Cat shows me how to knit
Cat was nice enough to show me how to knit today. There is a lot you can do with this skill, practice and muscle memory go a long way here.
Maker Faire
Maker Faire is the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth — a family-friendly festival of invention, creativity, and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the maker movement.
Part science fair, part county fair, and part something entirely new, Maker Faire is an all-ages gathering of tech enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, science clubs, authors, artists, students, and commercial exhibitors. All of these people come to Maker Faire to show what they have made and to share what they have learned.
Explore below to see the best of Maker Faire, and head to makerfaire.com for more information.
ArcAttack! in the Great Hall
Wall Street Journal has a short slideshow of scenes from the World Maker Faire with photos by Bryan Derballa. This stunning image of Patrick Brown and ArcAttack!, playing with lightning bolts inside the Great Hall, the centerpiece of the New York Hall of Science, made us all squeal with joy. A Gathering of Tinkerers
Stirring oobleck at World Maker Faire
This morning I happened upon a group of folks preparing a large batch of oobleck for people to walk on and play with at World Maker Faire. It’s pretty neat how goopy and loose it can be with a soft touch and then solid on a fast impact.
World Maker Faire is LIVE!
East coast? Here come the risk-takers, the makers, the doers of things! The gates are open on the first ever World Maker Faire and the first east coast Maker Faire. We’re so thrilled to provide this opportunity for makers from this region (and beyond) to get together to share their wares and to connect with […]
New family of Arduino Boards: available immediately at World Maker Faire NY
The Maker Shed at World Maker Faire NY is always an exciting and store to set up, as we unload box after box of DIY Kits, Tools, Books, and Fun. One of the most exciting parts is when we unveil new products, and today we are proud to be launching the new family of Arduino Boards at World Maker Faire NY.
Modkit – a graphical programming environment for Arduino
Modkit is a new kind of graphical programming environment that makes programming things in the physical world as easy as dragging and dropping little virtual code blocks in a web browser.. Heavily inspired by the Scratch programming environment (from MIT Media Lab’s Lifelong Kindergarten Group), Modkit enables anyone including kids, artists and inventors to build with electronic kits and components including motors, sensors, lights, sound and the popular Arduino and Arduino compatible development boards
Potter’s Lawnmower Wheel maker interview
The last in our interview series with makers presenting at World Maker Faire New York this weekend is with Michael Owen, who is bringing his Potter’s Lawnmower Wheel. Necessity is the mother of invention, and as a potter, Michael created a tool he needed out of what he had access to. Here’s what he shared […]
