Arizona State University – Higher Education Maker Summit October 23 – 24, 2014 at the ASU Chandler Innovation Center Looks like an interesting event: http://entrepreneurship.asu.edu/makersummit/ Breakout sessions include: Making a Makerspace: Comparative Models Methods for Research in Making From Consumer…
New, Inc. New York A place where projects too weird and risky for the VC community can find a home and the support to thrive. Where those working at the intersection of art, design and technology can develop their ideas,…
I’ve been a fan of Littlebits for awhile. If you are interested in adding technology to art or design, you might want to look into what these modules can do. LittleBits, Now Cloud-Enabled | Design | WIRED http://www.wired.com/2014/07/little-bits-the-favorite-toy-of-hardware-hackers-is-now-cloud-enabled/?imm_mid=0c091a&cmp=em-na-na-na-newsltr_20140731_elist Ayah Bdeir:…
This quote from Stephen King encapsulates why I believe a maker space is necessary. As I look around my shop at home, almost all of the unfinished projects are because I didn’t have the tool I needed at the time…
Slight departure from the focus on the creation of a Maker facility. But I thought this was an interesting article about large scale additive manufacturing. http://3dprintingindustry.com/2014/07/09/race-build-3d-printed-habitations-continues-accelerate/ The potential for additive manufacturing is limitless. Having no constraints imposed by traditional building…
Ben Johnston and Mark Simmons combine old and new to make something amazing. http://www.benjohnston.ca/18783/2142592/work/3d-type-sculptures-animation
Here is an example of a professional maker community. American Steel Studios provides studio space in which artists and entrepreneurs can create and inspire. Their goal : To provide affordable work space in which artists and innovators can create, produce…
Interesting article on Make magazine. I’ve noticed a certain amount of friction between traditional methods of making and the new digital forms of fabrication, that are dominating the maker movement. Does institutional bias stand in the way of creating a…
An overview of the maker movement — where it stands, where it’s going, and who’s making it happen — held at TechShop Arlington in advance of the National Day of Making and the first White House Maker Faire. http://makezine.com/2014/06/19/lessons-from-the-maker-summit/ Summary…
Keep up on what is happening at the White House Maker Faire http://makezine.com/day-of-making/#activities
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