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Silhouette

2011-05-11T19:34:38Z

He was so thin and wispy, dressed in all black, we barely saw him walk by. Like a slice of Johnny Cash in Pioneer Square.

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A Decade of Independent Manufacturing with Social Media

2011-05-03T00:16:03Z

Ten years ago, we had this idea to make a product that’d keep our coffee and chips fresher. We researched, designed, and manufactured it all with sweat equity and many late nights on the Internets. Today people call that being a Maker. Back then we were just trying to make a buck.

This talk will share how to get your product from idea to reality…and who knows, it may even end up being used in the Space Shuttle, Antarctica, pantries, and Grandma’s looms.

I’ll present this talk at WebVisions 12, the day after Built. The product(s) I’ll talk about include Clip-n-Seal and Kickstand.

Built at Webvisions

2011-05-03T00:12:32Z

After SXSW and the Portland Bike Show, we’re bringing Built to Webvisions. Built is our Ignite-style series of maker, hacker, DIY talks, with the bike as a backdrop. We Make and Tell.

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Portland Bike Show

2011-04-05T01:56:06Z

Bike Hugger (our blog about Bike Culture) is back in Portland for another event and this time it’s the Bike Show. We’re there for Built, our bike-flavored Ignite, a Mobile Social and ride.

Built

Built at the Portland Bike Show will feature a series of talks by people who create — Tuesday, Saturday, April 9th, 2011 at 11:00 AM on the Main Stage.

PDX Bike Show Party

Join your fellow PDX Bike Show exhibitors and sponsors for a party on Sat., April 9th from 6:00-9:00pm at the Spirit of 77 bar (500 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd), conveniently located across the street from the Convention Center. Bring your exhibitor badge and we’ll hand out free drink tickets to the first 140 exhibitors who attend, courtesy of sponsors Nutcase, Good Sport Promotion, Pac/West Communications, Bike Hugger and PDX Bike Show.

Mobile Social PDX Bike Show

Take a relaxed, post-show ride on Saturday, April 9th from 5:00-6:30pm with bike show attendees and exhibitors. The ride will start at the north end of the Oregon Convention Center and end up at the Spirit of 77 bar (500 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd) for drinks, networking and fun! More about the MoSo.

Another Textura Design Product

2011-03-25T14:34:04Z

This week we launched Bike Hugger Kickstand, a gadget holder that’s built with Clip-n-Seal. How did a bag closure device turn into an iPhone holder? That’s a good story and we’ll post more on that soon.

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SXSW 2011

2011-03-08T01:25:46Z

All we do is at SXSW this year. As I posted on Bike Hugger, it’s a Trifecta plus a booth.

Built— Our flavor of a maker, hacker, DIY, Ignite-style event, with the bike as a backdrop.
Core Conversation— What Exactly Are We Doing on the Web. Kevin Tamura and Byron we’ll take a good look at just what it is we are doing and where we are going on the Web.
Mobile Social— We’re back in Austin, riding, blogging, partying. Please to ride with us and have a good time.

That makes for a full day. We’re making and telling, then talking, and riding. After that? beer and relaxing. For more on where TDI and Bike Hugger are during SXSW, see a post on Sitby.us.

Built on the Back of a SXSW Mailer

2011-02-02T19:59:41Z

On the back of a SXSW mailer is a Built mention. Receiving it in the mail reminded me to post on what we’re doing this year at SXSW. We’re bringing Built. That’s our flavor of a maker, hacker, DIY, Ignite-style event, with the bike as a backdrop.

I’m also talking with Kevin Tamura in a Core Conversation about our profession.

Nearly 20 years into this industry, one that we mostly just made up as we went along, it’s time to ask what exactly is our craft. What do we do and how well do we do it? We’ll ask questions about a professional ethos, our values, and ongoing growth from the early days to now and the future. We’d also like to point out a few things along the way, like how maybe it’s time for us to have a little red sports car.

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Red Skies at Night

2011-01-31T16:34:58Z

The sky lit up red in Seattle. It was that blood red just for a few moments before fading to black.

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Couple of Cold Crows

2010-12-31T18:30:53Z

22 degrees on New Year’s Eve in Seattle.

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Rainbow

2010-12-15T20:10:16Z

Briefly, between squalls of a Winter rainstorm, a rainbow displayed outside. Then gone.

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