Category Archives: Tinkering

Kicker’s going to be at Maker Faire tomorrow.

If you want to track down Jenn and Jody, you’ll probably find them wherever you find the coolest robotics. (If they haven’t actually built them, they’ll be geeking out over the tech.) I’ll be over in the Craft section. From 4:00 – 4:30pm, I will be giving a tutorial on last making. Continue reading Prototyping and Shoemaking at Maker Faire >>

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I love our office. Huge windows, great light, interesting people, and the periodic blast of traffic down Bryant. It’s a great place to work. But it’s always fun to shake up the routine. Two very different workshops last week did just that. Continue reading Getting Flexible and Physical at Design Workshops >>

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Start–ups can get by with very little. The saw horse desk. Garage as office. Stealing your neighbor’s wireless. There’s a lot of ways to be scrappy. But I know very few start-ups who are able to get by without a whiteboard. Continue reading DIY Whiteboard for under $50 >>

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I made this is a little business card holder earlier this week. It is purposefully shorter than the length of the cards. I wanted to use the holder as an experiment. To design something with less material that enhances the card’s design as well as our brand. But will it work? Continue reading This Week in Builds >>

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