Globe and Mail: whiteboard alternative
I was interviewed by the Globe and Mail about “hacks” for student living. In this case I’ve done a bunch of work to find out cheaper alternatives to whiteboards.
I was originally inspired to start looking for cheaper versions of whiteboards after spending a weekend at Stanford’s D.School working on Ben Huh’s Moby Dick project.
The space is opinionated only in the sense of allowing space to be extemely flexible. Everything object within the building can be moved around to accomadate to the “space” a team needs. If you’re curious, the below video explains it well.
I got mine from this Toronto home depot.
Lexan is the company that makes the highest quality boards. It is important to note that as the price goes down, so does the grade (quality) of plastic.
If you’re interested here are a few other resources I found helpful along the way:
- Cheap whiteboard material can also be found online here
- Stanford’s D.School very thorough design handbook
- Creating a glass whiteboard - instructables
Someone also just sent me their (much bigger than mine) DIY whiteboard:
Let me know if you have any other questions or if you try anything different I’d love to know if it works better?