Me and Cindy in elevator. Berlin, 2017

A little gift of thanks from Cindy & Eric

Dear friend,

Cindy here. I want to thank you for your love and support over the years. Thank you for reading this blog and helping Eric to build a supportive learning community. Thank you for challenging him, motivating him to experiment, grow, and have a greater sense of purpose.

Thank you for believing in him and his mission of open source photography. Thank you for investing your time, energy, and money to attend his workshops and to purchase our products. Everything we make is a labor of love and receiving your support and encouragement motivates us to work harder and dream bigger.

As a small expression of our thanks, we will pay for all shipping costs for orders over $40 from the HAPTIC SHOP this week (until Monday November 27, 2017).

STREET NOTES MOBILE EDITION x RICOH GR II
STREET NOTES MOBILE EDITION x RICOH GR II x ERIC KIM STRAP

For those who cannot afford to purchase our goods, receive a free copy of STREET NOTES MOBILE EDITION,

  1. Post to the free ERIC KIM FORUM 1 photograph and 3 constructive, honest, helpful critiques of other’s photographs. Feel free to also share what you are thankful for in your photography.
  2. Send me an e-mail at hapticindustries@gmail.com linking to those posts.
  3. Complete this by Monday November 27, 2017 and I will e-mail you a copy of Street Notes Mobile Edition. (Side story: Street Notes was the first book Eric and I published together right after we got married last year. We loved creating a photography resource that could function as your everyday shot of inspiration or “workshop in your pocket.”)

Love, Cindy & Eric

PHOTO JOURNAL by HAPTIC

HAPTIC is a family project of Cindy, Eric, Cindy’s mom, sister Jennifer, Annette (Eric’s sister). We package your HAPTIC books, camera straps, art from California and ship anywhere in the world.

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What is Haptic?

HAPTIC means ‘relating to the sense of touch and proprioception.’ HAPTIC honors the meaning of ‘touch’ by making artistic tools, educational resources, and collaborative platforms. HAPTIC also inspires the making of art that touches others and uplifts our spirits.

1. HAPTICPRESS.COM Creative playground for poetically subversive artists and their work. Featuring


2. Publisher of empowering educational materials. Freshly pressed are Creative Every Day & Masters. Locally printed in small batches and personally shipped from California. All purchases help to support open source education on the blog.

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Embark on your eternal return to CREATIVE EVERY DAY by picking up a limited edition copy of Creative Every Day on Amazon or in our shop (We ship anywhere in the world!).

CREATIVE EVERYDAY Spread

Creative Every Day is your artistic toolkit with philosophical and practical tools to learn to photograph, draw, write and express your creative spirit.

We create information tools (books like STREET NOTES, FILM NOTES, and PHOTO JOURNAL) to give you INSPIRATION to spur you to create more art.

Also, we are venturing into mobile technologies, like STREET NOTES MOBILE & KINDLE EDITION, PHOTOGRAPHY VISUALIZATIONS, CREATIVE EVERY DAY MOBILE, and MODERN PHOTOGRAPHER— for you to always have inspiration with you.

THE MODERN PHOTOGRAPHER by HAPTICPRESS
THE MODERN PHOTOGRAPHER by HAPTICPRESS

  1.  Experiments in small limited edition, hand crafted tools
ERIC KIM x HENRI NECK STRAP
CINDY X HENRI WRIST STRAP by Eric Kim. Kyoto 2017
JOSH WHITE X ERIC KIM STRAP
SAIGON SATCHEL TEASER via HAPTIC
SAIGON SATCHEL BY HAPTICLABS
New: Limited Edition Henri Chroma Wrist Straps
New: Limited Edition Henri Chroma Wrist Straps

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Story of Henri Strap & Eric Kim Strap

Unlike huge, anonymous factories, this is the entire operation: Eric, me, my family, Lan, Uyen, and Khai. We are transparent about the labor practices behind the straps because we are proud and love each product we make.

We lived in Vietnam and are very cognizant of global inequality, especially in labor practices. This is why we price our products the way we do. We want to give a fair and respectful wage to everyone involved. We do not run a wholesale factory, but support honest and beautiful work.

Who is Haptic?

HAPTIC PRESS BOX x CINDY NGUYEN fulfills her childhood dream of a box company

Haptic is the brainchild of Cindy Nguyen.

“My dream is to build a community of playing, making, and sharing. I do not know what to call this, but for the time being let’s say it’s an experimental playground. Not quite a collective, gallery, or industry, but just a space to “fux wit it.” Come and leave as you please. Make this your own space.” – Cindy Nguyen

ERICKIM & CINDYNGUYEN x VITRUVIAN CAMERA ARTWEAR

Each of our art, products, and platforms is a labor of love. Many hours, work, money, and thought go into each piece of HAPTIC. We are a collaboration and expression of our families, friends, artists, and the community here. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for your love and support.

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