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Hello and welcome to another episode of Maker Life Stories. Joining us today is Devin Kraft, who is a prolific artist with years of experience in the industry. In this episode, we learn about how Devin got started into this field of work and how he has formed his craft to what he does today. We also learn about Devin's time in Japan and his time working inside the manga industry for a year.   Host...

Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of Ignite. Today's host is an extremely talented member of our team, Jacky Cunningham. Jacky will be going extremely in-depth into the behemoth of a world that is photography. Learn everything you need to know about photography and more during this extra long Ignite.   Host: Jacky Cunningham Editor: Jerry Johnson Producer: Jerry Johnson Executive Produ...

Hello and welcome to yet another What’s Your Spark? During this episode, we will be introduced to one of our newer makers, Jacky. They are a first-generation New Media Arts major with a passion for photography and a drive that could set anyone’s inspiration into overdrive. Learn all this and more during this “What’s Your Spark?”!   Host: Jerry Johnson Guest: Jacky Cunningham Editor: Jerry Johnson...

Hello and welcome to another episode of Maker Life Stories. This week we are joined by Emily Crawford from the Lacey Makerspace on the Saint Martins’ University campus. Join us in learning all of what they offer as well as a bit of the history behind the makerspace as well.   Host: Jerry Johnson Guest : Emily Crawford Editor: Jerry Johnson Producer: Jerry Johnson Executive Producers: Judy Hunter,...

Hello and welcome to the second part of a 2-parter, this time focusing on the world of Voice Acting. If you haven't watched the first part of this series, we highly recommend that you do, so you can jump right in with no issue. So join Jerry and learn all about the world of voice acting.   Host: Jerry Johnson Editor: Jerry Johnson Producer: Jerry Johnson Executive Producer: Judy Hunter, Jake J...

Welcome to another episode of What's your Spark? In this episode, we will be joined by Patrick, another recent addition to the team as a whole. Patrick is double-majoring in Material Science and Japanese. Learn this and a whole lot more in this episode of What's Your Spark?   Host: Jerry Johnson Editor: Jerry Johnson Producer: Jerry Johnson Executive Producers: Judy Hunter, Jake Jacobson,...

Description:  Welcome to another Episode of Maker Life Stories. Joining us are Aaron and Tim from the DIYCave, over in Bend, Oregon. Learn all about how this makerspace got founded, have a great few laughs, and learn some sage advice from two of the players in the game. All of that and more are in store in this episode of Maker Life Stories.   Host: Jerry Johnson Editor: Jerry Johnson Producer: Je...

Description: Welcome to Ignite, the show that is all about creating that spark to ignite that passion that we all have in us. In this episode we have Jerry in a special two parter talking about the intricacies of Voice over and how to get started in this line of work. Learn about different mics and different techniques that you'll need for this line of work.   Host: Jerry Johnson Editor: Jerry...

Description: Welcome to another episode of What's your Spark? This episode we are joined by one of our fantastic makers Emma. Emma is a relatively new addition to our team and is a talented graphic designer. You'll learn this and so much more during this episode of, what's your Spark?   Host: Jerry Johnson Editor: Jerry Johnson Producer: Jerry Johnson Executive Producers: Judy Hunter,...

Hello and welcome to another episode of “Ignite.” This week we will be joined by Jerry, a DIY-er in his own right as he tells us all about his past experiences with working with tools, as well as some of his current projects. He’ll also give you the run down of where to use tools and how to use them safely and efficiently.   Host: Jerry Johnson Editor: Jerry Johnson Producer: Jerry Johnson Executi...

Hello and welcome to another “What’s your Spark?” This week we are doing a flash from our recent past with Grant. While we have had Grant on the podcast before, definitely not with this great of audio quality. Let’s have a chat with our now Team Lead and learn about him all over once again.   Host : Jerry Johnson Editor: Jerry Johnson Producer: Jerry Johnson Executive Producers: Judy Hunter, Jake...

Welcome back to another episode of maker Life Stories. Joining us will be 3 fantastic members of the Fat Cat Fab Lab over in Greenwich, New York. Today we’ll learn what all this space has to offer for those in the New York area as well as get insight from our 3 guests. There are also some tidbits about the history of the location and some of the projects that have been/are being worked on as we sp...

