Make:

Make: is the only magazine dedicated entirely to DIY technology projects — electronics, 3D printing and digital fabrication, craft, cosplay, food hacks, robotics and AI, and more. Every issue is packed with dozens of step-by-step builds, how-to guides, and feature stories about inspired makers and their amazing creations. Subscribers can improve their skills with insider tips from innovative makers, build unique projects for all ages and skill levels, and read cutting-edge reviews and recommendations for tools, gadgets, and gear. Get motivated and inspired four times a year by this one-of-a-kind magazine for makers everywhere.

Make:

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FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK

Making and Crafting Together Again

MADE ON EARTH

THE SECRET MAKERS OF PIXAR • THE WORLD'S BEST STORYTELLERS ARE STILL TINKERING LONG AFTER THEY CLOCK OUT

DREAMING OF DROIDS From Honduras to LA, a life of madcap robotics

Woodworking Tools & KNOWLEDGE TOOLS

CRAFTING CRAFT: • Punk-rock embroidery, mathematical crochet, and LED tank tops? We had a magazine for that

BARGELLO BLAZE BAG • Learn about bargello and build your own glowy embroidered bag, powered by the Pixelblaze LED controller

THE FUTURE OF CLAY • How I’m using digital fabrication in contemporary ceramics

TORCH IT! • Try yakisugi — an ancient Japanese technique to stain wood with fire

INSPIRATIONAL INFLATABLES • Top tips for making your perfect custom inflatable character

KNIVES OUT • Forging an heirloom blade is its own reward

MAKING STORIES MOVE • Visual narratives through lenticular (and other) moving images

CRAFTING EMBODIED CIRCUITS • Student projects from my Wearable Electronics course

COMPUTER ENGINEERING FOR BABIES • Introduce electrical engineering to kids while they are still in diapers

PROTOTYPE GALLERY

MAKE A LIGHT-UP QUILLING DESIGN • Learn 18th-century paper quilling — and turn it into a light-up card

PAPERCRAFTY KITS • FROM MAKER SHED makershed.com

MORE TO EXPLORE • Fantastic crafters who take us inside their process and show us how it's done

CASSETTONE TAPE LOOP SYNTH • MAKE A UNIQUE ANALOG SYNTHESIZER FROM A CHEAP CASSETTE PLAYER

BEDAZZLED JEAN JACKET • 21ST-CENTURY FLOWER POWER — WITH POWERED FLOWERS

MECHANICAL MOIRÉ • OUR INTERACTIVE SCULPTURE CREATES MOIRÉ PATTERNS BY DAY AND INTERLACED COLORED SHADOWS AT NIGHT

INSTANT PRINTS! • NOW YOU CAN BUILD OPENCAL, THE WORLD’S FIRST LAYERLESS, ALL-AT-ONCE 3D PRINTER

HOW TO (REALLY) PET YOUR (VIRTUAL) CAT • BUILD A FUZZY CAT DERRIÈRE SENSOR THAT WORKS WITH UNITY

HOW I MADE MY OWN ETCHING PRESS • STEEL ROLLERS AND A FABBED FRAME MAKE IT EASY TO PRINT ON STANDARD LETTER-SIZE PAPER

DON'T DROP THE DONUT! • MAKE A MINI TABLETOP GAME OF SKILL AND ACTION

XTOOL’S CRAFTY MOVES • Already #1 in affordable lasers, xTool launches a raft of new craft and customization machines for maker businesses Written by Keith Hammond

An ENIAC Replica Built by Students