Well, time for another round of apps that cover the spectrum of your beloved mobile device, be it iPhone, Android or Windows. The Weekly App Smack is the best of design and productivity apps (and maybe a couple of fun ones, too) for the busy professional and this week we have a list sure to…
This week’s Spotify-powered SolidSmack Radio Playlist brings an entirely new face-smack of great music to help propel you through those laborious, tedious design tasks for the next few days. This week we’re pulling out some of our favorite Rockabilly classics to get down to. We’ll start off this week’s radio with ‘California Blues’ from Webb…
As more people get hip to streaming their music from various Cloud-based music services, the market for connected (and wireless) speakers has seen a huge surge in the past few years. While you could go out and get any number of connected speakers ranging from portable bluetooth options to more high-end kits made for serious…
Brought to you this week by the day-long shedding of Smoth Mealer’s tentacle skin, be sure to check out the all new episode of Cool Tools of Doom n’ Stuff! By the way, we love our SolidSmack readers! Have something cool you’ve come across and want to share it on SolidSmack? Don’t hide it in…
Well, time for another round of apps that cover the spectrum of your beloved mobile device, be it iPhone, Android or Windows. The Weekly App Smack is the best of design and productivity apps (and maybe a couple of fun ones, too) for the busy professional and this week we have a list sure to…
This week’s Spotify-powered SolidSmack Radio Playlist brings an entirely new face-smack of great music to help propel you through those laborious, tedious design tasks for the next few days. This week we’re laying down some house music vibes to get that blood pumping as we head into the last good month of Summer. We’ll start…
3D Printing? Turns out it’s been a smash hit around the world. Inside 3D Printing is among the various trade shows that have been whipping up activity across the continents, bringing everyone from investors and businessmen to makers and start-ups. Now Inside 3D Printing Conference & Expo is hitting Hong Kong… for the first time.
Well, time for another round of apps that cover the spectrum of your beloved mobile device, be it iPhone, Android or Windows. The Weekly App Smack is the best of design and productivity apps (and maybe a couple of fun ones, too) for the busy professional and this week we have a list sure to…
This week’s Spotify-powered SolidSmack Radio Playlist brings an entirely new face-smack of great music to help propel you through those laborious, tedious design tasks for the next few days. This week we’re switching the tempo to something a little lower and deeper with some of our favorite Trip Hop tracks. We’ll start off this week’s…
Few things go better together than true love and a bag of Quikrete. Well, perhaps we can sit on that one for awhile but in the meantime, this Death Star Vase made from a Star Wars-themed silicone mold is quite possibility one of the better-balanced DIY projects we’ve seen in awhile: not too polished, functional…
Brought to you this week by the pores in Smoth Mealer’s chin squirting freshly-steamed tortillas, be sure to check out the all new episode of Cool Tools of Doom n’ Stuff! By the way, we love our SolidSmack readers! Have something cool you’ve come across and want to share it on SolidSmack? Don’t hide it…
Well, time for another round of apps that cover the spectrum of your beloved mobile device, be it iPhone, Android or Windows. The Weekly App Smack is the best of design and productivity apps (and maybe a couple of fun ones, too) for the busy professional and this week we have a list sure to…
This week’s Spotify-powered SolidSmack Radio Playlist brings an entirely new face-smack of great music to help propel you through those laborious, tedious design tasks for the next few days. This week we’re taking a step back and pulling out some of our favorite ‘oldies’…depending on when you were born of course. We’ll start off this…
In they went one by one, down into the darkest black cave you ever did see. The water droplets echoed off the walls with a deafening stillness that sent a chill down even the burliest of spines. As the clods of earth being hammered from the walls could be heard rising from the depths, we…
Office warfare can come in many forms. For some it involves competitive games of ping pong or foosball…for others it involves spitballs and the occasional foam dart. Perhaps you even find yourself having to protect your beloved toy collection or Copic marker set from thieving co-workers similar to Milton in the 1999 comedy classic Office…
Well, time for another round of apps that cover the spectrum of your beloved mobile device, be it iPhone, Android or Windows. The Weekly App Smack is the best of design and productivity apps (and maybe a couple of fun ones, too) for the busy professional and this week we have a list sure to…
This week’s Spotify-powered SolidSmack Radio Playlist brings an entirely new face-smack of great music to help propel you through those laborious, tedious design tasks for the next few days. This week we’ve put together a humble tribute to the last surviving original member of the Ramones who passed away this past Friday. Tommy Ramone was…
