The maker or DIY culture has been on the rise for some time. Millions of people now attend maker fairs that pop up around the world. There are a number of reasons why this culture is becoming a force ...

“The campaign speaks to a universal idea of creative expression and shows how it’s manifested by Vans family around the world,” Jamie Reilly, Vans VP of Global Creative, shares. “[These artists] all ...

Being a part of the DIY community in London can be inspiring, enlivening, and has given me a sense of community I never thought I’d find. But it’s not without its struggles. Last week, beloved east ...

It all started with an article about Wink Labs putting a monthly fee on their previously free service. It wasn’t so much the amount they were asking ($5 / month) that raised my hackles, but rather the ...

In the two weeks since the Oakland fire that claimed 36 lives at the venue known as Ghost Ship, the crackdown on other DIY (do it yourself) music venues has already begun. Prominent spaces including ...

NEW YORK, November 14, 2010 - Do-it-Yourself (DiY) isn't merely an artistic mode, but a lifestyle and ethos as well, according to independent scholar Reiko Tomii, at an Asia Society symposium on DiY ...

SINGAPORE: A pinhole leak in a pipe leading to her bathroom sent Ms Sabine Chen into a state of panic one night in April. Apart from being clueless about plumbing, she also did not have any tools for ...

Last week, Patricia Calhoun wrote about the demise of Praxis Creative Art Space shortly after it was featured in the Westword cover story “Free for All.” In contrast to a commenter who saluted Praxis ...

A new survey from QuickBase, a unit of Intuit Inc. finds that nearly one in five information workers at mid-size to large enterprises have built or customized a Web application or software for work ...