From advancements in technology and materials, to the development of innovative techniques and ideas, thereโs always something new on the horizon. As a maker, your success depends on your ability to keep up with all these changes. Let’s take a look at some of the most noteworthy developments that are taking place in making right now!
We receive so many pitches for crowdfunding projects. They pour into our inbox daily. Since crowdfunding is a bit of a gamble, it is always kind of hard to determine just how to write about these projects, considering that many of them may not ever deliver. Cool Crowdfunding is our way of sharing some of […]
The face detecting features of many platforms have gotten pretty impressive. From snapchat filters to Apples Animojis, we can put all kinds of fantastic effects on our faces in real time. This neat feature was unfortunately locked inside the device, until now. Make: Projects user Lenny3000 shared this project where he’s using the magic computing […]
Episode 2: Tom Root on Operational Thinking for Makerspaces Tom Root and Dale Grover are co-founders of MakerWorks, a makerspace in Ann Arbor MI.ย They have published a new book on how to organize a makerspace based on their own experiences over nine years. The Intentional Makerspace: Operations is available for purchase on Maker Shed. […]
Join the fun at the East Bay Mini Maker Faire LIVE from Oakland, CA this Sunday, October 25th! Although the Faireโs 11th annual celebration, this year things will look quite different with a shift from a cheerful family friendly melee to a high energy, 3 hour ONLINE celebration. And check out the fantastic collection of […]
According to a CDC report in August, COVID-19 is impacting Native American communities disproportionately with a 2.8x higher rate in the number of cases, a 5.3x higher rate of hospitalization, and 1.4x higher rate in the number of deaths. Because of incomplete data reporting, โitโs impossible to know COVID-19’s true toll on the Native American […]
Digital fabrication is a cornerstone of the maker community, and in Make: volume 75 (our diamond issue!), we take a fun look at the state of digifab today
Hello Makers, In the month of September we had 43 newly certified open-source pieces of hardware. Today we will take a look into them! First we have “Ajolote” badges from Electronic Cats. This was created especially to teach anyone to solder their first electronic card; It is a very basic soldering kit and suitable for […]
