Year: 2014

The story of how I made Joris, a knitted plush creature that somewhat resembles a dragon.

That’s a wrap for Maker Faire UK for this year, the fifth here at the Life Science Centre in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Growing from just 30 makers to 350 in just five years, this year’s faire was the biggest, and loudest, yet.

Arduino-controlled soundwave visualizer levitates glowing beads acoustically.

The Cinehack project is all about the stuff they won’t teach you at film school. Like a lot of maker projects Cinehack was born through necessity, if you can’t afford to rent the right equipment, then you’ll have to build it.

Just Add Sharks is fast becoming something of a fixture in the British maker community, mainly because they don’t just sell laser cutters, they use them, and they’re passionate advocates for what you can do with them.