Writing by Ken Goyarola

Essays by Ken Goyarola on building in public, working with AI agents, the craft behind kgaw.io, and lessons from the Replit maker community.

The Handmade Bronze Replit Pin — A commission to hand-fabricate bronze Replit lapel pins for Michele Catasta, built from a single low-res image of an unreleased logo. No vector file, no dimensions, no fabrication drawing.
Hammering Ideas into Reality — Why I share the messy middle of every project, and how building in public compounds trust, feedback, and momentum for an independent maker.
Lessons from the Replit Community — What the Replit community taught me about shipping: remove the friction and you change who gets to build in the first place.
Crafting the Copper Aesthetic — A look at the original copper-on-iron design system behind kgaw.io: palette, type, and the one texture rule that kept it feeling forged, with a live preview of the archived build.