January 2010
Intermediate to advanced
176 pages
7h 54m
English
Maker Shed on the March
This past fall, Fry’s Home Electronics and Maker Shed (makershed.com) reached an agreement to install Maker Shed retail kiosks in four of Fry’s largest superstores as a kind of DIY retail test. Each kiosk was to merchandise MAKE magazine (natch), Make: Projects books, and a lineup of kits produced by some of our favorite indie makers like Mitch Altman, Ken Murphy, Dale Wheat, Amy Parness, and Ariel Churi.
Needless to say, we were elated. A big-box electronics store embracing DIY and the growing maker community! But this presented us with a bit of a challenge since we didn’t actually have any retail kiosks, or a budget to go buy anything. Plus, we started walking retail stores and quickly realized ...