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.
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Ari Krupnik makes physical versions of digital images, representing each pixel with common objects such as matchsticks and dice – I’m a software engineer by trade. My work mainly involves transforming bits that represent one abstraction into bits that represent another. In the immortal words of Fred Brooks, “the programmer, like the poet, works only […]
What’s a maker to do when they’re living area lacks proper exposure to our nearest star? Channel sunlight from the roof via parabolic dish, fiber optic cabling, and textured distribution panel. Kate Green explains – The problem is this: the living room in my San Francisco doesn’t get much sunlight due to one window being […]
Physical beats you can eat! (or at least chew). If you’re curious about this unique confectionary controller, come get a closer look on May 3rd & 4th at Maker Faire San Mateo. There, many a sweet beat shall be dropped – Here’s how it works: A grid of holes, consisting of several rows with 16 […]
Starting a band and writing an album’s worth of songs with your own MIDI control scheme is cool. Using video game controllers as your interface is very cool. Doing all that with a fresh style that people can actually get into – that’s pretty much unheard of! The San Francisco Guardian describes them – Like […]
Thomas will be showing off (and playing) the electronic drum @ Maker Faire, he writes… A guitar string is suspended above four strips of aluminum tape. When struck with a drum stick, the string touches the aluminum tape, closing an electric circuit that triggers an electronic drum. Foam covering the PVC pipe softens the blow […]
“Combining old-fashioned crafters with forward-thinking technorati, fashionistas, and mad scientists of all stripes, the Maker Faire is a hands-on celebration of all things DIY brought to life by Make magazine.” — The Onion Buy tickets now and save! Discount ticket sales end on April 25th, 2008. Maker Faire returns! Booming DIY fest expects record crowd […]
