M3 (MishMashMakers) is a research and prototyping consultancy that was started by a Computer Scientist who loves to make things.
By taking a holistic view of the making and fabrication pipeline from initial ideation on pen and paper (or digital devices) through to conceptual mockups (in AR or VR), or working prototypes (using Digital Fabrication techniques) and final products, M3 seeks to help you make things. Our clients and partners often include graduate students, academic researchers, educational institutions, non-profits, industry practitioners, and small to medium-sized companies.
Although fabrication technologies such as laser cutters, 3D printers, vinyl cutters and CNC machines have become cheaper and more user friendly, there are still significant technical, financial and knowledge barriers that prevent most people from integrating these technologies into their creative workflows. M3 seeks to improve access to these new fabrication techniques and computational design by developing techniques, blue prints, and proof-of-concept prototypes to reduce the technology barriers that makers encounter, thus empowering non-technical users to realize their creative potential.
Leveraging over a decade of experience in programming, crafting, electronics, and manufacturing, our mission is two fold. We seek to advance the state of the art in making and fabrication by contributing to the academic research community through academic research (see Research Lab), as well as providing hands-on consultation to people who want to get involved in making, crafting and prototyping themselves – providing guidance in fabrication techniques or providing prototyping services directly. This approach enables M3 to advance challenges within making and fabrication  with other world-class researchers and take on more focused, real-world problems.