Category Archives: Makers

Letterpress Printing

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Sue

Ben Proudfoot brings us a celebration of two historic processes – paper making and letterpress printing. Well worth your time, especially if you love ink on paper: ink&paper from Ben Proudfoot on Vimeo.

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Programming Note

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Sue

As a self taught coder I’m always looking to polish up my skills, so I’ve signed up for Code Year, a service supported by Y Combinator, TechStars, Girl Develop It and Hack NY. They send a free weekly interactive lesson … Continue reading →

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Ready Set Run

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Sue

The advertising sector would be dandy if all its clients were this willingly creative: Via the always engaging Scott Berkun. What did you make today? Share in the comments.

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Dimensional Printing

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Sue

I haven’t been able to stop talking about this offline and want a marker to point people towards. Listen as surgeon Anthony Atala demonstrates an early-stage experiment that could completely disrupt the medical industry – using a 3D printer with … Continue reading →

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Maker’s Work

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Sue

I’m delighted to introduce you to the works of Steven Glass. Steven is the Resident Potter at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and one of the founding members of the Cub Creek Foundation. He makes exquisite, playful ceramics that … Continue reading →

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Coloring Your World

Posted on October 3, 2010 by Sue

Lovely short film on how printing ink is made:

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The Spirit of Craft

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Sue

I am a sucker for the stories of makers – mix chocolate into the batch and it’s a sure bet I’m going to watch an 8 minute video about guys with funny beards: The Mast Brothers from The Scout on … Continue reading →

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