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Personal Fabrication and Design: A Trend of The Maker Economy

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Personal Fabrication and Design
Better desktop tools, 3D printers, and digital machinery democratize the machine shop. Anyone can experiment with making cool things. Cheaper, more user-friendly interfaces empower individuals to draft their own designs and even manufacture them themselves.

Ways to Start Taking Action
  1. Create t-shirts for events or schools CafePress or Threadless
  2. Use Fab@home as an inspiration for your next learning project
  3. Customize a gift for your favorite digital citizen with Fabjectory
  4. Bring  your digital creations to life with 3D printing (see “Microtrends: Printing in 3D”)
  5. Create and sell your own ideas and goods at Ponoko

Diane Demee-Benoit, previously with the George Lucas Foundation, notes how open-source programs and products are changing the economy, and by engaging the collective wisdom of others we have the opportunity to create new services for others.

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