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Fun, Thrills, (and Learning) at Maker Faire Education Day

Fun, Thrills, (and Learning) at Maker Faire Education Day

By Patrick Di Justo

Patrick Di Justo

Patrick is an editor at MAKE. He is the author of the books Environmental Monitoring with Arduino, Atmospheric Monitoring with Arduino, The Science of Battlestar Galactica, and This is What You Just Put In Your Mouth. He has sworn to defend mankind against the eventual rise of the killer bots.

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Students from eleven different schools, ranging from elementary through high school grades, visited New York Hall of Science on Thursday for Maker Faire Education Day.

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Mayor Bloomberg Touts Impact of Maker Faire and Makers on NYC

Mayor Bloomberg Touts Impact of Maker Faire and Makers on NYC

By Stett Holbrook

Stett Holbrook

Stett Holbrook is editor of the Bohemian, an alternative weekly in Santa Rosa, California. He is a former senior editor at Maker Media.

He is also the co-creator of Food Forward, a documentary TV series for PBS about the innovators and pioneers changing our food system.

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At the conclusion of yesterday’s Hardware Innovation Workshop, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg once again declared the entire week “Maker Week.” A representative of the mayor’s office presented Dale Dougherty, Maker Media CEO; and Sherry Huss, Maker Media vice president, with a proclamation in recognition of Maker Faire and its impact on New York City’s maker movement. The Mayor presented a similar proclamation last year.

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DiscoTransformer in the House

DiscoTransformer in the House

By Goli Mohammadi

Goli Mohammadi

I'm a word nerd who loves to geek out on how emerging technology affects the lexicon. I was an editor on the first 40 volumes of MAKE, and I love shining light on the incredible makers in our community. In particular, covering art is my passion — after all, art is the first thing most of us ever made. When not fawning over perfect word choices, I can be found on the nearest mountain, looking for untouched powder fields and ideal alpine lakes.

Contact me at snowgoli@gmail.com or via @snowgoli.

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When Brooklyn-based artist and technologist Thomas Stevenson rolls in with his chromed, unsuspecting food cart, you can guarantee that a party will ensue in short order. Instead of treats, his cart, aptly titled the DiscoTransformer, is serving up fresh, hot beats.

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Concept to Completion: Building a WikiHouse in One Month

Concept to Completion: Building a WikiHouse in One Month

By Laura Cochrane

Laura Cochrane

"To oppose something is to maintain it." –Ursula Le Guin

Currently: NEO.LIFE Alum: Instructables and MAKE

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SketchUp is partnering with WikiHouse and ShopBot to build a custom house that will serve as their Maker Faire New York booth. Enjoy some snaps from the process so far, and check out the progress as they scramble to assemble the house on site over the next two days!

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So Many Ways to get Started Making

So Many Ways to get Started Making

By Sabrina Merlo

Sabrina Merlo

Sabrina is the Maker Faire Program Director. She works on stage content for the flagship fairs (Bay Area & New York), and also runs Maker Faire's global licensing program for locally and independently produced Maker Faires. She also co-creates the East Bay Mini Maker Faire in her town, Oakland, CA.

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MAKE’s editors are offering six different “Getting Started” presentations this weekend at World Maker Faire New York. Beginner sessions on 3D Printing, Arduino, Raspbserry Pi, BeagleBone, Breadboarding, and Choosing a Board are taught by MAKE editors and will run multiple times a day.

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