+ ADD YOUR SET

Include this in your post about the new set:

1. a name for the set,
2. at least one image of 940x940px or larger,
3. list of all parts used (their number). If you add new parts, you need to document them, so we can add them to our page. Find the list of info to include below. 
4. Do you have exclusive IP rights for your model or plan to get some? Let people know. Options: (A) “IP protected: Yes” (share the IP rights you have) (B) “IP protected: Pending” (if you are still not sure if you want to file for protection) (C) “IP protected: No and not planned” (if you don’t have any plans to make your design exclusive by filing for IP protection). If you don’t know what this means read read about IP here or contact us.
5. Do you allow professional local makes? If yes, would you like to receive a donation for a make? If so, please indicate the amount you would like to receive per make and a channel to send the money through to you (e.g. paypal.me, gofundme, patreon or something similar). Don’t forget to include your contact email in case manufacturers want to get in touch. 
6. A disclaimer (optional): You could include a disclaimer. It is a means to protect you in the very, very unlikely event that someone builds your model, does damage with it, and tries to blame you. This is not something specific to Ikego, it could happen to you when ever you post publicly. Copy & paste this: “Disclaimer: This model is just a concept and not fully tested. You should not assume that it works as indicated and I am not saying that it does. I disclaim any responsibility or liability for any damage caused during the construction and use of products based in whole or in part on the concept shown here. All information is provided for your use at your own risk.”

Design your post as you like. 

9 lines of info to share, explanations and template to copy below.

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Basic Info

• Image:  At least one image 940x940px or bigger. 
• What is it: … for example “a board”
• Material: …  for example “flexible | standard tolerance“
• Dimensions: … for example “380x230x15mm | standard tolerance”
• Holes: … for example “Ikego Grid, 4 holes ⌀ 10mm” 

Get the part

• Buy: Two options. Option 1: “available as local make plus readily available in (name store/s),”Option 2: “available as local make plus readily available in stores, search for (add search term)” 
• Make: … for example “find wood, cut it, drill it”

Meta

• Introduced by: … for example “Art Vandelay”
• Open: Two options. Option 1: “I, as the designer of this part publish it under the Ikego Public Promise Version 1.0” shorter “Shared under IPP 1.0.“  Option 2: “I bought this part off the shelf. It might be prior art but I don’t guarantee this.”
• Disclaimer: “This part is just a concept and not fully tested. You should not assume that it works as indicated and I am not saying that it does. I disclaim any responsibility or liability for any damage caused during the construction and use of products based in whole or in part on the concept shown here. All information is provided for your use at your own risk.”

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Explanations

Image: You should own the rights to the image or give us an image under an open license we we can use. Don’t worry about removing the background. We’ll do that.
What is it: Give it some kind of name “board” or “beam” or “knot”
Material: Ikego works with → tolerance to enable local manufacture from local materials. So you don’t write “wood” but “Strong material” which is wood but also metal or plastic for example. The part can be made from all materials unless you add specific requirements here for example “magnetic” or “foamy but durable!”
Dimensions: Ikego works with → tolerance to enable local manufacture with local tools that might not be high precision. So under the standard tolerance the dimensions of a part can vary up to 15 mm on all sides. If your part deviates from this, e.g. because the height must always be exactly the same so that it fits together with other parts, write that here. Otherwise, just leave the link to ‘standard tolerance’ as it is. Complex parts should include drawings to make their dimensions understandable.
Holes: Does the part have holes? If so, how many and what diameter? And do the holes follow the → Ikego grid? Complex parts may require a drawing to show the location of the holes. If your part doesn’t have any holes, just leave it out.
Buy: Can your part be bought anywhere? Have you bought it? Feel free to list specific shops or search terms. Anything that will help people order the part. If it can’t be bought, leave the “local make” comment and link here.
Make: Feel free to add information that will help people make this part. If you don’t have any, just leave this part out.
Your name is important. Especially for parts you made yourself. If your name is obvious – for example because it is your personal website – feel free to leave this part out.
Open: If you made the part yourself, no matter how simple it is, you must choose option one here – the publication under the Ikego Public Promise License Vs 1.0. If you bought the part off the shelf, choose option 2. Make sure you understand what this means, it is about your → intellectual property to the part.
The disclaimer is optional. 

REDESIGN ICONS → The history of design has created some really beautiful looking products that have proven to sell well. Unfortunately most of them don’t consist of multipurpose parts. Redesign them – like Audrey did with the Marii. Don’t worry about IP. Your redesign will look slightly different from the original. That difference will probably be enough to take you out of the scope of protection of the original design. And if it is more than 25 years old, IP protection has probably expired anyway.

ORGANIC SHAPES → Some might say that organic shapes and super-modular design don’t go together. Is that really the case? We wonder!

CRITITCAL DESIGN → Speculative design and critical design are effective techniques for questioning entrenched perspectives. Use them to challenge Ikego’s current research approach. And the broader vision. Shoot it down. Make it absurd. Not with words. With design. And let’s learn from it.