Lessons Learned at Makerfaire 2016
Ideas for Makerfaire 2017
- Make cards for VHS members to put on their tables identifying them as VHS members/projects
- Business cards with VHS's URL, address, and Tuesday open night info
- VHS Village was an awesome idea and we should make it happen next year.
- Have someone photograph all the VHS things, then share the images via… what? Google Docs? WordPress media uploads? VHS needs a place for storing images generally.
Learn-to-Solder improvements
- Make a bigger deal about transistor polarity
- Have at least three blinkly badges built as “display models”
- A big sign/banner.
- Placing the signup table in the dead centre of the booth with clear signage worked wonderfully
- Rewrite some sections of the instructions. The LED section is super confusing. A lot of sections need more photographs.
- Bring spare plastic tips for the desoldering pumps to replace the ones that are too melted.
Info Booth Improvements
- Cards or pamphlets
- A better “Who are we” banner
- Project cards (this is an arduino project that…)
- More diverse projects - wood, metal, electronics, cosplay