Live from MakerCon — An Interview with Chris Anderson
Talking to Chris Anderson about his argument that technology is moving so fast today that it’s almost impossible to make the jump from maker to maker pro anymore.
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MakerCon Launches into Orbit
MakerCon has kicked off in our new, absolutely gorgeous location at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. Eager attendees are gathered to talk about the professional side of Making, from funding to marketing and manufacturing. The ideas shared here today will be building the startups of tomorrow and launching products that you’ll see […]
This Week in 3D Printing: Going Mainstream and Saving Lives
From establishing a unified file format to saving the lives of infants, 3D printing made national headlines last week. Here are some that caught our eye: Microsoft followed its announcement last week of a 3MF Consortium to standardize 3D printing formats by launching an overhauled version of the .3MF file format for 3D products. The […]
Can Technology Save Us? Ask Bethany Koby
MakerCon speaker Bethany Koby, an artist, designer and graduate of NYU’s ITP, is an American who is CEO of a kit development company located in the bustling Hackney neighborhood of London. Her Hackney neighbors include Alice Taylor whose Makie Labs allows kids to design and create their own 3D printed toy characters as well as Jane ni Dhulchaointigh […]
It’s The Last Week To Vote For Your Favorite Prototype
This is the last week to vote for your favorite entry to the Pitch Your Prototype challenge, a collaboration between Make: and Cornell University with the goal of digging up the most promising prototypes from the Maker community. Visit this page to view all contestants and cast your vote. Here are some late-breaking entries that caught […]
Cast Your Vote in the Pitch Your Prototype Challenge
The Pitch Your Prototype challenge is now closed to new entries, but it’s not too late to vote for your favorite submission. Online voting will run until May 18, and the winning individual or team will be announced at MakerCon New York on September 21. As the clock wound down, the contest received a rash […]
Making a Maker City — National Associations (Part 3 of 3)
Recognizing patterns can be useful. When building a Maker City ecosystem it’s helpful to know which institutions to target for partnering. Examples of recurring partners include libraries, science museums, colleges, fab labs, and high schools. Gaining their attention, educating them and getting them onboard takes time, persistence, and a lot of energy. Wouldn’t it be […]
