Tuesday, June 14, 2005
Draft Craft Manifesto
Thanks to Hillary @ Wee Wonderfuls for flagging this up - Boing Boing's summary of a conference presentation by Finnish crafter Ulla-Maaria Mutanen (of Hobby Princess), 'a draft crafter's manifesto that reads like a blueprint for the Enlightenment crossed with an entrepreneur's prayer...'. It's brilliant - absolutely spot-on:
1. People get satisfaction for being able to create/craft things because they can see themselves in the objects they make. This is not possible in purchased products.
2. The things that people have made themselves have magic powers. They have hidden meanings that other people can’t see.
3. The things people make they usually want to keep and update. Crafting is not against consumption. It is against throwing things away.
4. People seek recognition for the things they have made. Primarily it comes from their friends and family. This manifests as an economy of gifts.
5. People who believe they are producing genuinely cool things seek broader exposure for their products. This creates opportunities for alternative publishing channels.
6. Work inspires work. Seeing what other people have made generates new ideas and designs.
See also: Ulla-Maaria's Draft Craft Manifesto. Well done lady - I can hear applause breaking out from every crafty blog on the net!
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Thanks to Hillary @ Wee Wonderfuls for flagging this up - Boing Boing's summary of a conference presentation by Finnish crafter Ulla-Maaria Mutanen (of Hobby Princess), 'a draft crafter's manifesto that reads like a blueprint for the Enlightenment crossed with an entrepreneur's prayer...'. It's brilliant - absolutely spot-on:
1. People get satisfaction for being able to create/craft things because they can see themselves in the objects they make. This is not possible in purchased products.
2. The things that people have made themselves have magic powers. They have hidden meanings that other people can’t see.
3. The things people make they usually want to keep and update. Crafting is not against consumption. It is against throwing things away.
4. People seek recognition for the things they have made. Primarily it comes from their friends and family. This manifests as an economy of gifts.
5. People who believe they are producing genuinely cool things seek broader exposure for their products. This creates opportunities for alternative publishing channels.
6. Work inspires work. Seeing what other people have made generates new ideas and designs.
See also: Ulla-Maaria's Draft Craft Manifesto. Well done lady - I can hear applause breaking out from every crafty blog on the net!
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