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.
I got home late afternoon Tuesday, and I’ve had a few days to reflect on the fun I had at Maker Faire. This was my third Maker Faire, but only the second one that I really worked at (at the first one, I had an exhibit, but I didn’t participate in the setup/teardown). At the […]
Jon writes – Earlier this month I wrote a column about a DIY (Do It Yourself) home showcase I was helping to create for Maker Faire Austin. Here’s more of the story and a report on our success. Convergent media and the DIY home of the future – Link.
More Maker Faire Austin 2007 photos, in this set – photos from the “Fab Lab” summit we held at the event… Link.
Maker Faire photos from Steevithak including this pleo dresses in sheep’s clothing… – [via] Link.
Gizmodo on Pop Sci’s beer machine @ Maker Faire… Giz’s semi-goddess Sarah Meyers went to Maker Faire to admire all kinds of wonderful machines, and videotaped this straightforward demo of the workings of The Device, the first all-in-on beer machine. It’s our favorite by far, not because of its design or ingenuity, but because of […]
Eric (our video intern) just posted up a MASSIVE set of photos from Maker Faire – Link & slideshow.
MAKE/O’Reilly Media’s Bruce Stewart, who also contributes to the Geekdad blog, was a guest on Episode #4 of the Geekdads podcast, talking about the kid-friendly fun to be had at Maker Faires. The image above is from Bruce’s Flickr sets (set 1, set 2) of the Austin Faire. Episode 4: Keep it Geeky! – Link