Welcome back to another episode of Ignite. Joining us today, we have Grant, one of our leads and SS3s here at the Spark makerspace. Grant is going to let us into the world of 3d modeling using his favorite software Shaper3D. He’s also going to tell us more about some of the projects he’s used this software for as well as some advice for those that want to get into 3d modeling like Grant. Host: Gra...

Welcome back to another episode of what’s your Spark! This episode we will be joined by Spencer. One of our newly appointed SS3s here at the spark. We’ll learn about Spencer’s background in game design as well as what he aspires to do in the future. Also learn with some of Spencer’s quite insightful takes and philosophies.   Host: Jerry Johnson Editor: Jerry Johnson Producer: Jerry Johnson Executi...

For this episode of Maker Life Stories, we will be joined by the fantastic folks over at The Forge. Join us in order to learn more about this fantastic makerspace located in the North Branch Library and all of the services that they offer to all those in the Denton area.   Host - Jerry Johnson Editor - Zane Crider and Jerry Johnson Producer - Jerry Johnson Executive Producers - Judy Hunter, Jake J...

For this episode of Ignite, we are joined by one of our makers, Zane Crider. With his extensive history dealing with not only music, but also music production, Zane will give you some of the advice that he’s learned throughout his years. As well as, some recommendations for those that want to get into this field.   Host: Zane Crider Editor - Jerry Johnson Producer - Jerry Johnson Executive Produce...

Description: During this episode of What's your Spark, we are joined by Jason, A computer science major here at UNT. He hopes to get into a master's program focusing on AI. So, join us, and learn all of this and more in this month's episode.   Host: Jerry Johnson Editor: Jerry Johnson Producer: Jerry Johnson Executive Producers: Judy Hunter, Jake Jacobson, Alondra Lopez, and Steven Spa...

This month on Maker Life Stories, we are joined by 3 individuals from CATalyst Studios over from the University of Arizona. It was an absolute pleasure having them on the podcast to tell of how things are run over there along with all of their personal experiences or running a makerspace as well as the unique challenges, they have to overcome. Some of the equipment they offer is 3D printing, craft...

This month for Ignite, we have one of our fantastic makers Dax on to tell us all about the creative applications of 3D modeling and how to get into them. Dax specifically has a fair amount of experience in Blender, A free 3d modeling software, that he will tell you all about.   Host : Dax Laber Editor: Zane Crider Producer: Jerry Johnson Executive Producers: Judy Hunter, Jake Jacobson, Alondra Lop...

For this month on What’s your Spark, we have Vic interviewing one of our makers, Sierra. Sierra is a Graphic design major here at UNT. You’ll learn that and a whole lot more during this week’s episode.   Host : Vic Lozano Editor: Zane Crider Producer: Jerry Johnson Executive Producers: Judy Hunter, Jake Jacobson, Alondra Lopez, and Steven Sparkman Music: Coffee Chillout by RomanBelov on Pixabay ht...

In this episode of Ignite, we have Rae Flores, our illustration specialist. She will go into detail about how she fell in love with art from a young age and how she has grown into the career path. She will also give all of those that are interested in starting in the field a good direction in order to achieve their goals through both software and hardware means.   Host: Rae Flores Editor: Zane Cri...

In this episode of Maker Life Stories, we have had the absolute pleasure of meeting with Joey Gottbrath from the Jacobs Institute of Design Innovation, located at UC Berkley. The  Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation  is UC Berkeley’s interdisciplinary hub for learning and making at the intersection of design and technology. They see design and technological innovation as integrally linked: inno...

In this episode of What’s your Spark, I had the absolute please of meeting with Noah, one of the fine members of our team.  Noah is a computer science major and has had several opportunities working with highly prestigious companies through a series of internships. Today we’ll be able to delve in and see what Noah is all about.   Host: Jerry Johnson Editor: Zane Crider Producer: Jerry Johnson Exec...

Makerspaces are unique to their community, grow based on the demands of their audiences, and are always evolving to support the cross section of innovation, education and development. In this series we engage Makers from all areas of the maker movement to share how successful makerspaces' have forged their story. Description: EPIC is an impressive 15,000-square-foot, multi-million dollar engin...

Ignite, is a series from the UNTMindSpark Podcast team focused on enlightening the audience with information from pre-career, mid-career, and post-career industry specialists to get a well-rounded idea of how to be success in a given industry. We will explore how to pull together education and experience to be well prepared for a career in the field. Description: Hello and welcome back to Ignite!...