Howtoons
Maker Faire Bay Area 2016
MAKERS
Ingrid Dragotta
Ingrid Dragotta is the designer and project manager for Howtoons. She also works as a designer for Otherlab. Before Howtoons, Ingrid worked in the children’s apparel and toy industries at New Balance Athletic Shoe Inc. and Hasbro, Inc.
Nicholas Dragotta
Nick Dragotta began his career at Marvel Comics. Nick is the co-creator and artist of the New York Times bestselling and Eisner nominated comic series East of West, with Jonathan Hickman at Image. He also works with Otherlab visualizing concepts.
Saul Griffith
Dr. Saul Griffith is known as an inventor, but was trained as an engineer. He received his PhD at MIT. Saul is currently running Otherlab, an independent research lab in San Francisco working on renewable energy, robotics, and advanced manufacturing.
Jared Nixon
Phil Hopkins
Howtoons provides engaging content that teaches kids how to build things, combining instructions with visual storytelling. Howtoons has a foundation of science and engineering education, inspiring creativity through art and imagination.
What inspired you to make this project?:
We wanted to reinvent the "how to" manual for kids by adding engaging stories that would not only get kids interested in building projects but help inspire them through art and imagination.
