SECOND UPDATED EDITION, WITH THREE ALL-NEW CHAPTERS
The first edition of Making is Connecting struck a chord with
crafters, YouTubers, makers, music producers, artists and coders alike.
David Gauntlett argues that through making things, people engage with
the world and create connections with each other. Online and offline, we
see that people want to make their mark, and to make connections.
This shift from a 'sit-back-and-be-told culture' to a 'making-and-doing
culture' means that a vast array of people are exchanging their own
ideas, videos, and other creative material online, as well as engaging
in real-world crafts, music projects, and hands-on experiences. Drawing
on evidence from psychology, politics, philosophy, and economics,
Gauntlett shows that this everyday creative engagement is necessary and
essential for the happiness and survival of modern societies.
This fully revised second edition includes many new sections as well as
three brand new chapters on creative processes, do-it-yourself
strategies, and platforms for creativity.