Brought to you this week by a steaming plate of hair noodles plucked from the underbelly of a chihuahua, be sure to check out the all new episode of Cool Tools of Doom n’ Stuff! By the way, we love our SolidSmack readers! Have something cool you’ve come across and want to share it on…
Yeah, you know what’s good for ya. Plenty of SolidSmack B12, the fresh smell of a 3D printer running overnight, and the papery goodness of a 3D printed grapefruit. JUICY. You know what else is juicy? The Inside 3D Printing Conference and Expo. We’ve teamed up with them to bring you 10% off all the events,…
Well, time for another round of apps that cover the spectrum of your beloved mobile device, be it iPhone, Android or Windows. The Weekly App Smack is the best of design and productivity apps (and maybe a couple of fun ones, too) for the busy professional and this week we have a list sure to…
This week’s Spotify-powered SolidSmack Radio Playlist brings an entirely new face-smack of great music to help propel you through those laborious, tedious design tasks for the next few days. This week we’ll start off with the fresh and mellow vibe from St. Vincent’s Prince Johnny and work our way through some of the latest War…
He was a large man of burly stature with a thick black beard, scarred hands, and piercing blue eyes…eyes that could make even the saltiest of Kracken shiver in fear. He sat us young lads down in the galley as he removed a wooden leg that bore the marks of hundreds of bloody battles and…
Well, it’s Friday again folks and we all know what that means: time for another project to tack onto our weekend project board! The DIY Weekend Smack features a weekly project that we’ve found that is cheap, easy, effective and most importantly, something fun to keep that creative muscle flexed over the weekend! This week…
Well, time for another round of apps that cover the spectrum of your beloved mobile device, be it iPhone, Android or Windows. The Weekly App Smack is the best of design and productivity apps (and maybe a couple of fun ones, too) for the busy professional and this week we have a list sure to…
Implementing a fully digital drawing workflow from end to end is a desire of many companies. The digital workflow should be divided into two categories: the workflow for drawing creation and the workflow for drawing consumption. During the creation process, a digital workflow improves collaboration, improves communication between the designers and engineers, ensures data is…
This week’s Spotify-powered SolidSmack Radio Playlist brings an entirely new face-smack of great music to help propel you through those laborious, tedious design tasks for the next few days. This week we’ll start off with the adrenaline-pumping pulse of Tick of the Clock from the Chromatics and work our way through some Cave Singers, Dirty…
Here on SolidSmack we’re always on the lookout for cool projects. Sure, our readers love to take a juicy sketch and model it up in CAD for a slick 3D print or a more involved manufactured product, but sometimes it’s the simple and easy projects that can help keep our creative itch scratched…especially on the…
Brought to you this week by Paul Bunyan’s bunions, be sure to check out the all new episode of Cool Tools of Doom n’ Stuff! By the way, we love our SolidSmack readers! Have something cool you’ve come across and want to share it on SolidSmack? Don’t hide it in your neck skin! Send it…
Well, time for another round of apps that cover the spectrum of your beloved mobile device, be it iPhone, Android or Windows. The Weekly App Smack is the best of design and productivity apps (and maybe a couple of fun ones, too) for the busy professional and this week we have a list sure to…
It’s common knowledge that 28% of people printed in ABS cauliflower blue, prefer to be smacked with savings on a daily basis. Fortunately, the extruders have aligned and our good friends over at Mediabistro Inc. have 1) announced the program for the Melbourne, Australia Inside 3D Printing Conference and Expo and 2) are providing SolidSmack…
This week’s Spotify-powered SolidSmack Radio Playlist brings an entirely new face-smack of great music to help propel you through those laborious, tedious design tasks for the next few days. This week we’re dusting off some of our favorite vinyls for a well-rounded mix of rock and roll classics. We’ll start with Rock and Roll from…
Time for another round of apps that cover the spectrum of your beloved mobile device, be it iPhone, Android or Windows. The Weekly App Smack is the best of design and productivity apps (and maybe a couple of fun ones, too) for the busy professional and this week we have a list sure to make…
This week’s Spotify-powered SolidSmack Radio Playlist brings an entirely new face-smack of great music to help propel you through those laborious, tedious design tasks for the next few days. This week we’re heading off into the desert night with an eclectic mix of excellent driving tunes. We’ll start navigating our way with Compass from Jamie…
Brought to you this week by an alien lung bubble covered in pine mulch, be sure to check out the all new episode of Cool Tools of Doom n’ Stuff! By the way, we love our SolidSmack readers! Have something cool you’ve come across and want to share it on SolidSmack? Don’t hide it in…
