On this week’s episode of Make: television, Dan McCormick uses trimmings from trees and brush to craft ecological sculptures that control erosion and restore ecosystems. Read more on Dan McCormick and his environmental art at and visit his blog for some cool before and after pictures. In Maker to Maker, Mister Jalopy muses on a […]
Hi Crafters! Phil over at MAKE has a scary report of a sighting he had at Toy Fair in NY yesterday. It’s a terrible thing that can happen to any of us Makers and Crafters. Read on… Phil @MAKE writes: If you recall BristleBots on MAKE back in 2007 it was from our friends and […]
If you recall BristleBots on MAKE back in 2007 it was from our friends and MAKE advisory board members Evil Mad Scientists. Windell and Lenore are tireless makers always sharing and creating – unfortunately it seems that Klutz and Scholastic may have taken their works and ideas without permission. I was waiting until I heard […]
Two pieces of news… Last week this awesome note came in from a viewer who lives in Minnesota saying, “Dear Make-TV; Our whole family loves your show, but my 4 year-old son has found his very first “hero” in John Park. Will he be appearing at Make Day or at any other Twin City events?” […]
Geek Squad’s Founder and Chief Inspector, Robert Stephens, sent Make: television some info about an upcoming event that he’s judging called the Overnight Website Challenge. The event sounds really cool and all of the effort goes to helping 12 nonprofits. Mark Hurlburt is one of the event’s organizers, “The event is kind of a creative […]
This is a DIY project of a different nature– namely, yours! Have you felt inspired by the Maker’s call to action? Seen something on Make: television that’s brought out the urge to tinker? Got a bunch of scrap parts waiting to be reused in ways no one else has imagined? Each week, Make: television features […]
(Feb. 13, 2009) ESCONDIDO, CALIF.: Jim Lipka is demonstrating that pricey “HDTV” antennas aren’t necessary to pull in digital TV signals. Lipka is getting press for making functional TV antennas out of wire hangers and what appear to be picket-fence slats. He’s putting the devices together at less than $10 each, giving them away to […]
