Everyone's a Maker!
Dan Schneiderman
Who here considers themselves a Maker?
What do you think of when you think of the Maker movement?
3D Printers?
Arduinos & Raspberry Pis?
It is all of those things and more including:
The maker movement is everything DIY, tinkering, and people making things
Who here considers themselves a maker?
Everyone is a maker!
What do you make?
- Solving problems
- Design doing
- Prototyping
- Experimenting
- Making mistakes
- Always learning
- Cross-generational
- Sharing
- Play
Maker Mindset
“So how can you get started making things?”
1. Makerspaces
Physical locations where communities share tools and help each other make things
Community Makerspaces
Library Makerspace
K-12 Makerspace
College Makerspace
Museums
Pop Up or Mobile
Makerspaces in Rochester
- Rochester Makerspace
- Interlock Rochester
- Adaspace
- Monroe County Library System
- Sew Green Rochester
- Genesee Center for the Arts
- Phelps Library
- The Construct @ RIT
- Rettner Hall @ U of R
2. Start Making at Home
Cardboard
Toothpicks
Duct tape
Recycled Materials
Taking Things Apart
Basic Supplies
- Cardboard
- Basic electronics
- Batteries
- Wire
- LEDs
- Resistors
- Duct Tape
- Glue
- Wood
- PVC
- Assorted screws
- Recyclables
3. Invest in Basic Tools
Basic Things
- Good knife
- Hot glue gun
- Soldering Iron
- Drill
- Screwdriver
- Wrench Set
- Safety glasses
- Gloves
- Pliers
- Sewing Kit
- Hand Saws
Buy Later
- Raspberry Pi
- Arduinos
- 3D Printer
- CNC Machine
- Sewing Machine
4. Look for Inspiration
Imagine RIT
Maker Faires
Greatest Show & Tell on Earth
Rochester Mini Maker Faire
November 18th, 2017
10+ Maker Faires NYS
Buffalo Mini Maker Faire is tomorrow!
School Maker Faire
Inspiration Online
- Arduino Projects
- Hack a Day
- Exploratorium
- Hackster.io
- Public Labs
- YouTube
- Adafruit
- Make Magazine
- Instructables
- Etsy
- Thingiverse
- Kickstarter
Tips for Making
1. Make something, Anything
2. Prototype often
3. Measure Twice, Cut Once
4. Use a project to learn a skill
5. Ask for help and search for mentors
6. Share your methods and projects:
Open Source!
7. Failure happens
8. Make things to give to other people
9. Making can be serious or for fun
10. Look at materials in unusual ways
11. Make Messes
12. Build with the Community
13. Always Be Curious
“It doesn’t matter what you make and it doesn’t matter why. The importance is that you are making something.” - Maker Faire Bay Area 2012
Adam Savage
Mythbusters, Tested