Trauma Strap Bags
February 12, 2013
Tad Hurst, an ER physician, called The Making Of… Storyline to tell us about the line of bags he makes from the straps used by paramedics. Listen: See some of Tad’s bags here. more…
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The Making of a Comedian
January 24, 2013
Anyone who has been involved in the Bay Area indie rock scene over the past decade probably knows George Chen. He’s booked countless shows, played in tons of bands, and released dozens of records on his Zum imprint. Last year, Chen turned his gaze to comedy. He began performing standup, started a multimedia comedy show … more…
The Making Of… The Digital El Camino Real
January 22, 2013
Traverse the 600-mile trail that connects California’s 21 missions. Peer behind an ornate mission altarpiece that, for more than two centuries, has hidden murals painted by the Ohlone Indians. Uncover the mysteries of Mission Dolores’ ancient cemetery. CyArk, a non-profit digital scanning company based in Oakland, is creating the digital El Camino Real, documenting some of … more…
Les Blank Day
Tonight, the City of Berkeley will designate January 22, 2013 as “Les Blank Day.” The proclamation they wrote in his honor is beautiful and we asked permission to print it on The Making Of… blog: IN HONOR OF LES BLANK WHEREAS, Les Blank was born in Tampa, Florida and attended Tulane University where he played … more…
Make Your Own Zeega
January 18, 2013
As part of The Making Of project we’ve partnered with Zeega, a group of folks who are creating a new online storytelling platform. This brand new tool makes it easy create digital stories combining your own content with media curated from across the web. Video, photographs,words, music can all be easily combined to make a … more…
The Making Of… the Fairing
January 14, 2013
South of Market in San Francisco, industrial designer Scott Summitt, is blurring the line between medical devices and sculpture. He calls what he’s making the Fairing. Listen: The word fairing typically describes the covering on a motorcycle – the curved shiny part that makes it a sleek, aerodynamic machine. Scott Summit, Director of technology at … more…
Zeega Launch Party & Workshop
The Kitchen Sisters invite you to The Making Of… Zeega - A Night of Stories, Invention & Surprise. Thursday January 17, 7-8:30 pm at SoundCloud, 500 Treat Ave., San Francisco. We’re launching Zeega’s new storytelling platform on our Making Of site and hope you’ll come celebrate, find out more about the project and make a Zeega. … more…
The Making Of…a Jar of Jam
January 10, 2013
Persis Karim from Berkeley called The Making Of storyline and told us about how her mother inspired her to make jam. We loved her story so much we visited her home and recorded her story underneath her plum tree. more…
The Making of…Recycled Instruments
“Cardboard boxes, coffee cans, cookie tins, plastic water bottles…anything I find on the street, I turn into an instrument.” -Marilyn McNeal, musician, educator, and instrument maker more…
The Making Of…Hotrods & Tiki Bars
December 12, 2012
Notch: It’s All About Stance and Style. My name is Ignacio Gonzales. People call me Notch. I build hot rods and I’ve got a thing for tiki bars. I build tiki bars on the side. I’m always moving around. I’m always twitching. Born and raised in San Jose. I went to high school and that’s … more…