When you can’t find exactly what you want — whether that’s the perfect e-bike, the right size knitting pattern, or a much-needed support network — the DIY movement has an answer: create it yourself. This collection of stories looks at where the DIY ethos is popping up in 2021, from players looking to make video games more accessible for themselves to a family mounting their own campaign to help find a missing person.
The DIY issue
The crafts and movements people are making for themselves in 2021
Their work isn’t done yet
Justine Calma
HeheStreams has developed a following
Luke Winkie
It’s more than just a hobby, with some enthusiasts hoping to strike it rich
Andrew J. Hawkins
Inside the DIY Nerf arms race
Sean Hollister
An interview with the team behind the game’s visual overhaul
Cameron Faulkner
Voice control provides unique opportunities for accessibility — and some complicated setup
Kait Sanchez and Ian Carlos Campbell
A decades-old caretaking tradition puts down digital roots
Emma Banks
‘I let the clothes tell me the story’
Kaitlin Hatton
Their work isn’t done yet
Justine Calma
HeheStreams has developed a following
Luke Winkie
It’s more than just a hobby, with some enthusiasts hoping to strike it rich
Andrew J. Hawkins
Inside the DIY Nerf arms race
Sean Hollister
An interview with the team behind the game’s visual overhaul
Cameron Faulkner
Voice control provides unique opportunities for accessibility — and some complicated setup
Kait Sanchez and Ian Carlos Campbell
A decades-old caretaking tradition puts down digital roots
Emma Banks
‘I let the clothes tell me the story’
Kaitlin Hatton
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Chantal Flores
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