Giant Bubbles Float Through Maker Faire
Sterling Johnson has childhood memories of being fascinated by blowing bubbles, even learning how to make them using only soap and his own hands. At Maker Faire Bay Area 2011 he uses a variety of...
View ArticleReclaiming, Reusing and Remembering Detroit: Tim Burke (video)
On a visit to the Heidelberg Project outdoor art installation in Detroit, we happened across longtime Detroit resident and artist Tim Burke. Tim filled us in on the tragedy of, and artistic opportunity...
View ArticleMake: Live Hackerspace Roadshow 11/30/11 (video)
Make: Live‘s Hackerspace Roadshow takes you on a virtual journey to hackerspaces around the globe. Above, makers from NYC Resistor in Brooklyn, NY demo their projects including an Inspector Gadget...
View ArticleCollin’s Lab: DIY Contact Mic
It's amazing what a little disk can do … when it's layered with piezoelectric crystals. Piezo disks are impressively sensitive to vibration and can easily be adapted to work as a contact microphones....
View ArticleQuick LED Robot Ornament (video)
My colleagues over on CRAFT all have the work ethics and compulsive tendencies that of any crafter worth his/her stripes. When Rachel and Lish proposed an ornament swap this year, precariously close to...
View ArticleLaser Cut Couture with Diana Eng
Designer Diana Eng shows us some samples from her Laser Lace collection. By using a laser etcher on fabric she creates intricate lace designs inspired by the cells of plants and flowers.Read the full...
View Article"The Wolfe’s Den" Treehouse in the Catskills – Tiny Yellow House
I designed, pre-fabricated, hauled, and then re-assembled a treehouse I've dubbed "The Wolfe's Den" (Wolfe being the last name of the woman I built it for), and luckily had Steven Sherrick of Modern...
View ArticleT-Shirt Responds to Pollution Levels
Sue Ngo and Nien Lam share their pollution shirt, created for a project during their studies at ITP. The merits of co-working and collaboration are also explored, as Nien talks about his positive...
View ArticleBest of Make: Live 2011 (preview video)
It's time for Make: Live’s Best of 2011 show! We’ll be looking back at our favorite episodes from the very first season of Make: Live. Go behind the scenes with us for some of our most memorable...
View ArticleBest of Make: Live Season 1 12/28/11 (video)
Make: Live's Best of 2011 show looks back at our favorite episodes from the very first season. Go behind the scenes with us for some of our most memorable moments-- from goofs and gaffes to last minute...
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Beating Heart Headband (video)
In this episode of Becky's Workshop, learn to make a headband that glows with your heart beat. First construct a stretchy headband from brocade and grosgrain ribbon, then embed the circuit boards and...
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MAKE Volume 29: DIY Superhuman
We have the technology (to quote The Six Million Dollar Man), but commercial tools for exploring, assisting, and augmenting our bodies really can approach a price tag of $6 million. Medical and...
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Make: Live Wednesday 1/11 (preview video)
Join us Wednesday evening for the next episode of Make: Live, our streaming show and tell! It's our season two premiere, and we'll take a peek at projects from the new MAKE Volume 29.Read the full...
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"The Solar Parasite" Window Box Heater – Tiny Yellow House
This time around on Tiny Yellow House, I decided to mess around with passive solar heat so as to warm the always-cold front foyer of my home. The result: a smallish, closeable, passive solar collector...
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Make a Tuning Fork – ReMaking History
To complement his ReMaking History column in MAKE Volume 29, Bill Gurstelle shows you how to make a tuning fork with some simple tools and a strip of aluminum.Read the full article on MAKE
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Make: Live 1/11/12 (video)
Last night’s Make: Live marks our season two premiere, and we peeked at projects from the new MAKE Volume 29, learned about an innovative dog toy, and hung out together live in the chat. We’re trying...
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Squishy Circuits – Sylvia’s Mini Maker Show
By Super Awesome Sylvia and her dad, James Are you curious about experimenting with electronics, but the fear of electric shock or soldering iron burns keep you away? Why not try squishy circuits!...
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Writer’s Retreat/Greenhouse- Tiny Yellow House
In this edition of Tiny Yellow House, Derek “Deek” Diedricksen builds a project from his new book Humble Homes, Simple Shacks. This 72 square foot writing retreat is made to double as a future...
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How-To: Craft Paper Masks
Corinne Leigh shows you how to craft really swanky masks with little more than paper and glue.Read the full article on MAKE
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MAKE at SXSW
Are you going to Austin for SXSW? A MAKE crew is headed out March 8-15 for the Interactive portion of the festivities, and will be involved in a variety of events. We'd love to connect if you're going...
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ReMaking History – Bag Press
Travel back in time with Bill Gurstelle as he teaches how to make a bit of ancient technology, the Egyptian bag press. Make your own bag press and enjoy fresh squeezed juice, the really old school...
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Alt.SXSW: ArcAttack! and More at SXSW Maker Show and Tell
Chris Locke from Heartless Machine If you have already been watching MAKE’s alt.SXSW livestream, stay tuned today until 3:30 CST and you’ll catch MAKE’s official SXSW podcast. We are doing a SXSW...
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How-To: Get Started with the BeagleBone
If you're excited about getting into embedded Linux platforms for electronics projects, Matt shows you how to get started on the BeagleBone. By the end of this how-to video, you'll be able to blink and...
