# Maker culture · Crisis Trends 2020 · Zorraquino > A ‘Do It Yourself’ (DIY) spirit for the common good. URL: https://www.zorraquino.com/en/trends/crisis-trends-2020/maker-culture ![Maker culture: A ‘Do It Yourself’ (DIY) spirit for the common good.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/0w1142l8/production/82b2fac606fafa03526ed691bfb8bf84f51bc8d0-1400x1980.webp/maker-culture-a-do-it-yourself-diy-spirit-for-the-common-good.webp?w=1600&fit=max&auto=format&q=85) Trend 08 # Maker culture 1. [Crisis Trends 2020Home](https://www.zorraquino.com/en/trends/crisis-trends-2020) 2. [Trend 01Express digitalisation](https://www.zorraquino.com/en/trends/crisis-trends-2020/express-digitalisation) 3. [Trend 02Renewing to help](https://www.zorraquino.com/en/trends/crisis-trends-2020/renewing-to-help) 4. [Trend 03Giving more for less](https://www.zorraquino.com/en/trends/crisis-trends-2020/giving-more-for-less) 5. [Trend 04E-commerce power](https://www.zorraquino.com/en/trends/crisis-trends-2020/e-commerce-power) 6. [Trend 05Service innovation](https://www.zorraquino.com/en/trends/crisis-trends-2020/service-innovation) 7. [Trend 06Raising awareness](https://www.zorraquino.com/en/trends/crisis-trends-2020/raising-awareness) 8. [Trend 07Solidarity chain](https://www.zorraquino.com/en/trends/crisis-trends-2020/solidarity-chain) 9. [Trend 08Maker culture](https://www.zorraquino.com/en/trends/crisis-trends-2020/maker-culture) 10. [Trend 09Product design](https://www.zorraquino.com/en/trends/crisis-trends-2020/product-design) 11. [Trend 10The new normal?](https://www.zorraquino.com/en/trends/crisis-trends-2020/the-new-normal) Maker culture A ‘Do It Yourself’ (DIY) spirit for the common good. ## At a glance This exceptional situation sharpens the ingenuity of both companies and users, triggering a process of constant innovation with the elements at our disposal. Brands know that the “do it yourself” approach is a way of keeping users loyal when they cannot easily buy their products. The lockdown, the result of a pandemic that does not distinguish between classes or populations, is producing a wave of solidarity expressed in the improvised creation of useful products: 3D printers, tutorials, apps… are now more useful than ever to connect makers, share progress and produce items such as ventilators, masks or protective barriers, among others. ## Cases 01 / 05 Zorraquino spotlights 1. 01 As engineers, doctors and citizens tackle urgent problems with repurposed materials and ingenuity, the DIY vision is more powerful than ever. 2. 02 With the coronavirus, the spirit of creation, co-creation and cooperative learning has come into play all over the world. 3. 03 3D printing and open-source technologies support efforts to contain the pandemic. ## More on the trend ### References - [Radio Galaxy Zoo: LOFAR – The First Classification Results](https://blog.galaxyzoo.org/2020/03/20/radio-galaxy-zoo-lofar-the-) - [first-classification-results/ The first music video shot entirely in Zoom marks an evolution in quarantine tunes](https://www.fastcompany.com/90487961/the-) - [first-music-video-shot-entirely-in-zoom-marks-an-evolution-inquarantine-tunes Ads We Like: Burger King France advertises recipe for making a Whopper at home](https://www.thedrum.com/news/2020/03/30/ads-we-burger-king-france-advertises-recipe-making-whopper-home) - [C.U.R.A. Connected Unit For Respiratory Ailments](https://curapods.org/) - [NT News prints eight-page ‘toilet paper’ liftout in response to Australia’s shortage](https://www.news.com.au/) - [orts Maker culture’s DIY spirit is helping us get through this pandemic](https://www.fastcompany.com/90489974/the-maker-faire-spirit-is-helping-the-world-tackle-the-covid-19-crisis) Pages 180–198 of the report [![Product design: Launching physical and digital products for collaborative tasks.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/0w1142l8/production/d18635194ff10715a51e93b9695827ca257d848c-1046x697.webp/product-design-launching-physical-and-digital-products-for-collaborative-tasks.webp?w=1600&fit=max&auto=format&q=85)](https://www.zorraquino.com/en/trends/crisis-trends-2020/product-design) Next trend · 09 [Product design](https://www.zorraquino.com/en/trends/crisis-trends-2020/product-design)