Kim Maida

@kimmaida
Executive DevRel, miniatures, artisan keycaps
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I lead Developer Relations, and I'm a miniature artist! I make miniatures, charms, jewelry, dioramas, artisan keycaps for mechanical keyboards, and hand-drawn stickers (which I give away at conferences). I also write a little developer well-being newsletter and love to travel — internationally by air, or domestically in my overlanding rig.

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Just dealing free stickers to those souls in need: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg248KpDGxc/

Hello friends! I have some news: this Friday July 15 is my last day with Ionic. I'm going to take some time off to focus on family, mental health, and personal goals and projects. I've never had th...

I made some new DevRel stickers to give away at conferences:

When you try to learn about JSON Web Tokens, there's a lot of mystery and not a lot of clear, concise information explaining exactly what they are, how they're signed, or how they're validated. Rea...

Artisan Keycaps

I'm working on a collection of bento artisan keycaps for mechanical keyboards! You can see more at @mihi.mini.studio on Instagram or on my website at mihi-mini.studio.

I make (and very occasionally sell) artisan keycaps for mechanical keyboards as well as miniature collectibles, models, and dioramas. I especially enjoy making sets of keycaps, which I use to eithe...

Art & Stickers

Being on break means that instead of being overwhelmed by work, I'm overwhelmed by the sheer number of hobbies and side projects that I want to squeeze in before going back to work (and in between ...

Articles & Blogs

In-person tech conferences are back! If you're thinking about attending one and are either an introvert or just "out of practice" after years of quarantine, this blog post might help: 👓 How to Maxi...

I wrote a short blog post on how Developer Relations teams can build and form lasting, positive relationships with a developer audience. The post boils down my philosophy on Developer Relations ove...