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Gallery: New Jersey’s Inaugural Makers Day Brings Out Thousands

Gallery: New Jersey’s Inaugural Makers Day Brings Out Thousands

By Andrew Terranova

Andrew Terranova

Andrew Terranova is an electrical engineer, writer and author of How Things Are Made: From Automobiles to Zippers. Andrew is also an electronics and robotics enthusiast and has created and curated robotics exhibits for the Children's Museum of Somerset County, NJ and taught robotics classes for the Kaleidoscope Enrichment in Blairstown, NJ and for a public primary school. Andrew is always looking for ways to engage makers and educators.

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Organizers of the inaugural New Jersey Makers Day say the numbers are still coming in, but they expect that they beat their original estimate of 5,000 attendees statewide. Over 350 people came to the Piscataway Public Library where I attended, and they seemed to be having a marvelous time. There were workshops that required registration, […]

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Maker Profile Video: Making a <em>Doctor Who</em> Matt Smith Puppet

Maker Profile Video: Making a Doctor Who Matt Smith Puppet

By Hep Svadja

Hep Svadja

Light cutter, fashion trend hunter, urbex artist, and space enthusiast.

Staff Photographer and Photo Editor at Make.

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By Tyler Winegarner

Tyler Winegarner

Video producer for Make:, also tinkerer, motorcyclist, gamer. Reads the comments. Uses tools, tells stories. Probably a human. Tweets @photoresistor

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David Haaz-Baroque is an amateur puppet maker and puppeteer from Oakland who performs with his creations under the name Shadow Circus Creature Theatre. His love of theatrical puppeteering has lead him on a unique artistic path, with shows throughout the Bay Area and beyond, including several guest appearances on the television show Creepy KOFY Movie Time, and yearly stage […]

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Meet the Makers of Howtoons DIY Comix

Meet the Makers of Howtoons DIY Comix

By Keith Hammond

Keith Hammond

I'm projects editor of MAKE magazine.

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Thousands of kids are engineering their own toys and science projects — and learning how they work — thanks to Howtoons. Created by comic artist Nick Dragotta, toy designer Ingrid Dragotta, inventor-polymath Saul Griffith (a MacArthur Fellow and former Make: columnist), and self-described “big kid” Joost Bonsen, Howtoons are instructional comics that show how to make […]

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Customize Modern Furniture with Web-Based Software

Customize Modern Furniture with Web-Based Software

By Ian Lee

Ian Lee

I'm a software engineer by day and maker by night. Most of my making revolves around woodworking, electronics, and the combination of the two. I'm also the founder & president of NashMicro - the Nashville Microcontrollers users' group and the father of three future makers. Follow me on Twitter as @ianlee74 or for the most recent news on everything Gadgeteer, follow @gadgeteerin.

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Arrister has created a custom furniture service that makes creating furniture to your exact dimensions as easy as ordering a pizza online.

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Prototyping a Tennis-Tracking Device in Shenzhen: A Lesson

Prototyping a Tennis-Tracking Device in Shenzhen: A Lesson

By Sergey Feingold

Sergey Feingold

I'm an engineer who loves big mechanical things and small electronic things, even more when the two are mixed! When I'm not making stuff I'm drinking coffee and playing with my weenie dog. My dream is to live in a warehouse so if you happen to own one I'm prepared to pay up to $100.

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A must-read for any makers considering prototyping product ideas.

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