Welcome To
Nerds&Makers
The intersection of nerd and maker culture
Build cool stuff, nerd out.
Core Values
There are four guiding principles at Nerds&Makers...
Learn
Ravenous curiosity is more like it. We believe that not knowing something is the greatest call to action there is. Stay curious, learn every day.
Teach
Break down the walls of knowledge gatekeeping and "trade secrets". We want to promote the sharing of tools, techniques, materials and methods.
Make
Makers look at a void in the world, wherever it may be, and fill it. They are not satisfied with the status quo and are willing make something from nothing. Objects, written word, art, baked goods, music, truly anything.
Share
Getting the fruits of our labor into the hands, hearts and minds of others. There really is no greater feeling than having something that was once an idea to a real thing now in the world, and it's even better to share it with others to enjoy.
Who we are
The "we" in use here is pretty loose, right now it's mostly one dork, the founder Tommy Williamson, but occasionally some help is brought it. Tommy is a visual effects artist in the motion picture industry and a lifelong maker of things. You've seen his work in such films and series as Dune: Prophecy, Stranger Things, Pirates of the Caribbean, Pan's Labyrinth, Sin City, The Mist, Army of Darkness and many more.
The main reason Nerds&Makers is plural is because the previous website Tommy founded, BrickNerd, was singular, and eventually Tommy became known as the "BrickNerd". Tommy has always been a brick nerd, just didn't want to be the brick nerd. Tommy also wants to build a community, despite the fact that he has always found himself a bit of an island creatively. That's a downside to living and working in a small town, it's harder to find your people. But the online community of Nerds&Makers has been growing slowly steadily for years.
