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Tyler’s Maker Faire Robot Tattoo

Tyler’s Maker Faire Robot Tattoo

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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At Maker Faire Bay Area last weekend, a group of editors were talking about the “maker tattoos” feature we’re working on for MAKE Volume 35, and someone wondered aloud when we might see the first iconic Maker Faire robot tattoo. Then, two days later, lo and behold, Instagram user @maiden_merica posted a pic of his […]

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Resistor Code Tattoo

Resistor Code Tattoo

By John Baichtal

John Baichtal

My interests include writing, electronics, RPGs, scifi, hackers & hackerspaces, 3D printing, building sets & toys. @johnbaichtal nerdage.net

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Jimmie Rogers designed this cool tattoo for his arm, which features the resistor code colors. However, Jimmie put a lot more thought into the design than just the colors: Most people tend to see just the rainbow, and that leads to lots of fun questions. I’m openly bisexual, and have done queer geeks panels at […]

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How-To: Tattoo Tights

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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Looking to freak out your friends (or trick-or-treaters) with fancy new skin art, but don’t want to make a permanent commitment? Check out this tattoo tights tutorial from Urban Threads for all of your fake body art needs! Personally, I’m thinking that an Ira Glass or Carl Kasell tattoo would do quite nicely..

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Tattoo of Schematic Brings Geek-Chic to New Level

Tattoo of Schematic Brings Geek-Chic to New Level

By Michael Colombo

Michael Colombo

In addition to being an online editor for MAKE Magazine, Michael Colombo works in fabrication, electronics, sound design, music production and performance (Yes. All that.) In the past he has also been a childrens' educator and entertainer, and holds a Masters degree from NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program.

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While riding New York City’s L Train, I spotted this tattoo on an anonymous Williamsburg-bound hipster. I only had a few moments to chat with him as my stop was coming up, but he claims it is a full schematic for a guitar amplifier circuit. It heartens me to think that a piece of engineering ephemera has elevated itself to hipster tattoo art, but another part of me is dismayed. After further inquiry, it turns out the tattoo owner is a musician and actually has no clue what any of those strange symbols mean on his arm.

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