Our Projects

Bike Hugger Bettie

posted by DL Byron on June 12, 2007

Bettie is Bike Hugger design study in urban mobility focused on building a sport-utility bike. A sport-utility bike (SUB) is a variety of load-carrying bicycle pioneered by Xtracycle who invented the FreeRadical, a hitchless bike trailer (it attaches directly to the frame instead of with hinges).

Wikipedia thoroughly explains the Xtracycle in an entry, including their history, and even links to Bettie.

We blog all about Bettie on Bike Hugger, a Hugger Industries blog.

Hugger Industries is a Textura Design, Inc. company.

See Us Speak

2012

Built at SXSW

March 9-13, 2012

Built is a series of talks by people who create.

SXSW

March 9-13, 2012

Byron is talking about a decade of making stuff.

ACTE Global Education

April 22-24, 2012

Byron is talking at ACTE about social and the travel industry.

Built at NXNEi 12

June 12-15, 2012

After SXSW, Built arrives in Toronto at NXNEi for three shows.

NXNEi

June 12-15, 2012

Byron will also talk at NXNEi about making stuff and expande it into an hour-long session.

2011

ACTE Paris

October 2-4, 2011

Byron spoke about Social at the Association of Corporate Travel Executives’ 2011 ACTE Global Education Conference in Paris.

WebVisions 11

April 13, 2011

We're back at Webvisions for another Built and Byron will speak about A Decade of Independent Manufacturing with Social Media.

Mix 11

April 13, 2011

Byron is bringing his "what exactly are we doing on the web" talk to Mix.

Built at PDX Bike Show

April 14, 2011

Built: A Series of Talks by People Who Create at PDX Bike Show is our flavor of a maker, hacker, DIY, Ignite-style event, with the bike as a backdrop.

Built at SXSW

March 15, 2011

Built: A Series of Talks by People Who Create at SXSW is our flavor of a maker, hacker, DIY, Ignite-style event, with the bike as a backdrop.

SXSW Core Conversation

March 15, 2011

Nearly 20 years into this industry, one that we mostly just made up as we went along, it's time to ask what exactly is our craft. What do we do and how well do we do it?

Read Our Books

Publish and Prosper: Blogging for Your Business

By DL Byron and Steve Broback

This practical book explains the real-world techniques, tools and concepts designers and marketers can use to build a blog that enhances their business objectives. Buy It!