Peter expresses what is the key thing that is fascinating about ‘Making’. The ability to go from an idea to crafting something in a bit of time. I love he’s posting about it, a small thing that gives him joy, and that he intends to give away. Because this is what agency is all about, to have an idea and translate it into an artefact, and have it make a tiny impact in the world, reinforcing local connections. It is what is behind my lifelong use of computers as generic toolkit, my fascination with FabLabs where digital machines allow whole new ways of making things yourself, and behind my notion of Networked Agency where technology and methods are deployed locally in ways that allows full control by the people using them.
When in doubt make something. I should take that to heart more.
This afternoon I went over to the print shop, and tried my best to translate what was in my imagination into type.
Peter Rukavina