Paul Eastham was awesome enough to fly his homebuilt RV-9A aircraft around the Maker Faire airspace and snap a few choice pics of the event! See more in his Flickr photoset.
Update:Another set of great aerial shots – Clif writes,
Hi Makers,
On our way home we took some shots from our rented Piper Arrow. Couldn’t shoot from directly overhead either because of the low wings, passengers, etc…
Check out all the photos here.
Posted by Collin Cunningham | Sunday May 31st, 2009 5:59 PM
Categories: Events, Maker Faire, Photography | 3 Comments
I was thrilled to host a panel discussion yesterday at Maker Faire with some of my favorite kinetic artists: Nemo Gould, Ben Cowden, Reuben Margolin, and Greg Brotherton. I was joined on the panel by Amy Brotherton, co-owner of Device Gallery in San Diego. The talk was entitled “Fantastic Contraption: The Device Artists,” referencing the gallery and a show they mounted there last year, but also speaking to the incredible, out of this world techno-art these folks create. All of these artists are actually here as part of a larger group of Bay Area artists called Applied Kinetic Arts which also includes Jonathan Foote, Carl Pisaturo, Kal Spelletich, Alan Rorie, Mark Galt, Janine Miller-Fritz, and Christopher T Palmer. The work they’re showing is amazing, so if you get a chance, stop by their exhibit area in Expo Hall.
Above is a video interview my son Blake shot of John Edgar Park of Make: television interviewing Greg Brotherton about his piece Pendulum.
From the Maker Shed:
Device Volume 1: Fantastic Contraption from the the Maker Shed celebrates the genius of invention and ingenuity with a showcase of works from an international roster of artists including — H.R. Giger, Ashley Wood, Stéphane Halleux, Viktor Koen, Christopher Conte, Gregory Brotherton, Mike Libby, Nemo Gould, and many others. Foreword by our very own Senior Editor, Gareth Branwyn.
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Sunday May 31st, 2009 12:37 PM
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At Maker Faire you can actually touch an amazing collection of books, kits, projects and more in the Maker Shed. Come on by for a demo of some of the kits, meet the designers and makers of the kits, learn to solder on your own gear. It is really nice to check out the things in the Maker Shed in person after seeing them on the site or in the Maker Shed Store. Meeting the makers of the kits and seeing the demos can help give some great ideas of what you can do for projects using the kits.
Posted by Chris Connors | Sunday May 31st, 2009 11:01 AM
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Kids of all stripes are having a really fun time learning and making their own creations at Make: Play Day. Michael Shiloh is sort of in charge, but the whole system is wonderfully self regulating. There are a couple of different areas, disassembling technojunk, building projects with the aid of a crew of dedicated and curious volunteers and building with a bit of benevolent supervision in the Hot Area with soldering irons and glue guns. The stuff from the disassembly area migrates between the other areas, and people combine parts from printers, computers and other devices to create the things of their imaginings. On Education Day, groups of school kids started a marble run, which has evolved throughout the weekend.
When Maker Faire is done, all of the material will go off for proper Ewaste recycling.
Posted by Chris Connors | Sunday May 31st, 2009 9:00 AM
Categories: DIY Projects, Education, Maker Faire | No Comments
Daniel Terdiman, of CNet, has put together a nice package of pieces on Maker Faire, centered on the DIY robotics movement that annually finds expression here.
Photos: DIY bringing robotics to the masses
In search of a do-it-yourself Wall-E
Photos: Getting ready at Maker Faire
Snapshots from the 2009 Maker Faire
Behind the scenes as Maker Faire gets ready
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Sunday May 31st, 2009 2:18 AM
Categories: Maker Faire, Robotics | 2 Comments
Dale Wheat has been messing about with kits, making a tiny collection of AVR based blinky kits. They may be the most inexpensive kits in the Maker Shed, but these kits have lots of features programmed into them. Most of the ones he shows here use programmable chips, so if you don’t like the programs that they come bundled with, you can rewrite them and make your own. Come on down to Maker Faire this Sunday and continue the fun.
Posted by Chris Connors | Sunday May 31st, 2009 1:00 AM
Categories: DIY Projects, Maker Shed Store | 1 Comment
Youth Radio, a group that MAKE editor David Pescovitz is involved with, did a cool sound project at the Faire. He writes on Boing Boing:
My friends from Youth Radio were at the Maker Faire Bay Area today, creating a live soundscape. Students roamed the fairgrounds collecting audio samples on flash recorders. As the roving reporters brought back their “tape” to the Youth Radio booth, others used Peak and Reason software to cut-up, loop, and collage the audio into a sick soundscape. The young people on the scene were Kenyon Colvin-Williams, Skyler Brynat, Luis Florez, Derrick Underwood, Khadejhia Kassenbrock, and Austin DeRubira. Production support came from Ben Frost, Charlie Foster, and Rachel Krantz.
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Saturday May 30th, 2009 9:46 PM
Categories: Maker Faire, Music | No Comments
Calling all pilots and aerial photographers – If you’re in the air above the San Mateo County Expo Center/Fairgrounds, the Maker Faire team would much appreciate a pic! One day of faire-ness remains (tomorrow 5-31-09) so if you’re able to capture a sky shot, please post a link or send it in – thanky!
Posted by Collin Cunningham | Saturday May 30th, 2009 8:10 PM
Categories: Maker Faire | 5 Comments
Sun Curve is a project for schools to help kids learn about solar energy, wind, biology and natural systems exhibiting at Maker Faire. The Sun Curve uses Open Educational Resources to support their curriculum.
Posted by Chris Connors | Saturday May 30th, 2009 5:00 PM
Categories: Education, Maker Faire, Remake | No Comments
I am a frequent visitor to the Universal Radio website. As a new ham, their site is very informative, a great way to acquaint yourself with all of the different ham gear. This is especially useful since contacts on the air always like to share what type of station they’re operating. So, while in was in Ohio, I made sure to stop by the real-life Universal Radio store.
More:
Dayton Hamvention 2009
Posted by dianaeng | Saturday May 30th, 2009 4:53 PM
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Exclusively in the Maker Shed, this updated Redpark Breakout Pack for Arduino and iOS makes interfacing your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with the real world easy! This bundle includes the new RedPark TTL Cable for iOS so a TTL adapter (and soldering) is no longer required.
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