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Backpack Buddy – Sylvia’s Mini Maker Show
Sylvia’s Mini Maker Show shows kids how to sew their own "Backpack Buddy"Read the full article on MAKE
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Make: Talk 010 – Andy Cavatorta, Bjork’s Musical Roboticist
Andy Cavatorta is a roboticist, artist, musician, and filmmaker. He was at MIT's Media Lab from 2007 to 2010. In the current issue of MAKE, Vol 29, Andy wrote an article about his collaboration with...
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Make: Talk 011 – Yury Gitman, Toy Inventor
Yury Gitman is a toy inventor and a product designer who teaches physical computing and toy design at Parsons The New School for Design in New York.Read the full article on MAKE
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Make: Talk 012 – Ayah Bdeir of littleBits.cc
Our maker this week is Ayah Bdeir, the founder and lead engineer of littleBits, an open source library of electronic modules that snap together with magnets and makes it fun and easy to make...
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Make: Talk 013 – Arts Refoundry Bronze Casting Workshops
Our makers this week are Kate Mayfield and Gordon Bowen, owners of the biodiesel-fueled Arts Refoundry in Los Angeles. A couple of weeks ago my 9-year-old daughter Jane and I took a bronze casting...
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Make: Talk 014 –“Programming Your Home” Author Mike Riley
Our maker this week is Mike Riley. He's the author of a new book called Programming Your Home: Automate with Arduino, Android, and Your Computer.Read the full article on MAKE
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Meet The Makers: Death Defying Pedal Car Figure 8 Races
The members of the Fun Bike Unicorn Club are bringing Death Defying Figure 8 Pedal Car Races to Maker Faire Bay Area 2012. Inspired by old-school pedal carts, the club started building and of course...
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Make: Talk 015: Matthew Borgatti
Our maker this week is Matthew Borgatti. Matthew makes so many things it's hard to even begin to describe what he does: musical instruments, jewelry, folded paper creations, passports to hackerspaces,...
View ArticleGarage Door Murphy Bed- Tiny Yellow House
This episode of Tiny Yellow House is filled with so much more than just a murphy bed made from garage door parts. It’s actually filled with as many features as Hal’s tiny guest house. Deek showcases...
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An Introduction to the Arduino
This video is a vey basic introduction to the Arduino. So if you have a friend or relative who has been asking "what’s an Arduino?" You can point them here. They'll get an overview of what it is and...
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No Cash Stained Glass- Tiny Yellow House
In this episode of Tiny Yellow House, Deek shows you how to turn a cheap piece of plastic dishware into a stained glass window. It’s a simple way to add light, while maintaining a modicum of privacy....
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Raspberry Pi: Up and Running
For those of you who haven’t yet played around with Raspberry Pi, this one’s for you. In this how-to video, I walk you through how to get a Raspberry Pi up and running. It’s the first in a series of...
View ArticleRobotic 3D Carver of Invisible Stuff
Wouldn't it be amazing if you could make a machine that would make 3D models of phenomena otherwise invisible to you? It's fun to do, and it's is an amazing creative process to create a machine that...
View ArticleDIY iPhone Gloves
It can be frustrating to have to take off your gloves to use your touch screen phone. Capacitive touch screens sense how conductive your fingers are, and gloves are, well, insulators. Learn to mod your...
View ArticleSuper Sewable Circuitry – Sylvia’s Mini Maker Show
I bet you didn’t know that there’s a soft side to the hard edged fiberglass boarded electronics you know and love, and it’s called soft circuitry! The copper clad board in through-the-hole electronics...
View ArticleGet the First-Ever Maker Shed Catalog!
If you subscribe to MAKE and you've received MAKE:Volume 28 in the mail, you may have noticed a little something extra that came with it. What you are looking at is the first ever Maker Shed print...
View ArticleYouTube Playlist: Mark Frauenfelder Presents Maker Faire
Today MAKE editor-in-chief Mark Frauenfelder would like to introduce you to some of his favorite makers, and the projects they've brought to Maker Faire, through a special YouTube playlist. If you...
View ArticleOtyp Sows the Seeds of Biotechnology
Kyle Lawson and James Peyer discuss their innovative strategy to get biotechnology into schools and hackerspaces. Their company otyp was formed with the purpose of making equipment and information...
View ArticleHow-To: Holography
I always assumed that the process of making a hologram was so complex that it was limited to only those with access to expensive lasers and other fancy optical equipment. But when I heard that the...
View ArticleMake: Live’s Hackerspace Roadshow II (preview video)
Join us Wednesday evening for the next episode of Make: Live, our streaming show and tell! This episode is another Hackerspace Roadshow, where we take you to five hackerspaces across the globe.Read...
View ArticleBounce For Glory: Peter William Wagner (video)
Peter William Wagner bounces across the fairgrounds at Maker Faire Bay Area 2011, delighting everyone whose path he crosses. The big purple eccentric-axled bike has two inflated all-terrain wheels that...
View ArticleRalph Taylor: Dressing Detroit for Mardi Gras
We drop by the design studio of Ralph Taylor, who creates brilliant, bold, colorful and creative costumes for Mardi Gras and carnival celebrations. Originally from Trinidad, Ralph made his way to...
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