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Things – Adam Mayer Digitally Designed Geared Business Cards

By: Bre Pettis
December 01st, 2008

Adam Mayer is a friend of mine and fellow resistor who may be the most prolific person I know. When he decides to do something, he commits totally. Check out one of his previous obsessions documented in the Things video series: the teletype.

Recently he got into gears and gearing and spun that interest into a rad project to make cards with planetary gears embedded in them.

He’s uploaded the plans for the geared card and the geared planetary card to thingiverse so you can make your own!

Adam may be the best kept secret on twitter. If you’re not following him, you should do so now. He’s at http://twitter.com/phooky.

If you like this video, head on over to my blog at brepettis.com/blog where I’m sharing a video every single day for as long as I can stand it!

13 comments
  • http://hackaday.com/2008/12/01/gears-embeded-in-busines-cards/ Gears embedded in business cards – Hack a Day

    [...] [Bre Pettis'] latest “things” video, he talks with [Adam Mayer] about his geared business cards. [Adam] has designed several versions of these cards that have functional gear systems in them. [...]

  • h3xb00t3r

    yay! First Post!

    Congratulations! You win a trophy. We will be printing it on the lazzzor and getting in touch for your mailing address — Max Resistor

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    [...] Papercraft mechanical business cards (they put ours to shame) [...]

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    [...] Papercraft mechanical business cards (they put ours to shame) [...]

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    [...] Papercraft mechanical business cards (they put ours to shame) [...]

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    [...] [Bre Pettis]’s latest “things” video, he talks with [Adam Mayer] about his geared business cards. [Adam] has designed several versions of these cards that have functional gear systems in them. [...]

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    [...] Things – Adam Mayer Digitally Designed Geared Business Cards » NYC Resistor » Electronics, Hacking… (tags: business cards DIY gears) [...]

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  • http://www.creative-business-cards.net/super-creative-business-card-by-adam-mayer/ Super Creative Business Card by Adam Mayer

    [...] to  Bre Pettis I learnt that Adam Mayer,  after inmersing himself in the world of Gears and gearing designed this [...]

  • http://www.creative-business-cards.net/ Julian

    Thanks Bre for the background about this wonderful card.
    I've seen it around but without the history or author.
    I am starting a blog (today ) about creative business cards and I hope you don't mind if I quote your blurb.
    Don't bother visiting the blog because it won't look good for a few days.

  • http://www.creative-business-cards.net/ Julian

    Thanks Bre for the background about this wonderful card.
    I've seen it around but without the history or author.
    I am starting a blog (today ) about creative business cards and I hope you don't mind if I quote your blurb.
    Don't bother visiting the blog because it won't look good for a few days.

  • http://www.wamucardscom.com wamucardscom

    That looks pretty interesting. I still can’t believe that people actually have virtual and digital business cards. Man do I feel behind the times. I am completely lost when it comes to things like this. I think I’m getting old :p