creations. This installment features Johnny Swing, Escama, David North, David Cole, and Bill Burns.
In
Handmade
from
CRAFT:
01: Craft Premiere page 12
A Beginner's Guide to BEAM
The BEAM design approach creates nimble robots from simple components, with no programming required.
From MAKE:
06: Robots page 54
The Vex Robotics Design System
Versatile, powerful design raises the bot in prefab robotics construction kits.
From MAKE:
06: Robots page 66
Two BEAMbots: Trimet and Solarroller
Solder together one simple circuit and use it to control two very different solar-powered robo-critters: a little satellite that scoots and bumps around, and a mini cart that just keeps a-rolling until the sun goes down.
From MAKE:
06: Robots page 76
It Came From My Garage
Model kit makers bring B-movie monsters to your home.
In
Maker
from MAKE:
05: Science, Weather, and Outdoors page 44
Wiki Your World
Getting things done with GTD TiddlyWiki.
In
DIY: Online
from MAKE:
05: Science, Weather, and Outdoors page 135
The Rocketman's Garage
Meet Minnesota's celebrated thrill-machine maker.
In
Workshop
from MAKE:
05: Science, Weather, and Outdoors page 154
Kits For The Holidays
Our guide to the coolest kits to make and give.
From MAKE:
04: Music and Kits for the Holidays page 64
Toolbox
The best tools, software, gadgets, books, magazines, and websites.
In
Toolbox
from MAKE:
03: Cars and Halloween page 172
Mousey the Junkbot
With a few spare parts, you can turn an old computer mouse into an amusing robot.
From MAKE:
02: Home Entertainment page 96
Toolbox
The best tools, software, gadgets, books, magazines, and websites.
In
Toolbox
from MAKE:
02: Home Entertainment page 174
MAKE: Online Extras
Unsafe At Any Amperage?
Behind the scenes of our high-voltage dilemma: whether to publish a dangerously cool project in MAKE magazine's "Fringe" issue.
by Tom Anderson, Gareth Branwyn, Shawn Connally, Dale Dougherty, Mark Frauenfelder, Joe Grand, Saul Griffith, William Gurstelle, Bunnie Huang, Tom Igoe, Mister Jalopy, Steve Lodefink, John MacNeill, David Pescovitz, Charles Platt, Paul Spinrad, Phillip Torrone;
March 16, 2007
