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The Foam Shop in the Shadow of the Tesla Factory
In the shadow of Tesla’s Fremont factory sits an unassuming business who does specialty foam work for a wide variety of clients. When National Geographic needs a custom case designed...
Slim Pack project complete!
It started with a simple question from my wife- What do you want for Christmas? When I couldn’t find a backpack I liked and heard from previous backers that they...
Accidental Slim Pack Water Test
When I worked as a UI designer, there were several times when I had the opportunity to design for entirely new hardware devices. During the process, we would usually have...
Slim Pack behind the scenes: One More Thing
Is it "One More Thing" worthy? Probably not, but it is in the literal sense of being a single additional item. Based on feedback from early Beta testers, I made...
Slim Pack behind the scenes: Components
Following up on the previous post about patterns and dies, the steel versions have arrived from the die makers. Making dies is a long tradition best done by master craft...
Slim Pack behind the scenes- Patterns and Dies
Coming from an Industrial Design background where most products are injection molded, it’s been interesting for me to learn about how soft goods are produced. In fact, during my design...
What goes in to a new color Soft Shell?
When I first introduced Soft Shell, the natural choice was to make black. It’s the most popular Tyvek model and, putting aside debates as to whether black is a color...
Behind the scenes: making a product demo video
There’s no doubt that video is a compelling medium to demonstrate things, but there’s such a wide spectrum of ways to produce one that it can be daunting to choose...
So Why a Minimal Commuter Backpack?
I didn't start off wanting to make a backpack. I just wanted to buy one which met my needs and I enjoyed owning. The story of how I came to...