Dale Dougherty is President of Make Community, LLC, which produces Make Magazine and Maker Faire.
Mar 28, 2026
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8 min read
As people lose jobs to AI, some are looking to one-person companies built on AI to provide new opportunities. Should makerspaces follow?
Mar 21, 2026
6 min read
Alexander Rose's tree-like design for Burning Man, a sticker-making machine, and Maker Faires this spring
Mar 14, 2026
12 min read
Raspberry Pi project, alt.ctrl.GDC, sky-guided's shoutout to Russian high voltage maker community, hands-on activities delighted kids and oversized droids
Mar 7, 2026
A rocket playhouse for kids as well as tuba makers and serious players
Feb 28, 2026
Meeting in-person makes a comeback
Feb 21, 2026
9 min read
Interview with Thingiverse CEO, a tribute to Moxie Lieberman, Make:Live's Digifab panel; Alpenglow Industries is closing;
Feb 14, 2026
Skill Trees for Young Makers, interactive LED panels and Thingiverse changes hands
Feb 7, 2026
Our original tagline celebrates the makers who choose to do projects in their free time
Jan 31, 2026
7 min read
Karshi's new makerspace; Maker Faire's yearbook; Digi grabs Particle and a Plasma Toroid Generator to look at if not build
Jan 24, 2026
11 min read
Happy Saturday. Elk tooth dress. Banning cellphones in schools. 3D item farming.
Jan 17, 2026
13 min read
On Artful Intelligence and Dilbert
Dec 19, 2025
3 min read
Holiday wishes for things people can do with their hands
Dec 12, 2025
Henry Lin and the NestWorks C500
Dec 5, 2025
Meet the 3 makers who made two-minute movies; David Groom shares ten things from Maker Faire Shenzhen
Nov 21, 2025
It's our favorite five-letter word.
Nov 14, 2025
The marvel of simple repetitive movements
Nov 7, 2025
An interview with Maker Educator Sarah H. Chung from Washington, DC; the launch party vibe, and three Maker Faires this weekend
Oct 24, 2025
A controversial but intriguing maker is making the podcast rounds; Maker Faires are happening all around the world
Oct 17, 2025
17 min read
Arduino Q's bridges and bricks, what you see at Maker Faire Tokyo, the 13-ft drum machine and band named Ponytrap, and Maker Faires this weekend in Rome, Guangzhou, Brno, Baton Rouge, Louisville, and Coney Island
Oct 10, 2025
Arduino UNO Q is revealed as well as a new owner; also a buyer for Strawbees
Oct 3, 2025
A great Bay Area weekend at the Mare Island Historic Shipyard in Vallejo
Sep 24, 2025
19 min read
Jellies from the desert, inflatable dragons, glow plushies, Spacebar Arcade, finding your happy place
Sep 20, 2025
Part 1 of 2 - Making tic-tac-toe better, building a pipe organ kit and putting one on a bike, and engineering the Maker Buoy that floated in ocean currents for 2-1/2 years
Sep 12, 2025
An amazing large-scale inflatable maze filled with light and color
Sep 5, 2025
A print revival? A return of humanism in a tech era?
