Maker Design Challenge Prompts
Even the best of makers will hit a creative slump every once in a while. Maybe it’s after you finish up a huge bucket-list project or between a few smaller projects you have lined up. Whatever it may be, it …
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Quarantine-Friendly Maker Projects
To most people, relaxation and therapy involve a bowl of popcorn, a comfy couch, and a Netflix subscription. But to makers, those activities just leave them lethargic and unsatisfied. Maker therapy involves hammers, nails, and two hands. With all of …
8 Female Makers You Should Know
There are so many things that we love about the Maker Movement. We love that it encourages people not to just go out and buy something they need, but to do research and build it with their own two hands …
Making Beautiful Music…Maker-Style
We hear so many great stories about how musicians were inspired to write songs. Paul McCartney wrote “Let it Be” after seeing his mother in a dream. Bret Michaels wrote “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” after talking to his girlfriend …
Makers and Maker Movements: Hackerspaces
It’s no secret that here at Inventionland we love talking about MakerSpaces. The idea of people coming together to create, learn new artistic and technical skills, and meet fellow innovative minds brings us so much joy. However, there is …
Makers & Maker Movements: Maker Gatherings
So far within the Maker Culture, we’ve looked at a wide array of events and movements, as well as how technology has shaped the maker experience. Today, however, we will look at some events that were born specifically out …
Bring Your Own Hammer: Maker Bars and Restaurants
Have you ever wanted to sit down, pour a glass of wine, and just create? If the Maker Movement has taught us anything, it’s that you’re not alone. Luckily, many businesses have carved out a place to call home in …
Makers and Maker Movements: Furniture as Art
According to New York Architect Lee F. Mindel, “Interiors are no longer decorated, they’re curated.” We have to agree. One of the main focuses of the Maker Culture is do-it-yourself (DIY) furniture, which many artists, both novice and professional, have …
Makers & Maker Movements: 3D Printed Art
In our next installment of our Makers & Maker Movements series, we wanted to talk about something we are very interested in, 3D printed art. Makers all around the world who have played around with 3D printers know that it …
Makers & Maker Movements: Community Workshops
With the Maker Movement slowly taking over the world, community workshops are popping up everywhere. Big cities are dappled with smaller Maker communities that operate out of community workshops. This leaves the question…exactly what are community workshops, anyways?
At their …