We’ve seen some awesome projects involving 3D printers over the last few years on the MAKE Blog. That same creativity drove Scott Crump, CEO of Stratasys, Inc., to set out and make his own 3D printer back in 1988. Since then, their business has grown, but Stratasys still wants to connect with Makers, builders and […]
Another featured Maker at Make: Day! Keith Braafladt of the Science Museum of Minnesota is hosting an awesome hands-on activity using Scratch programming. Visitors can get a brief overview of the Scratch and learn how to use it to generate sounds/music from the manipulation of small kitchen sponges attached to a sensor board. Scratch is […]
Kyle Phillips is an Interactive Designer here in the Twin Cities and we’re all super excited to welcome him to Make: Day this Saturday! His project combines a custom-built, multi-touch surface table with software that configures and displays information from Digg. Kyle writes, “What Matters Most” is a multi-touch application exploring the media-viewing habits of […]
One of the coolest things at Maker Faire each year is the local rocketry groups who display their best rockets and swap stories with attendees. We wanted that same opportunity at Make: Day, and that’s why we’re happy to welcome Tripoli MN! Photos by Todd Schweim The members of Tripoli MN will have a bunch […]
Rounding out the musical performances at this weekend’s Make: Day will be Tim Kaiser, an awesome Maker who creates music from his own handmade instruments. Tim will have about 15 different instruments and audio fx units along with a small amplifier. He’ll also have some simple instruments, parts and piezo-electric pick-ups available to demonstrate basic […]
Make: television Season One has come and gone. But in case you missed it, we’ll be rolling out the ten episodes of our premiere season again, starting of course with Episode 1 which features the amazing bicycle wizardry of Cyclecide, and the VCR Cat Feeder in the Maker Workshop: Meet Cyclecide, an inventive band of […]
Make: television is honored to welcome the sounds of Keston and Westdal to Make: Day. Their approach involves improvising the arrangements and musical content by combining traditional and nontraditional methods. John Keston is one half of the band and the founder of Audio Cookbook, an awesome resource for sound designers, artists, and anyone who loves […]
