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Make (magazine)
Encyclopedia
Make is an American quarterly magazine
published by O'Reilly Media
which focuses on do it yourself (DIY)
and/or DIWO (Do It With Others) projects involving computer
s, electronics
, robot
ics, metalworking
, woodworking
and other disciplines. The magazine is marketed to people who enjoy making things and features complex projects which can often be completed with cheap materials, including household items.
Its first issue was released in January 2005, and, as of July 2011, 27 issues have been published. The magazine is subtitled "technology on your time" It is also available as an e-zine and Texterity
digital edition on the Web
, on subscription or free of charge to existing magazine subscribers. The HTML
-based e-zine allows for searching and includes additional content such as videos, with freely accessible blog
s, podcast
s and forums
also available in the website. The e-zine also allows limited sharing of articles with friends.
The magazine has photo essay
s on projects as well as regular columns on the world of technology and reviews of books and tools. Most volumes have a theme to which the main articles are usually related. Cory Doctorow
is a regular columnist for the magazine. Lee D. Zlotoff
contributes a competition in each magazine which he judges. Various leaders from the maker movement, such as Mr. Jalopy, also contribute with stories and editing. Bruce Sterling
was a regular columnist for the magazine's first 18 issues. The cartoonist Roy Doty
contributes regularly to the magazine.
The Primer section is a frequent feature teaching skills in areas as diverse as welding, electronics and moldmaking. Another frequent feature is the MakeShift competition, which presents a situation where someone has to confront a life-threatening situation with limited equipment.
Makes founder and publisher is O'Reilly co-founder Dale Dougherty
; the editor-in-chief is blogger and journalist Mark Frauenfelder
, and the director of digital media is Shawn Connally
. The magazine also has an eight-strong technical advisory board, including Gareth Branwyn
.
Fairgrounds. It included 6 exposition & workshop pavilions, a 5 acres (20,234.3 m²) outdoor midway
, over 100 exhibiting Makers, hands-on workshops, demonstrations and DIY competitions.
In 2007 Maker Faire was held in the Bay Area on May 3 & 4 and Austin, Texas
on October 20 & 21. The 2008 Maker Faires occurred May 3 & 4, at the San Mateo Fairgrounds in San Mateo, CA, and October 18 & 19, at the Travis County Expo Center in Austin, TX. The 2009 Maker Faire Bay Area was held on May 30 & 31. In 2010, there were three Maker Faires: Bay Area on May 22 & 23, Detroit on July 31 & August 1, and New York on September 25 & 26.
hardback book. Based on the magazine section of the same name, it covers DIY projects and profiles their creators.
Make: television Make: television is a television show produced by Twin Cities Public Television
and hosted by John Edgar Park
which premiered in January 2009 on PBS stations. The show features projects and informational guides as well as user produced videos which can be submitted online.
Makezine teamed up with MakingThings, LLC, to produce the Make Controller Kit, an open source hardware
solution for hobbyists and professionals to create interactive applications. It supports desktop interfaces via a variety of languages such as Max/MSP
, Flash
, Processing
, Java, Python
, Ruby
, or anything that supports Open Sound Control.
Possibilities includes the ability to plug in XBee
modules for wireless communication capability. Xbee modules add the power of IEEE 802.15.4
network standard and Zigbee
protocol to a MAKE Controller.
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
published by O'Reilly Media
O'Reilly Media
O'Reilly Media is an American media company established by Tim O'Reilly that publishes books and Web sites and produces conferences on computer technology topics...
which focuses on do it yourself (DIY)
Do it yourself
Do it yourself is a term used to describe building, modifying, or repairing of something without the aid of experts or professionals...
and/or DIWO (Do It With Others) projects involving computer
Computer
A computer is a programmable machine designed to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The particular sequence of operations can be changed readily, allowing the computer to solve more than one kind of problem...
s, electronics
Electronics
Electronics is the branch of science, engineering and technology that deals with electrical circuits involving active electrical components such as vacuum tubes, transistors, diodes and integrated circuits, and associated passive interconnection technologies...
, robot
Robot
A robot is a mechanical or virtual intelligent agent that can perform tasks automatically or with guidance, typically by remote control. In practice a robot is usually an electro-mechanical machine that is guided by computer and electronic programming. Robots can be autonomous, semi-autonomous or...
ics, metalworking
Metalworking
Metalworking is the process of working with metals to create individual parts, assemblies, or large scale structures. The term covers a wide range of work from large ships and bridges to precise engine parts and delicate jewelry. It therefore includes a correspondingly wide range of skills,...
, woodworking
Woodworking
Woodworking is the process of building, making or carving something using wood.-History:Along with stone, mud, and animal parts, wood was one of the first materials worked by early humans. Microwear analysis of the Mousterian stone tools used by the Neanderthals show that many were used to work wood...
and other disciplines. The magazine is marketed to people who enjoy making things and features complex projects which can often be completed with cheap materials, including household items.
