Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

Latest from Gareth Branwyn

How To – Make a secret stash box

01/06/2009

Kris DeGraeve, of the dynamic Kris and Carly duo, sent us a link to her latest project, a beautiful inlaid...

Russian steampunk

01/06/2009

A pair of ‘punked out goggles and headphones, posted to a Russian photo site. Gadgets

Next Dorkbot SoCal, Jan 10

01/05/2009

My friend Thomas Edwards, Dorkbot DC founder and former Overlord (now living in LA), wrote to tell us about the...

Reprogramming pinball machines

01/05/2009

MAKE Projects Editor, Paul Spinrad, sent me a link to this project and the following message: Some CS / Game...

Middle-eastern patterned CNC-cut papercraft

01/04/2009

Zillij by Chris K Palmer, (modified from a traditional design by his student Elizabeth Ager), 2009, 12″ diameter. Cut on...

New Year’s art hat party

01/02/2009

Every year, some friends of mine throw an “Art Hat” party for New Year’s Eve. We get together and each...

Free, print n’ make personal organizing tools

01/01/2009

I don’t know about you, but every new year, I come out of the gate with a new commitment to...

Robotic ornithopter in-flight

12/31/2008

Awesome slow-mo footage of a butterfly ornithopter from the Shimoyama-Matsumoto Laboratory, University of Tokyo, Japan. [via BotJunkie and Smart Machines]...