Our founding makers now have early access to the We Make site to post work and provide feedback.
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Defining Collections for We Make
In the full We Make platform that we’re preparing to launch, image posts can be discovered by craft (ceramics, woodworking, etc) and also by use type/environment. We’re calling this second grouping Collections.
Continue reading “Defining Collections for We Make”We’re building We Make: a craft-focused, maker-led social platform
Help shape the direction
We’re developing an online space for our maker community oriented around sharing and discovering handcraft. We’re calling it We Make and the focus is two-fold:
1) support makers to craft their best work by connecting them with the people who support it, and
2) enable the world to discover it.
Over the last several months, our priorities have been influenced by one-on-one conversations with makers. Now, we’re opening the discussion to the larger community to further refine the details and direction. Please consider commenting next to a point that stands out to you or enter your general comments at the end.
Continue reading “We’re building We Make: a craft-focused, maker-led social platform”Building We Make: Underlying Assumptions
As we consider together what We Make could become, here are some considerations that have been foundational so far. This is a work-in-progress so community input definitely influences the direction.
Underlying Assumptions
Handcraft has the possibility to not just make our days nicer but to influence our experience of the world and each other.
As makers, sharing and seeing images of each others’ work can help us make even better work.
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