Tag: yoyo design

  • The Bathysphere Yoyo Design

    The Bathysphere Yoyo Design

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    The Bathysphere was released a bit ago now, but I wanted to share some of the work that went into its design and development. Being a collaboration design, between myself and TRT, the process gets drawn out a bit, and this project actually started in 2022. Let’s look back! I’ve known Bruce & Jess of…

  • Mk1 Spyglass Design Notes

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    The Spyglass is the latest yoyo design from Mk1 Yoyos, our third bimetal, and eighth release overall. It takes design inspiration from previous Mk1 releases, the Diffraction and Contact, combining them into something wholly unique in our lineup. We’re excited for it. Are you? I documented the design and production process on YouTube in a…

  • Developing the Sliver

    Developing the Sliver

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    The design of the Sliver, a new yoyo from Mk1 and Spiral, began with a threat. Jamie (Spiral owner) immediately responded with some slimline/mini thoughts, and a 37mm wide concept that he had been working on intermittently. This was back in 2020, early in the year, before even the Kappa had released. Talk about a…

  • Mk1 Design Contest

    Mk1 Design Contest

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    When I started designing yoyos it wasn’t clear where it would take me. There was almost a year between my first tiny batch of Diffractions and the first bigger run of 60. I always enjoyed talking to the handful of other designers I knew, and one of my dreams at the time was to collaborate…