This week’s Spotify-powered SolidSmack Radio Playlist brings an entirely new face-smack of great music to help propel you through those laborious, tedious design tasks for the next few days. This week we’re starting off with the chill-out vibes from Bob Marley in the form of ‘Mellow Mood’ before working our way through an eclectic mixture…
Brought to you this week by a salty cod lounging on a lawn chair drinking strawberry soda from a swirly straw, be sure to check out the all new episode of Cool Tools of Doom n’ Stuff! By the way, we love our SolidSmack readers! Have something cool you’ve come across and want to share…
안녕하세요! Strike up the band! Warn the children! Cover your grandma’s eyes! Inside 3D Printing Seoul kicks off NEXT WEEK. It’s set to be the first 3D printing trade show in South Korea, aaaaaaaaaaaand as one of the largest events Inside 3D Printing has hosted to date, SolidSmack readers can get in on the action…
This week’s Spotify-powered SolidSmack Radio Playlist brings an entirely new face-smack of great music to help propel you through those laborious, tedious design tasks for the next few days. This week we’re starting off with the latest from The Kooks and then we’ll work our way through some Kasabian, Damon Albarn, Nick Cave, St. Vincent,…
This week’s Spotify-powered SolidSmack Radio Playlist brings an entirely new face-smack of great music to help propel you through those laborious, tedious design tasks for the next few days. This week we’re picking up the tempo with some indie electronic music that is among the best available today. We’ll start with Paper Trails from the…
Leave it up to industrial designer Adam O’Hern and his industrial design training site cadjunkie to sharpen those SolidWorks Ninja skills. Released today, the new and improved course pages for the SolidWorks 101, 201 and 301 series are the perfect way to stay on top of your SolidWorks skill set. Featuring projects including a robot…
Brought to you this week by a passive-aggressive guinea pig wearing an extra-large sombrero and singing the Macarena, be sure to check out the all new episode of Cool Tools of Doom n’ Stuff! By the way, we love our SolidSmack readers! Have something cool you’ve come across and want to share it on SolidSmack?…
This week’s Spotify-powered SolidSmack Radio Playlist brings an entirely new face-smack of great music to help propel you through those laborious, tedious design tasks for the next few days. For this blues harp-inspired playlist we’ll start with ‘Blowing the Blues’ from Sonny Terry and work our way through some Howlin’ Wolf, Little Walter, Jimmy Reed…
Brought to you this week by a mutant Koala bear with vodka tentacles and a guacamole hat, be sure to check out the all new episode of Cool Tools of Doom n’ Stuff! By the way, we love our SolidSmack readers! Have something cool you’ve come across and want to share it on SolidSmack? Don’t…
Between the recent developments in creating 3D printed houses, replicas of T-Rex museum displays and even carbon fiber race car parts, the limits of additive manufacturing are being pushed daily. In the past, 3D printers were commonly used for creating prototypes and one-offs in the product development process. Today however, everybody from middle school students…
While using a stylus and a tablet for sketching is still a cumbersome experience for a lot of designers (particularly in the fine-point tip department), it is still very doable with enough practice…and in some cases, with some spare paper nearby. We’ve seen two-in-one hybrids that pair a stylus tip with a pen in the…
It comes with little surprise that with the rise of Kickstarter videos and ‘launch campaigns’ there is a growing trend in creating ‘start-up parodies’. Perhaps the most well-known is HBO’s Silicon Valley tv show in which the main character navigates the weird and wild terrain of the California start-up scene. Similar to the essence of…
Still the most iconic of all video game systems, the original NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) is arguably still just as relevant today as it was when it released in North America in 1985. With its expansive game library and lo-fi simplicity, it’s a breath of fresh air for not only retro gamers but also those…
This week’s Spotify-powered SolidSmack Radio Playlist brings an entirely new face-smack of great music to help propel you through those laborious, tedious design tasks for the next few days. This week we’ve put together a high-tempo playlist to help you hammer out those marathon sketch sessions. We’ll start with ‘Here It Goes Again’ from OK…
This week’s Spotify-powered SolidSmack Radio Playlist brings an entirely new face-smack of great music to help propel you through those laborious, tedious design tasks for the next few days. This week we’re celebrating the release of Damon Albarn’s first-ever solo release! You’ve heard him before as the mastermind behind Blur, Gorillaz, The Good, The Bad…
This week we’re introducing a new feature here on SolidSmack that aims to highlight some of the best (and most ridiculous) apps of the week. This week we’re bringing you six apps for the iPhone and five apps for Android that are sure to keep you converting, killing, running and creating. This is the first…
