04/24/2006 07:46:00 AM 
Make is, in their words.
"The first magazine devoted entirely to DIY technology projects, MAKE Magazine unites, inspires and informs a growing community of resourceful people who undertake amazing projects in their backyards, basements and garages."
In a world where technology is so easy to access, but hard to understand, Make celebrates the people who play with and mess around with it.
Make seems to have done everything right; from the simplicity of the name, through to the design of the magazine and their cool connection points to its community from their website, blogs and podcasts.
This weekend it was all about bringing the culture of Make to the people, in an event called Maker Faire.
The magazine took over the San Mateo Expo Center and opened up their community of Makers to some 15,000 people, who got the chance to meet the inventors, see their inventions and there were also all kinds of classes and workshops to participate in.
Influx attended the event. Here are our some of photos and below are links to our highlights. This part one of our story, part two will cover the marketing angle- discussing the brands trying to make connections at the event.
Cool Hacks
The 100 MPG Prius
The Rocket video camera- hacking disposable cameras and putting them into rockets
The Atari Enigma Machine- writing code for the first gaming console
Cool Inventions
Giant Painting Machine-a robot that paints
Cool Products
Digital sculptures printed in metal
Steam powered robots
Art Meets Education
GRL- Guerilla Research Lab- open source technologies for graffiti artists
The Crucible- a fire truck that breathes fire and a complete arts education program
Zeum- stop motion animation- a camp that let kids make their own films
Environment
Wind power from bicycle wheels
Web Stuff
Celestial Mechanics- flight path visualizations
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