The Getting To Know series features interviews with makers, artists, designers and small business owners at all different stages of their careers. I’m always interested in how other adventurers in the world of creative entrepreneurship run their businesses, get inspired and how they got started in the first place. Like quirky illustrations? Think Wes Anderson is a genius? In … [Read more...] about Getting To Know – Viktorija Semjonova of Andsmile Studio
For the Heart
Make a movement of moments with MakerMail
We’ve all been there: staring at the collection of knickknacks in the store, trying to find the perfect little gift for a friend or loved one. Finding a gift with a personal touch is difficult, especially in a marketplace full of things designed with profit first in mind. Enter MakerMail: a delightful new way to connect you with Makers across the globe via sweet moments and … [Read more...] about Make a movement of moments with MakerMail
MakerMail – an OMHG co-op project
MakerMail is a revolutionary co-op service delivering handmade goodness straight from our makers right to your door! MakerMail is the first collaborative project entirely created by OMHG community members! The team took an idea thrown around at an #OMHG chat and used our collaboration tools to turn it into a beautifully crafted movement directly connecting our makers and … [Read more...] about MakerMail – an OMHG co-op project
Community Is Not Clubs: How We’re Segregating the Internet & What We Can Do
Community is not clubs Lately there seems to be examples everywhere of how we are segregating the internet into exclusive cliques and clubs instead of communities where we share real human moments. Statistics from the 2014 Employee Diversity Reports for our major networks show that online giants like Facebook, Twitter, Google, Pinterest, Ebay and Etsy all fail to hire employees … [Read more...] about Community Is Not Clubs: How We’re Segregating the Internet & What We Can Do
Print Your Life with AFRORETRO & The School of Uganglish
Hey all my name is Anna and I am one half of sister designer/maker team AFRORETRO. We started our making journey about a year ago and we have had so many highs and lows, but facing them with your little-big-sis holding your hand makes it somehow easier. It also means in your darkest hour when it all hits the fan and every instinct in your body says quit and run, having your sis … [Read more...] about Print Your Life with AFRORETRO & The School of Uganglish