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CHI 2023 – Measurement Patterns: User-Oriented Strategies for Dealing with Measurements and Dimensions in Making Processes

The majority of errors in making processes can be tracked back to errors in dimensional specifications. While technical aspects of measurement, such as precision and speed have been extensively studied…

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CHI 2023 Workshop – Uncovering Craft: Identifying and Capturing the Rationale Behind Actions in Craft.

Adopting digital tools and platforms has become increasingly common in many creative industries. Still, creative practitioners often require self-directed and informal learning when adopting new technologies. Our research project, AutoCraft,…

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CHI 2022 Workshop – Identifying Opportunities to Reimagine Parametric Modeling for Makers

Makers often build on the work of others by customizing and combining shared designs. These designs, however, need to be specified in a way that allows for easy reuse. However,…

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UIST 2020 – LamiFold: Fabricating Objects with Integrated Mechanisms Using a Laser cutter Lamination Workflow

LamiFold: Fabricating Objects with Integrated Mechanisms Using a Laser cutter Lamination Workflow We present LamiFold, a novel design and fabrication workflow for making functional mechanical objects using a laser cutter.…

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UIST 2019 – StackMold: Rapid Prototyping of Functional Multi-Material Objects with Selective Levels of Surface Details

We present StackMold, a DIY molding technique to prototype multi-material and multi-colored objects with embedded electronics. The key concept of our approach is a novel multi-stage mold buildup in which…

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CHI 2019 – JigFab: Computational Fabrication of Constraints to Facilitate Woodworking with Power Tools

We present JigFab, an integrated end-to-end system that supports casual makers in designing and fabricating constructions with power tools. Starting from a digital version of the construction, JigFab achieves this…

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UIST 2017 StrutModeling: A Low-Fidelity Construction Kit to Iteratively Model, Test, and Adapt 3D Objects

StrutModeling: A Low-Fidelity Construction Kit to Iteratively Model, Test, and Adapt 3D Objects We present StrutModeling, a computationally enhanced construction kit that enables users without a 3D modeling background to…

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IxD&A 2016 – From Hacking Things to Making Things. Rethinking making by supporting non-expert users in a FabLab.

When discussing maker culture, much attention is dedicated to how making can be beneficial for specific fields (e.g. healthcare, education) or various communities of makers (e.g. educators, crafters). The democratic…

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Design4Health 2015 – Participatory design and participatory making in a FabLab: challenges for users and designers

This article explores self-fabrication by novice participants in a FabLab for a Participatory Design (PD) research project ‘Bespoke Design’. We developed bespoke tools for self-managing diabetes specifically related to one…

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All Makers Now? 2014 – Great Expectations and Big Challenges: A FabLab as facilitator for personal fabrication of tools to self-manage diabetes

This article discusses the role of a FabLab as a research and making environment within the ‘Bespoke Design’ research project and its implications for the involved designers. ‘Bespoke Design’ deals…

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