Instructables is a site developed by Squid Labs, a lab whose focus is on technical innovation and whose founders were once part of the MIT Media Lab. Instructables provides a forum for personal creativity, as it allows users to post instructions to describe how they created something. The concept of Instructables has been in the works for over five years, and has evolved from a platform initally called iFabricate that was developed in late 2004.

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Instructables added Mark Jacobsen as Board.

Posted 6/4/08 at 9:02pm
Instructables added Noah Weinstein as Head of Production.

Posted 7/11/07 at 4:02am
Instructables added Cloude Porteus as Director of Products.

Posted 7/11/07 at 4:00am
Instructables added Eric Nguyen as Interaction Engineer.

Posted 7/11/07 at 3:59am
Instructables added Rachel McConnell as Senior Software Developer.

Posted 7/11/07 at 3:58am
Instructables added Jeff Feldman as Board.

Posted 7/11/07 at 3:57am
Instructables added Christy Canida as Board.

Posted 7/11/07 at 3:56am
Instructables added Eric Wilhelm as Board.

Posted 7/11/07 at 3:54am
Instructables was acquired by Autodesk . (8/1/11)

Posted 8/1/11 at 5:45pm via techcrunch.com

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Website	instructables.com
Blog	instructables.com/news
Stage	Live
Launch Date	July 11, 2007
Tags	wiki

The concept of the Instructables website is inspired by a notion of creativity and innovation, as it is a place where individuals can “share what they do and how they do it, and learn from and collaborate with others.” Essentially, Instructables offers a forum where users can sign up for free and post instructions using words and pictures to describe the creation of just about anything. Instructable subjects range from art to cooking to technology to the well-named category “not liable.” Users can post comments or opinions regarding different Instructables, which creates a forum for discourse and creativity amongst individuals interested in particular how-to projects.