I’ve been focusing a lot on the controversy of kids and technology in this blog. Some would argue that kids should not be exposed to smart phones or computers at all. Others use these devices as babysitters when they should otherwise be interacting with their kids. And of course there’s a middle ground. But what…   Read more »

In the cut and paste days of the early 90s, I’d photocopy type specimen books, cut the letters out and paste them together to form the titles of the articles in my ‘zine. In fact, I remember it being my favorite part of the process, finding all these funky alphabets that you never see anywhere…   Read more »

We are very excited to announce a new collaboration with iD Tech Camps. iD Tech Camps is a technology camp for students ages 7-17, with teen academies for ages 13-18, held at the most distinguished universities across the U.S. including Stanford, UCLA, Northwestern, and MIT. iD Tech offers kids four mobile app development classes. Because…   Read more »

I had Ed Emberley’s building blocks style of drawing guide on my mind when I tripped upon a great—and unconventional drawing app, Maru Sankaku Shikaku. As someone that never technically learned to draw, I like drawing guides that present tools for guided creativity—rather than freeform expression. Even today, when pen hits paper, my doodles look…   Read more »

Although I learned about Nieves quite a while ago, it was just a month ago that I finally loaded their free catalog of zines on my iPhone. As a former zine queen, the tactical, the lowbrow and the papermade will always have a spot rubber-cemented to my heart. Nieves, an independent Swedish publishing house, brings…   Read more »

Fox News’ show, Tapped In, featured Peekaboo Forest as one of their top iPad apps for kids. How cool!