MAKE projects editor Sean Ragan wrote about the making of the cover of our special issue of MAKE.
After many hours of prep work, the lights were ready, the cameras were ready, the coil was ready, and ArcAttack front man Joe DiPrima was suited up center-stage in his grounded metal armor. Hackerspace staff, members, friends, and friends of friends were gathered around, in the back, waiting for the show. The house lights went out. And the sparks, literally, began to fly.