Structuring a guide to 3D printing in education

The MakerBot Educator’s Guidebook is a 150+ page introduction to 3D printing in the classroom. It combines a practical crash course in 3D printing with guidance on how to integrate it into lessons, plus more than 40 project ideas across subjects like robotics, engineering, mathematics, science, art, history, and music. The guide also shares tips and techniques from teachers already using 3D printing, helping educators move from first experiments to confident, day-to-day use. After Ultimaker and MakerBot merged and a new shared visual identity was introduced, I redesigned this guidebook to align with the refreshed MakerBot brand. My focus was on translating the identity into a clear editorial system: defining typography, colour roles, grids, and hierarchy so that dense educational content remains calm, readable, and approachable for busy teachers. To support the education and marketing teams long term, I built an extensive set of paragraph, character, and object styles for the entire document. Each chapter, project template, and callout follows the same underlying structure, making it easy to update content, create new editions, or spin off related materials without reinventing the layout. This project reflects how I like to work: turning complex, content-heavy material into a structured design system that stays useful beyond the first publication.