{"id":20974,"date":"2015-05-26T20:57:01","date_gmt":"2015-05-26T20:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/?p=20974"},"modified":"2017-04-17T12:09:22","modified_gmt":"2017-04-17T16:09:22","slug":"call-for-blog-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/call-for-blog-stories","title":{"rendered":"Call for Blog Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We love hearing all stories that have to do with 3D printing &#8211; especially when they come straight from our amazing community. With such a wide range of designers with all different interests, ideas, businesses, hobbies, etc. there is never a shortage of great content. We want to give you the chance to tell us your story! Posts can range from Kickstarter campaigns to tutorials, product inspiration to small business starting stories. We&#8217;ve pulled just a few to get your ideas rolling.<\/p>\n<p>If you have a product or story you&#8217;d like to tell, fill out the form below and let us know your story. We&#8217;ll be in contact if we&#8217;d like to feature you!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kickstarter<\/strong><br \/>\nDesigner Matt Smith raises funds to recreate an original\u00a0sculpture\u00a0using digital sculpting techniques and 3D technology. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/20537-using-3d-printing-to-recreate-a-lost-sculpture.html\" target=\"_blank\">Read more \u00bb<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/20537-using-3d-printing-to-recreate-a-lost-sculpture.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20975\" alt=\"kickstarter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/kickstarter.jpg\" width=\"594\" height=\"500\" data-wp-pid=\"20975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/kickstarter.jpg 594w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/kickstarter-320x270.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Small Business Building<\/strong><br \/>\nGabriel Prero, a Shapeways shop owner who partnered with a friend to start a totally new business &#8211; BioSpawn. Using Gabriel&#8217;s knowledge of 3D printing and his friend&#8217;s love for bass fishing, the two set out to make fishing lures with more detail than you could find anywhere else. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/20191-fishing-for-innovation-developing-a-better-fishing-lure-with-3d-printing.html\" target=\"_blank\">Read More \u00bb<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/20191-fishing-for-innovation-developing-a-better-fishing-lure-with-3d-printing.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20979\" alt=\"biz\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/biz.jpg\" width=\"625\" height=\"465\" data-wp-pid=\"20979\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/biz.jpg 625w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/biz-362x270.jpg 362w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Shapeways in the Wild<\/strong><br \/>\nShop owner Melissa Ng scans and prints custom masks for the new JiHAE music video featuring actor Norman Reedus. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/20850-music-video-masks.html\" target=\"_blank\">Read More \u00bb<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/20850-music-video-masks.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20980\" alt=\"wild\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/wild.jpg\" width=\"625\" height=\"425\" data-wp-pid=\"20980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/wild.jpg 625w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/wild-397x270.jpg 397w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Product Features<\/strong><br \/>\nArtist and Designer Tomoo Yamaji who was inspired by the Transformers cartoons from the 80\u2032s and 90\u2032s has designed a fully functional, detailed, 3D printed, assemble yourself transforming robot. Tomoo felt that there was a need for a grown up version of transforming robot toys and decided to use Shapeways 3D printing to bring this impressive design to life. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/20852-japanese-designer-creates-3d-printed-transforming-stingray-toy-kit.html\" target=\"_blank\">Read More \u00bb<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/20852-japanese-designer-creates-3d-printed-transforming-stingray-toy-kit.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20981\" alt=\"products\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/products.png\" width=\"625\" height=\"410\" data-wp-pid=\"20981\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/products.png 625w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/products-400x262.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/a\/shapeways.com\/forms\/d\/124FyD2i5ASmHHd7SFIp9XZRGOs6IZIcdnm-yZ9l_xkU\/viewform?embedded=true\" width=\"760\" height=\"1080\" frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\">Loading&#8230;<\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We love hearing all stories that have to do with 3D printing &#8211; especially when they come straight from our&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":209,"featured_media":20985,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[489],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-products-and-design"],"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/callforblog.jpg","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.9 (Yoast SEO v23.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Call for Blog Stories - Shapeways Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We love hearing all stories that have to do with 3D printing - especially when they come straight from our amazing community. 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