Studio · Launched 2024

Reading Printworks

Matching print and 3D projects to the right maker

Reading Printworks website

The problem

Getting something made, whether a run of shirts or a 3D print, means defining your project, then hunting for a vendor who fits. I hit that exact wall wanting to print T-shirts and 3D models and found no easy path, so I started building the thing I wished existed.

What I did

I conceived and built it end to end: concept, brand, the storefront, and the vendor matching it’s growing into.

The layers

  1. ServersHosting and deploys on my VPS
  2. Payments & authStripe checkout, Google OAuth
  3. Data modelProducts, print and 3D options, and the vendors projects get matched to
  4. CMS / frameworkE-commerce platform and product catalog
  5. FrontendThe storefront and the project intake flow
  6. BrandName, identity and product design

How it works

You describe what you want made (a run of shirts, a 3D print, an AR-enhanced piece) and it gets matched to a vendor who fits. It started as a storefront with its own product lines; matching projects to the right vendor is where it’s heading.

What I learned

Starting from my own need defined the product, but the storefront wasn’t the real problem: matching a project to the right vendor is. That’s why it’s moving toward a marketplace.

Built with

E-commerce · Stripe · QR / AR experiences · Print & 3D fulfillment · Google OAuth · Brand & product design