Cricut Company Lineage & Evolution
Those who dabble in arts and crafts must have heard about the Cricut machine, even if they've not encountered one. But have you ever wondered about the history of the Cricut company and how it got all started? Cricut is an American-based company headquartered in Utah. The company was initially known as Provo Craft & Novelty. This blog will review the company's history, past products, software, and more. Company's Earlier Success Before launching the Original Cricut machine, the company launched a portable, hand-operated die-cutter machine called Cuttlebug. The cutting plotter used plastic dies to cut out letters and images for signs and bulletin boards. Before this machine, schools, businesses, and print shops relied on big industrial-strength die-cutters to do the same thing. Provo Craft successfully transformed expensive die-cutting technology into portable tabletop units with other features that could be sold in craft stores. But the aftermarket sale o...