Its first issue was released in January 2005, and, as of July 2011, 27 issues have been published. The magazine is subtitled "technology on your time" It is also available as an e-zine and Texterity
Texterity
Texterity, Inc., is a privately held American-based full-service provider of digital and mobile publishing solutions, currently converting, maintaining, and tracking more than 1,000 digital editions for consumer, trade, association, and niche publishers...
digital edition on the Web
World Wide Web
The World Wide Web is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet...
, on subscription or free of charge to existing magazine subscribers. The HTML
HTML
HyperText Markup Language is the predominant markup language for web pages. HTML elements are the basic building-blocks of webpages....
-based e-zine allows for searching and includes additional content such as videos, with freely accessible blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
s, podcast
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
s and forums
Internet forum
An Internet forum, or message board, is an online discussion site where people can hold conversations in the form of posted messages. They differ from chat rooms in that messages are at least temporarily archived...
also available in the website. The e-zine also allows limited sharing of articles with friends.
The magazine has photo essay
Photo essay
A photo-essay is a set or series of photographs that are intended to tell a story or evoke a series of emotions in the viewer. A photo essay will often show pictures in deep emotional stages. Photo essays range from purely photographic works to photographs with captions or small notes to full text...
s on projects as well as regular columns on the world of technology and reviews of books and tools. Most volumes have a theme to which the main articles are usually related. Cory Doctorow
Cory Doctorow
Cory Efram Doctorow is a Canadian-British blogger, journalist, and science fiction author who serves as co-editor of the blog Boing Boing. He is an activist in favour of liberalising copyright laws and a proponent of the Creative Commons organization, using some of their licences for his books...
is a regular columnist for the magazine. Lee D. Zlotoff
Lee David Zlotoff
Lee David Zlotoff is a producer, director and screenwriter best known as the creator of the TV series MacGyver. He started as a screenwriter writing for Hill Street Blues in 1981. He then became a producer of Remington Steele in 1982....
contributes a competition in each magazine which he judges. Various leaders from the maker movement, such as Mr. Jalopy, also contribute with stories and editing. Bruce Sterling
Bruce Sterling
Michael Bruce Sterling is an American science fiction author, best known for his novels and his work on the Mirrorshades anthology, which helped define the cyberpunk genre.-Writings:...
was a regular columnist for the magazine's first 18 issues. The cartoonist Roy Doty
Roy Doty
Roy Doty is an American cartoonist, artist, and illustrator from Columbus, Ohio. Doty served in World War II as a cartoonist and, shortly after, in 1946 began his career as a freelance cartoonist in New York City....
contributes regularly to the magazine.
The Primer section is a frequent feature teaching skills in areas as diverse as welding, electronics and moldmaking. Another frequent feature is the MakeShift competition, which presents a situation where someone has to confront a life-threatening situation with limited equipment.
Makes founder and publisher is O'Reilly co-founder Dale Dougherty
Dale Dougherty
Dale Dougherty is one of the co-founders of O'Reilly Media. While not at the company in its earliest stages as a technical documentation consulting company, Dale was instrumental in the development of O'Reilly's publishing business, was the founder of GNN, the Global Network Navigator, the first...
; the editor-in-chief is blogger and journalist Mark Frauenfelder
Mark Frauenfelder
Mark Frauenfelder is a blogger, illustrator, and journalist. He is editor-in-chief of MAKE magazine and co-editor of the collaborative weblog Boing Boing. Along with his wife, Carla Sinclair, he founded the bOING bOING print zine in 1988, where he acted as editor until the print version folded in...
, and the director of digital media is Shawn Connally
Shawn Connally
Shawn Connally is is the Director of Digital Media for Maker Media. Her passions for technology and journalism have been serving her well for more than 20 years. She was previously the founding managing editor of both Make and Craft magazines...
. The magazine also has an eight-strong technical advisory board, including Gareth Branwyn
Gareth Branwyn
Gareth Branwyn is a writer, editor, and media critic.He has covered technology, DIY media, and cyberculture for Wired, Esquire, the Baltimore Sun and other publications. He has also been an editor at Mondo 2000, and at Boing Boing when it was a print zine...
.
Maker Faire
The magazine launched a public annual event to "celebrate arts, crafts, engineering, science projects and the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) mindset." Called Maker Faire, the first was held April 22 – 23, 2006 at the San MateoSan Mateo, California
San Mateo is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States, in the San Francisco Bay Area. With a population of approximately 100,000 , it is one of the larger suburbs on the San Francisco Peninsula, located between Burlingame to the north, Foster City to the east, Belmont to the south,...
Fairgrounds. It included 6 exposition & workshop pavilions, a 5 acres (20,234.3 m²) outdoor midway
Midway (fair)
A midway at a fair is the location where amusement rides, entertainment and fast food booths are concentrated....
, over 100 exhibiting Makers, hands-on workshops, demonstrations and DIY competitions.
In 2007 Maker Faire was held in the Bay Area on May 3 & 4 and Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
on October 20 & 21. The 2008 Maker Faires occurred May 3 & 4, at the San Mateo Fairgrounds in San Mateo, CA, and October 18 & 19, at the Travis County Expo Center in Austin, TX. The 2009 Maker Faire Bay Area was held on May 30 & 31. In 2010, there were three Maker Faires: Bay Area on May 22 & 23, Detroit on July 31 & August 1, and New York on September 25 & 26.
