The Makers Movement

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The maker subculture is a contemporary subculture, representing a technology-based extension of DIY culture. Typical interests enjoyed by the maker subculture include engineering-oriented pursuits such as electronics, robotics, 3-D printing, and the use of CNC tools, as well as more traditional activities such as metalworking, woodworking, and traditional arts and crafts. Although the movement started with just a few techno geeks, artists and hobbyists, it has attracted thousands over the decades.

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THE MAKERS

MOVEMENT

"Play is a skill. Play is serious. Entrepreneurs, scientists, musicians, stand-up comedians—all MESS AROUND. They use the processes of

Play to generate the new. And what is that process of Play? You follow a game, with rules and constraints, doing it with people you trust. You

succeed or fail in any number of ways—it is OPEN ENDED. You try and try again—you iterate. Serious Play is a 21st Century creative

competence."

Play is a skill.

3d Printer

Arduino Wearable techVintage appliances

Bycicles

The Makerspace

The function that makerspaces, hackerspaces, and artist spaces serve, filling a gap that exists between classical incubator models and personal life-which tends to be the source of entrepreneurial and creative ideas.

WHY NOW?

A makers story

TWINE

Idea

Prototype

Market review

Manufacturing

Marketing

Distribution

Idea

Prototype

Market review

Manufacturing

Marketing

Distribution

Your shower / garage

Expensive 3D softwares & 3d printers

Sell the idea to a large company that can afford expensive market / patent research

Technical team move to China to plan and supervise production

Find distributors and handle complex logistics for shipment

Use company’s marketing department and external suppliers

5 YEARS AGO

Idea

Prototype

Market review

Manufacturing

Marketing

Distribution

Your shower / garage

Expensive 3D softwares & 3d printers

Sell the idea to a large company that can afford expensive market / patent research

Technical team move to China to plan and supervise production

Find distributors and handle complex logistics for shipment

Use company’s marketing department and external suppliers

Free open source 3d softwares and inexpensive desktop 3d Printers and Arduino

Launch the project on kickstarter to assess market and demand

Use crowdfunding, Ebay, Etsy, Amazon to reach large audiences

Produce small batches locally using 3D printers, laser cutters, CNC machines and hand soldering.

E-commerce and logistics platforms like Shipwire

Your shower / garage

5 YEARS AGO NOW

What’s Digital Fabrication?

Adobe Illustrator Google SketchUP

3D2D

LASER CUTTER CNC MILL 3D PRINTERcut material remove material add material

LASERCUT 3D PRINTING

ponoko.com shapeways.com

OPEN SOURCE HARDWARE

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