In CAD

Plethora Gives You Instant Quotes to Machine Your SolidWorks or Inventor Parts

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There are five things I want after designing a part–a damn part, damn fast. 3D printing was suppose to be the revolutionary technology that made all our manufacturing woes go away, speed the whole process up and leave machinists in a wake of plastic fumes and corporate laughter. DMLS still holds high hopes for production level components, however many still stoke the cigar of CNC machined parts, savoring the sweet taste of machine oil splashing off a multi-axis machine tool–ahhhhhhhhhh–and Plethora is the one planning to bring the machining speed straight at you.

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In DESIGN

A Brief Visual History of Video Game Controller Design

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Over the past 30 years, the landscape of video controller design has been nearly just as colorful as the varieties of game options that they are controlling. When comparing the simplistic directional pad and two-button layouts of some of the earliest controller designs to the more ‘smart’ (and complicated) designs seen in today’s Playstation and…

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In CULTURE

A Peek Inside Apple University: How Picasso Helped Influence Apple's Approach to Industrial Design

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As anybody with an interest in Apple’s top-secret design offices knows, few details ever emerge behind the ‘Minimaluminiumalism’ approach to some of the most game-changing product designs of all time. Sure, Apple’s Jony Ive has expressed how much appreciation he has for Dieter Rams and even opened up on how much Dieter Rams influenced him…

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