I’d like to welcome Ken Denmead to Maker Media. He’ll start May 13 as editorial director. He replaces outgoing editorial director Gareth Branwyn. Ken has been editor and publisher of Geekdad and publisher of Geekmom, which recently struck out on its own. Ken is a civil engineer who will be quitting his day job to join us at MAKE. We’re excited to have his energy and experience to help us shape our online community.
Brian Matthews of Flapping Sprocket creates beautifully intricate machinery, wings, and other contraptions in his Los Angeles studio. For the second year running, he will be at the Maker Faire Bay Area as a mobile exhibit, roaming the Faire with his hand puppet Francis, a metal marvel finely articulated enough to shake your hand.
Perennial music maker and sound artist Ranjit Bhatnagar will be exhibiting The Singing Room for one week only in May at NYC’s Clocktower Gallery.
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MAKE Asks: is a weekly column where we ask you, our readers, for responses to maker-related questions. We hope the column sparks interesting conversation and is a way for us to get to know more about each other. This week’s question: A kludge is define as “An ill-assorted collection of parts assembled to fulfill a […]
The popular competition-based reality show from TBS, “King of the Nerds”, is currently casting for Season 2. The reality show embraces and celebrates all things “nerd”, so the mere fact that you’re reading this probably means you’d qualify. You’ll have to submit a 5-10 minute video of yourself to apply, and must be at least 18 years old. The winner of the show will receive $100,000!
Producer, director, screenwriter, and problem solver Lee Zlotoff is best known for being the creator of television series MacGyver, which ran for seven seasons in the U.S. and abroad from 1985 to 1992. The title character, who has become somewhat of an icon in the maker movement, is a secret agent known for his resourcefulness […]
