Adam Savage: Permission to Make
MythBusters host Adam Savage talks to KQED about the importance of fostering the instinct to make things by hand at Maker Faire.
Maker Faire
Maker Faire is the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth — a family-friendly festival of invention, creativity, and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the maker movement.
Part science fair, part county fair, and part something entirely new, Maker Faire is an all-ages gathering of tech enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, science clubs, authors, artists, students, and commercial exhibitors. All of these people come to Maker Faire to show what they have made and to share what they have learned.
Explore below to see the best of Maker Faire, and head to makerfaire.com for more information.
Geiger Counter Powered Ambient Music Player
Jeff Keyzer used five of his own MightyOhm Geiger Counter kits, an Arduino Uno R3, a Sparkfun Music Instrument Shield, and an Adafruit Protoshield to create this geiger counter musical instrument for Maker Faire. The PULSE output of each Geiger counter is connected to one input of a 74LS04 hex inverter on the Protoshield. Each […]
Adam Savage’s Maker Faire 2012 Talk: Why We Make
Adam Savage’s talk at Maker Faire Bay Area 2012. Adam tells a great story about his Indiana Jones hat, how he got started building his obsessions, and why makers should embrace the things that they have no choice but to make.
Thoughts on the 7th Annual Maker Faire
MAKE Editorial Director Gareth Branwyn shares some of his notes and takeaways from this weekend’s Maker Faire Bay Area.
Cool Clothes and Styles of Maker Faire Attendees (Part 2)
It was fun to see people expressing themselves at Maker Faire with colorful clothes and accessories. (See Part 1)
Space Marines Tower Over Maker Faire
Master costume maker, Shawn Thorsson, wowed the crowds at Maker Faire again this year with his impressive Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine costumes. It was amazing, especially being a 40K player, to see these giant armor-clad, genetically-modified super humans patrolling the aisles of Expo Hall. Space Marines are HUGE!
Portrait of the Artist as a Gaming Rig
Case modder Richard “DarthBeavis” Surroz is here at the Asus DIY Labs booth showing off a creatively shaped computer case he’s made. This surreal android has the guts of a gaming computer and the face of the artist as a young man. You can check out some of his other mods on his blog. (Hey […]