Why To Make Things

A collection for Paul Kirwin based on this prompt: “I’m a retired custom woodworker. I find community in the writings of others that have found satisfaction and comfort and value in the crafting of things. I’m not looking for ‘How-To Make Things’ books but more like ‘Why To Make Things’ books”

Alex Dobrenko

How to build a newthing

Yancey Strickler ideaspace.ystrickler.com

Making nice things is difficult and time-consuming.

If we want people to make nice things for us, we have to pay for their rent and grocery bills and raw materials

Why We Need More Omakase Creators

Luke Burgis read.lukeburgis.com

The Arc of the Practical Creator

Lawrence Yeo moretothat.com

No More Boring Apps | (Not Boring) Software

(Not Boring) Software Inc.andy.works

good example of someone creating things with soul and heart

Blending these two notions, carpentry entails making things that explain how things make their world.

Ian Bogost • Alien Phenomenology, or What It's Like to Be a Thing (Posthumanities)

Audacious Gardening: On Daring to Care

Georgina Reed theplanthunter.com.au

Tools for thought: science, design, art, craftsmanship?

Andy Matuschak andymatuschak.org