Makers, Designers and DIY

  • November 18, 2014

    Create a Lasting Holiday Impression with Stickers

    The holidays are quickly approaching once again - my, how time flies! - and with them comes all sorts of goodies. Turkey, presents, awesome stickers ... wait, what? Yes, stickers! What a fun way to let your customers know you're thinking of them and wouldn't they just love to have a custom sticker for their already-bulging collection? We here at StickerGiant actually create a monthly sti...
  • November 6, 2014

    Reinvent Your Everyday With Touch of Modern

    Have you ever scratched your head in confusion as you wonder, "Where do I find the world's finest kelp caviar and jellyfish art? I'm having a party." Take comfort in knowing you're not alone! Touch of Modern has compiled a digital compendium of extraordinarily designed objects for everyday use, and put them in one convenient location for your leisurely perusal. They're classy like that. ...
  • October 14, 2014

    Design Week Proves There is a Method to the Madness

    Since 2009, when a passionate open letter from designer Mark Dudlik to the Phoenix, Arizona design community gained momentum and supporters, Phoenix Design Week has been bringing together a variety of visual disciplines into one crazy conference of love, support and everything you can think of related to design. It's a wonderful grassroots campaign that draws in worldwide attention, and is ...
  • September 24, 2014

    Sew Yourself Silly at Sewtopia

    Sewing has been a hobby and pastime for too many years to count, and with a little elbow grease and ingenuity you can turn your love of thread into a lucrative business venture. With the advent of the internet, the small world of sewing exploded into a worldwide community and events like Sewtopia were born. A Sewtopia Retreat is held each year in a different location and is an entire wee...
  • September 1, 2014

    Cascade SF Wants to Design a Better Future

    The internet is a wonderful invention that, when used correctly, can make your life easier, more well-rounded and give you social skills that your awkward 13-year-old self would envy. Sometimes, though, the World Wide Web can feel like the land of Oz - you know there's something great and powerful running the show and you're not sure exactly what it is, but it's obviously something to pay y...
  • September 11, 2013

    Pierce the Mundane to Find the Marvelous

    Creativity is piercing the mundane to find the marvelous. - Bill Moyers Whether you're a writer or a designer, there's nothing more frightening - or inspiring - than a blank page ... Designing a new sticker is like facing that blank page, and then some. It's a blank page and moving target, all in one. Design success isn't found by just checking off the boxes and flicking the switches. ...
  • August 4, 2013

    Octo Lights Opens Up a Whole New World

    Fluorescent light fixtures have a well-deserved reputation for being anything but beautiful. While they're fast and easy to install in a suspended ceiling, a grid of fluorescent fixtures = hum drum conformity. What if you could turn those boring fixtures into windows on a whole new world? What if you could look up at the ceiling in your basement rec room and see a sky full of beautifu...
  • June 16, 2013

    UW School of Art : It Clicks!

    Click here for a great art education! The University of Washington School of Art (a.k.a.: SoA) offers degrees in Art, Art History, and Design. SoA degrees include Interdisciplinary Visual Arts, Painting + Drawing, and 3D4M (ceramics, glass and sculpture). Design degrees include Industrial Design, Visual Communication Design, and Interaction Design. More than forty faculty educate studen...
  • May 30, 2013

    It's a Made Made Made World: FACTORYmade

    2000 21st Street in Boulder, Colorado is home to the Madelife Factory. It's a place where stuff gets made. And sold. It's a gallery. And a place to learn. It's a showroom. And a studio. It's a hub for artists and entrepreneurs, alike. Madelife is a collaborative community that designs and produces both physical goods and digital content. From videos and music, through fashion, furnitu...
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