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12 Christening Gifts Worth Keeping for Twenty Years
A christening present is a message to somebody who does not exist yet. That is a strange brief and it has a good answer.
◆ The journal
Notes from the
studio.
What a bespoke game costs, how a commission actually runs, and ideas for the occasions people most often build one for.
Family·5 min read
Gifts From Grandchildren That Are Not a Handprint
Grandparents keep an astonishing amount. The question is what is worth them keeping.
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Presents for a Child Who Already Has Everything
The toy cupboard is full and everything in it was wanted at the time. That is the whole problem.
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12 Gifts for a Teenager Who Only Plays Games
Gaming is an interest with depth to it. The gift problem is not the hobby, it is not knowing anything about it.
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12 Gifts for Someone Who Is Impossible to Buy For
Hard to buy for is not one problem. It is four, and they have different answers.
Family·7 min read
12 Graduation Gifts for Someone About to Move Six Times
A graduation present has to survive six house moves. That eliminates most of the list.
Family·6 min read
15 Housewarming Gifts That Are Not a Candle
You are buying decoration for a room nobody has decided about yet. That is a difficult brief.
Family·6 min read
11 Leaving Gifts for a Teacher That Are Not Another Mug
A teacher leaving after twenty years has received roughly two hundred mugs. Aim slightly higher.
Family·5 min read
New Baby Gifts for the Parents, Not the Baby
Everyone buys for the baby. Almost nobody buys for the two people who have not slept.
Family·6 min read
A Fighting Game Starring Your Entire Friend Group
Every friend group is secretly a fighting game roster. The moves, the taunts, the ancient rivalries. Here is how the group chat becomes a hand-painted fighter.
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Turning Your Child's Teddy Into a Video Game Hero
There is a particular face a child makes when their own teddy walks onto a screen. How a toybox becomes a hand-painted platformer.