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WePay Makes It Easy For "Casual Vendors" To Open Online Stores

"She doesn’t need customization," WePay cofounder Rich Aberman says of a Nebraska theater major. "She just wants to get up and running quickly."READ»

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Etsy's Handmade Hack-a-Thon Is the Perfect Antidote to SXSW Tech-Talk Overload

A pop-up community center offsite at SXSW teaches sewing classes, engages Austin crafters, and even manages to turn those craptastic swag bags into something usable!READ»

U.S Soldier Uses Recycled Materials to Make Super Cool Action Figures

Private First Class Rupert Valero is currently stationed at Khandahar, Afghanistan, and to fill his spare time, he builds toys out of recycled materials. READ»

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The Best of Etsy's Handmade Objects

Look past the handmade trash and you might just find some splendidly designed treasures on Etsy.READ»

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Regretsy Showcases the Worst of Etsy

At its worst, Etsy is a gallery of handcrafted horrors.READ»

Scaling Startups

How can startups develop a distinctive culture, and sustain it as they grow? Are the characteristics that define today's high potential technology startups the same as five or ten years ago? And does the current environment of low-cost infrastructure and open information sharing give new companies an advantage?READ»

Lo-Fi Design Is Conquering the World of Tech

One of the things that excites people most about technology is that it is seen as a gateway to the future. So how does that explain the recent glut of lo-fi adverts, software, and user interfaces that seem to be being spewed out by so-called hi-tech companies? READ»

RecycleBank and eBay Use Carrot Instead of Stick to Encourage Recycling

In most cases, we use threats to force people to recycle--witness San Francisco's controversial new mandatory composting law that slaps a fine on anyone who fails to comply. But what if it was possible to get people to recycle by ...READ»

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Society6 Is Etsy for the Artsy, Crowds Curate

What happens if an art gallery takes away the curator and leaves everything up to the customers?READ»

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Etsy's Artists Are Totally Not Starving

The once starving artists of homespun craft marketplace Etsy.com have officially achieved mogul status. Last month, the site posted $133.1 million in annual sales--all before the holiday rush. (Would it be bragging to say we saw ...READ»

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RegrETSY: 3 of the Worst Items on Etsy.com

Regretsy catalogs some of the worst pieces to found on Etsy.com, the online makertplace for would-be craft mavensREAD»

Craigslist Heartbreak Turned Into Art

A Brooklyn illustrator has begun turning "missed connections" posts from Craigslist into a series of art prints, which she posts on her blog. (Here's one of her posts, taken from a "m4m" ad.) According to the New York Times ...READ»

Design Scorecard: Who's Winning and Losing the Recession?

The economic upheaval has wreaked havoc on the world of design. Which brands are thriving despite the financial woes and which have been decimated, perhaps forever?READ»

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Viva La Craftolution: Etsy Movement Cracks Over Politics

You would think that Etsy, the groundbreaking Web site that serves as a $90 million market for designs made by small-scale artisans, would be populated by placid, like-minded sellers who humbly connect with buyers much like a ...READ»

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Designing in Real Time for a Participation Economy

Everyone's (or no one's) favorite redesigned brands, Tropicana and Facebook, came up yet again at this weekend's Y Conference as Liz Danzico, chair of the new Interaction Design MFA program at the School of Visual Arts, focused on ...READ»