A Robot, Some Concrete, and a War on Homelessness

by | Oct 11, 2023 | AI & Digital Tools, Charity, Maker & Builder, Purpose, Relationships, Video Article

Watch (22:27)Read (4 min) What You’ll Learn✓3D printing construction✓affordable housing✓lunar construction Ideas ConnectedPersistenceVocationDignityBuilding From NothingShowing UpBridging Divides5 connected articlesRead NextHow quantum...

Holes Aren’t Simple… They’re a Masterclass in Humility

by | Sep 20, 2023 | Body, Creative Production, Maker & Builder, Mind, Video Article, Work

Watch (7:49)Read (4 min) What You’ll Learn✓3D printing✓design for manufacturing✓CAD modeling Ideas ConnectedHumilityWorking Within ConstraintsIntentional SacrificeCraft MasteryForgiveness By DesignResilience5 connected articles ChaptersStart...

Every Broken Print Taught Me Something… A 3D Printer Tier List for the Rest of Us

by | Aug 28, 2023 | Body, Maker & Builder, Mind, Video Article, Work

Watch (17:59)Read (4 min) What You’ll Learn✓3D printing✓printer tier list✓Bambu Lab Ideas ConnectedCraft MasteryResilienceLearning Through FailureTrustStewardshipTool Selection5 connected articles ChaptersThe Box of Parts That Started...

Make Rigid Prints Bend Like Rubber… A Simple Slot Pattern Changes Everything

by | Aug 18, 2023 | Maker & Builder, Mind, Play & Joy, Recreation, Video Article

Watch (14:13)Read (4 min) What You’ll Learn✓3D printing✓CAD design✓living hinges Ideas ConnectedStructured FlexibilityElegant SimplicityIterating In PublicDemocratized CraftStrength Through VulnerabilityCreative Constraints5 connected...

The Quiet Evolution of How Things Lock Together

by | Aug 8, 2023 | Maker & Builder, Video Article, Work

Watch (9:25)Read (4 min) What You’ll Learn✓3D printing design✓joining features✓snap-fit mechanisms Ideas ConnectedIterative RefinementCraft MasteryElegant SimplicityDesigning Within ConstraintsProgressive ComplexityPrecision5 connected...

Your Camera Isn’t Afraid of High ISO… You Are

by | Jul 25, 2023 | Creative Production, Mind, Relationships, Spatial Craft, Video Article, Work

Watch (11:41)Read (4 min) What You’ll Learn✓ISO settings✓camera noise and signal-to-noise ratio✓exposure triangle Ideas ConnectedMyth DebunkingTechnical PrecisionCraft MasteryCounterintuitive WisdomSignal Versus NoiseAdaptability3 connected...