The Gizmo Grotto

Want to work with The Gizmo Grotto?

We may be hiring. Just not always in the traditional way.

We're always interested in meeting people who create interesting things — artists, CAD designers, inventors, makers, tinkerers, and anyone in between. If that's you, we want to know.

Show Us What You Create
No Equipment Required

You don't need a factory to have a great idea

Who This Is For

If you make things, this is for you

Professional designer or not — if any of this sounds like you, keep reading.

Artists Illustrators CAD Designers Blender / 3D Modelers Inventors Makers Hobbyists Craftspeople Engineers Tinkerers Product Designers Graphic Designers People who sketch ideas People who build prototypes People who just make interesting things
How It Works

You create. We help make it real.

You bring the original idea — a concept, a drawing, a model, a prototype. We can bring manufacturability review, CAD refinement, prototyping, testing, production, materials, packaging, photography, listings, and the retail and online reach to actually sell it.

STEP 1
You introduce yourself and show us what you create.
STEP 2
GG reviews it.
STEP 3
If there appears to be a fit, we talk.
STEP 4
We may prototype, refine, or adapt a design for production.
STEP 5
Before anything is sold, we agree in writing on ownership, rights, and compensation.
STEP 6
GG manufactures and sells the product.
STEP 7
The creator is paid according to that agreement.
Who Brings What

A real collaboration, not a contest

You bring
  • An original concept, drawing, model, artwork, or prototype
  • The willingness to work through what it takes to make it real
GG may bring
  • Manufacturability review & CAD refinement
  • Design adaptation, prototyping & testing
  • Production engineering, materials & packaging
  • Product photography & listings
  • Physical retail exposure & online sales
  • Customer service, fulfillment & shipping
  • Pricing, and iteration based on customer feedback
Be Clear-Eyed About This

Realistic expectations, up front

Royalty Philosophy

Production changes don't erase your participation

One likely arrangement for some creator products is a royalty — you get paid a share every time a product based on your idea sells. Here's our philosophy on that:

If your accepted design becomes the basis of a royalty-bearing GG product, GG may make reasonable production changes — adjusting dimensions, strengthening walls, changing tolerances or materials, redesigning connections, improving printability or manufacturability, adding branding areas, changing assembly methods, creating size or color variants, improving geometry, even rebuilding the CAD — and those changes do not automatically eliminate your royalty participation.

As long as the resulting product remains part of the agreed originating product or product family, you keep participating under the written royalty agreement. Different products may end up using different arrangements — royalties, per-unit compensation, a purchased design, commissioned work, or something else entirely — but exact terms, rights, product-family definitions, and any exclusivity are always spelled out in writing before commercialization, not left implied.

Introduce Yourself

Show Us What You Create

A few short steps — more like a conversation than an application. Takes a few minutes.

About you
Just enough for us to say hello.
Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this a job application?

Not in the traditional sense. We're not currently hiring broadly for in-house roles, but if you create things people might want to buy, we may be able to help manufacture, sell, and pay you for it — as a creator partner, not necessarily an employee.

Do I need a 3D printer or CAD experience?

No. You don't need equipment, software, or formal training. You need an original idea and the willingness to create — GG can bring the manufacturability review, CAD refinement, and production side.

What if GG changes my design?

That's normal — good ideas often need production engineering to become manufacturable. We may adjust dimensions, materials, geometry, assembly methods, packaging, or other details to make something practical to produce. Under a royalty arrangement, those production changes don't automatically erase your participation. Exact terms are agreed upon in writing before commercialization.

Will I get paid?

If we move forward together, yes — but the exact arrangement (royalty, per-unit compensation, a purchased design, commissioned work, or something else) depends on the product, and is worked out and agreed upon in writing before anything is sold. We don't promise specific percentages or dollar amounts up front, since it varies by product.

Do I lose ownership by submitting?

No. Submitting this form doesn't transfer ownership of anything to GG. If there's mutual interest, ownership, rights, and compensation are all worked out in a written agreement before anything is manufactured or sold.

What shouldn't I share yet?

Don't send confidential designs, trade secrets, detailed source files, or anything you're not comfortable sharing at this stage. A general description and some reference images are plenty to start a conversation — detailed files can come later if there's real mutual interest.