Andrew Ettinger
@ettinger
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2024 wordsss.com recap: a bigger and better inaugural year than I could have dreamed of :)
launched end of January as "a storytelling studio focused on helping founders, creators, designers and inventors tell more compelling and coherent tales of their work"
really proud of all the work we did this year, but we have so much to learn.
we are doubling down on what we're good at it in the new year, looking to work on more of the same: positioning (and re-positioning), launches, rebrands, website copy, product marketing, and decks.
reach out if you think you could use our help, would love to chat/yap/spew.
and a huge thank you to everyone who was part of our year 1 journey, we are just getting started :)) 0 reply
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Ep. 12 of /dialectic w/ Che-Wei Wang & Taylor Levy (CW&T)
CW&T are partners in life and work and make my favorite physical objects on the internet, from heirloom-quality pens and tools to art pieces that challenge and subvert our relationship with time.
They have backgrounds in industrial design, architecture, software, and film, and began collaborating after meeting at NYU ITP. They started on Kickstarter with Pen Type-A and have been releasing new creations ever since.
We discuss their fascination with time, commitment to making objects that last as long as they should, why prototyping is at the root of their practice, and how their work and studio will evolve with new technology.
As someone who is obsessed with time, reveres collaboration and spends too much of my life in digital space, I couldn’t have enjoyed this conversation more. I hope you appreciate their thoughtfulness, wisdom, and creativity—and feel inspired to be more present in the physical world.
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/dialectic w/ Steph Ango (@kepano) is out now.
Steph is a designer, artist, entrepreneur, toolmaker, and CEO of
/obsidian, the tool I use to write, think, and store my ideas.
This is a must-listen for any designer or creative person. We discuss constraints, style, principles, reduction, digital durability, investing time, choosing what to work on, compounding, patience, and communicating your ideas.
Steph has worked across mediums: hardware, software, industrial design, packaging, open-source, content, instruments, and more. He's a toolmaker first and foremost, and we talk about how creative constraints enable us to stoke the flame inside us.
Steph is a prolific writer whose clarity and concision inspire me, and we discuss many of his most empowering ideas.
I believe these ideas will challenge you in unexpected ways and push you to be more creative, agentic, and optimistic.
Pods:
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