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Maker Faire: Day One

Stett Holbrook — Sun, 19 May 2013 02:36:57 +0000

The first day of Maker Faire opened Saturday with an exuberant crowd of tinkerers, experimentalists, artists, hobbyists, and of course, makers.

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Tinkercad is Back! Autodesk is Buying It

Keith Hammond — Sat, 18 May 2013 19:59:05 +0000

Autodesk announced today they’ve signed a deal to acquire Tinkercad and revive the popular web-based 3D design tool and its growing community of makers and educators.

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Pedal Car Race Competition Heats Up

Goli Mohammadi — Sat, 18 May 2013 01:22:40 +0000

The fine folks of the Fun Bike Unicorn Club (FBUC) are hosting the second annual Death Defying Figure 8 Races this weekend, May 18 and 19, at Maker Faire Bay Area. One look at a handful of the pedal cars that will be racing this weekend, and it’s clear the […]

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Space Palette – Music and Visuals in One Fluid Motion

Laura Cochrane — Fri, 17 May 2013 22:35:13 +0000

Space Palette is a fun instrument that combines visual and musical outputs. It works by waving your hands inside the holes of a wooden frame that looks a bit like an Atomic Age television screen of some sort. Depending on the location and depth of your hand, different sounds and projected swirling and multicolored visuals are generated.

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Spartans, Space Marines, and Imperial Guardsmen

Goli Mohammadi — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:39:03 +0000

One of the most memorable sights from Maker Faire Bay Area last year was watching Petaluma, Calif.-based artist Shawn Thorsson‘s jaw-dropping 8-foot-tall Space Marines towering above the crowd as they worked their way through. Shawn is a master prop builder and was featured on the cover of MAKE Volume 32. […]

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The Oreo Separator Man at Maker Faire

Sabrina Merlo — Fri, 17 May 2013 08:50:25 +0000

David Neevel made one of the best viral videos of 2013, the “Oreo Separator Machine.” It is dry-funny and it stars his whack machine that removes the white [disgusting] faux Oreo cream. He is a maker who knows how to tell a story. He is a copywriter at Wieden+Kennedy in Portland. […]

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Chester the Fire-Breathing Horse

Goli Mohammadi — Fri, 17 May 2013 08:02:06 +0000

We’re just a day away from the launch of our 8th annual Maker Faire Bay Area and it’s always so exciting to see the exhibits take shape and the installations roll in. The best thing is that you never know what’s waiting for you around the next turn. It could […]

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5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Things About Jon Sarriugarte

Goli Mohammadi — Fri, 17 May 2013 01:33:54 +0000

Oakland-based artist, blacksmith, and fabricator Jon Sarriugarte and his wife and creative partner Kyrsten Mate have been bringing their incredible vehicles and installations to Maker Faire Bay Area since the very first one in 2006. That first year, they brought their SS Alpha Fox art car and their then-toddler daughter […]

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The Otherworldly Nautilus Submarine Car

Goli Mohammadi — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:41:34 +0000

We're thrilled that Oakland art collective Five Ton Crane is joining us again at this year's Maker Faire Bay Area. This time around, they bring an interpretation of the nautilus submarine from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea to life in the gorgeous form of the Nautilus Submarine Art Car.

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Bob Ross Paint-Along Class at i3 Detroit

John Baichtal — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:31:17 +0000

You think hackerspaces are all about Arduinos and 3D printers? Guess again! i3Detroit is holding a Bob Ross Paint Along class, where you can learn how to paint like the mighty Bob Ross of “Joy of Painting” fame: The late Bob Ross left a legacy of artistic genius and inspiration. […]

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