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.

Making Austin Weird: DIY Juggling

Making Austin Weird: DIY Juggling

From now until the awesomeness that is Maker Faire Austin, I’ll be highlighting projects that you can find at Travis County Fairgrounds on 10/18-19. Tickets here; see you there! You won’t just be doing this with your schedule to see all the projects this weekend, but also with homemade juggling clubs! From juggler.org : Learn […]

Making Austin Weird: NYU ITP

Making Austin Weird: NYU ITP

From now until the awesomeness that is Maker Faire Austin, I’ll be highlighting projects that you can find at Travis County Fairgrounds on 10/18-19. Tickets here; see you there! NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program will be showcasing their Yahoo photo-uploading geo-tagging bikes and talking shop about their other projects at Maker Faire Austin. Check out their […]

Making Austin Weird: LED Art Kits

Making Austin Weird: LED Art Kits

From now until the awesomeness that is Maker Faire Austin, I’ll be highlighting projects that you can find at Travis County Fairgrounds on 10/18-19. Tickets here; see you there! From the creator of Blinkybug, here’s a beautiful new kit debuting at Maker Faire Austin: I’ll have these new LED Art Kits ready for the upcoming […]

Make: Cake, part deux

Here’s a little progress report on the Makercake Pinball Cake Project, to be unveiled at Maker Faire Austin. Can’t wait to see it. The buttonmashing end of things is going to be processed by a Basic Stamp Homework Board, talking to a Seetron SSC II. Why the ancient, pre-2000 approach? It is what is on […]

Maker Faire Austin: The Stribe

Maker Faire Austin: The Stribe

The Stribe is a really cool open source music controller. It takes some serious soldering skills to make one, but the end results are fantastic. Check it out at Maker Faire in Austin. Eight touch-sensitive strips are flanked by dual columns of LEDs, providing subtle fingertip control coupled with illuminated feedback. The Stribe’s firmware communicates […]