MAKING GOOD
Leah Buechley leahbuechley.com
@leahbuechley
pics of different kinds of making
Cave Painting, Lascaux Francephoto: Sisse Brimberg~17,300 years old
10+ YEARS 45 COVERS 41 PEOPLE
MEN & BOYS 85 % WOMEN & GIRLS 15 %
* as of July 2015
10+ YEARS 44 COVERS 41 PEOPLE
No black person has ever been on the cover of MAKE magazine.
* as of July 2015
2015 BAY AREA MAKER FAIRE, MAIN STAGE
MEN & BOYS 73 % WOMEN & GIRLS 27 %
2012 STUDY
MEN 80 % WOMEN 20 % !
MEDIAN AGE 44 COLLEGE DEGREE 97 % POST GRADUATE EDUCATION 80%
WHO ARE MAKERS (PART 2)?
2012 STUDY
MEDIAN INCOME OF $106,000 !
MORE THAN 82% OF AMERICANS MORE THAN 96% OF AMERICANS
WHAT COUNTS AS MAKING?
10+ YEARS 45 COVERS PROJECTS
ELECTRONICS 59 % VEHICLES 37 % ROBOTS 29 % DRONES 12 % ROCKETS 7 % MUSIC 5 %
* as of July 2015
WHY DOES THIS MATTER?
THINGS CAN BE DIFFERENT!
THINGS CAN BE DIFFERENT!
1. THINK CRITICALLY
You’re not a jerk for thinking critically.
2. ASK QUESTIONS. LISTEN.
3. TELL LOTS OF DIFFERENT STORIES.
Grandmaster Flash
Seed Pot by Dorothy TorvinoAcoma Pueblo
4. DO LOTS OF DIFFERENT THINGS.
earrings
Margaret Wertheim crochetcoralreef.org
Laser Dresses Hussein Chalayan 2008 spring/summer collection
video of taped together circuits
http://chibitronics.com/
Karen Wilkinson & Mike Petrich The Tinkering Studio http://tinkering.exploratorium.edu/
Karen Wilkinson & Mike Petrich The Tinkering Studio http://tinkering.exploratorium.edu/
Ron Eglash Culturally Situated Design Tools http://csdt.rpi.edu/
THANK YOU!
Leah Buechley leahbuechley.com
@leahbuechley