Makers
Makers (subtitled "All Kinds of People Making Amazing Things in Backyards, Garages, and Basements") is a spin-offSpin-off (media)
In media, a spin-off is a radio program, television program, video game, or any narrative work, derived from one or more already existing works, that focuses, in particular, in more detail on one aspect of that original work...
hardback book. Based on the magazine section of the same name, it covers DIY projects and profiles their creators.
Craft
In October 2006, a spin-off magazine, Craft, was created for art and craft activities, allowing Make to concentrate exclusively on technology and DIY projects. On 11 February 2009, e-mails were sent to Craft: subscribers explaining that due to rising production costs and shrinking ad markets, the print version of Craft: would be discontinued but would remain as an online presence. Also, all further printed content would be incorporated into Make:.Make: television Make: television is a television show produced by Twin Cities Public Television
Twin Cities Public Television
Twin Cities Public Television is a non-profit organization based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, that operates the Twin Cities' two Public Broadcasting Service member Public television stations, KTCA-TV and KTCI-TV...
and hosted by John Edgar Park
John Edgar Park
John Edgar Park is a technical director in computer animation, author, and host of Make: television.Park received a Bachelor of Arts in Drama from the University of Virginia in 1994, where he was a founding member of The New Dominions and sang in the Virginia Glee Club...
which premiered in January 2009 on PBS stations. The show features projects and informational guides as well as user produced videos which can be submitted online.
Make Controller Kit
Open source hardware
Open source hardware consists of physical artifacts of technology designed and offered in the same manner as free and open source software . Open source hardware is part of the open source culture movement and applies a like concept to a variety of components. The term usually means that...
solution for hobbyists and professionals to create interactive applications. It supports desktop interfaces via a variety of languages such as Max/MSP
Max (software)
Max is a visual programming language for music and multimedia developed and maintained by San Francisco-based software company Cycling '74. During its 20-year history, it has been widely used by composers, performers, software designers, researchers, and artists for creating innovative recordings,...
, Flash
Adobe Flash
Adobe Flash is a multimedia platform used to add animation, video, and interactivity to web pages. Flash is frequently used for advertisements, games and flash animations for broadcast...
, Processing
Processing (programming language)
Processing is an open source programming language and integrated development environment built for the electronic arts and visual design communities with the purpose of teaching the basics of computer programming in a visual context, and to serve as the foundation for electronic sketchbooks...
, Java, Python
Python (programming language)
Python is a general-purpose, high-level programming language whose design philosophy emphasizes code readability. Python claims to "[combine] remarkable power with very clear syntax", and its standard library is large and comprehensive...
, Ruby
Ruby (programming language)
Ruby is a dynamic, reflective, general-purpose object-oriented programming language that combines syntax inspired by Perl with Smalltalk-like features. Ruby originated in Japan during the mid-1990s and was first developed and designed by Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto...
, or anything that supports Open Sound Control.
Possibilities includes the ability to plug in XBee
XBee
XBee is the brand name from Digi International for a family of form factor compatible radio modules. The first XBee radios were introduced under the MaxStream brand in 2005 and were based on the 802.15.4-2003 standard designed for point-to-point and point-to-multipoint communications at...
modules for wireless communication capability. Xbee modules add the power of IEEE 802.15.4
IEEE 802.15.4
IEEE 802.15.4 is a standard which specifies the physical layer and media access control for low-rate wireless personal area networks . It is maintained by the IEEE 802.15 working group....
network standard and Zigbee
ZigBee
ZigBee is a specification for a suite of high level communication protocols using small, low-power digital radios based on an IEEE 802 standard for personal area networks. Applications include wireless light switches, electrical meters with in-home-displays, and other consumer and industrial...
protocol to a MAKE Controller.
Hardware specifications
- AtmelAtmelAtmel Corporation is a manufacturer of semiconductors, founded in 1984. Its focus is on system-level solutions built around flash microcontrollers...
AT91SAM7X256AT91SAMAT91SAM are a family of Atmel chips based on the 32-bit RISC microprocessors from ARM. Some are targeted as applications processors, with external memory busses used to access RAM and flash, and large sets of integrated peripherals...
processor - eight analog inputs, supporting 0 to 3.3 V, converting them to digital numbers from 0 to 1023.
- eight digital outputs, switching between 3V, 5V or external V(V+).
- MCHelper is the tool provided to upload new firmware to the board.
External links
- Make magazine
- Make digital edition
- Maker Faire
- Craft magazine
- Make official forum
- Ars Technica review of first issue, by Matt Woodward
- New York Times" article about Make from June 2005
- Slate article from March 2005
- Make: television, a weekly TV show done in partnership with Twin Cities Public TelevisionTwin Cities Public TelevisionTwin Cities Public Television is a non-profit organization based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, that operates the Twin Cities' two Public Broadcasting Service member Public television stations, KTCA-TV and KTCI-TV...
- The Make controller kit
- MakingThings official forum