With everything from 3D print fail blogs to in-depth tutorials on how to avoid various 3D printing pitfalls, it was only a matter time before we saw a 3D print preview offering. Unsurprisingly, Autodesk Labs has given us our first taste of what to expect with their all-new Project Miller app designed for testing and previewing your 3D models before hitting that all-too-important (and expensive) ‘Print’ button.
Few things can tell you more about somebody’s personality than a list of their all-time favorite reads. Okay, maybe a hidden playlist of Dolly Parton’s hits has the potential to be slightly more revealing but regardless, book lists are definitely up there. From various philosophy books to instructional guides on Chinese calligraphy and the biography of Tina Fey, take a peek at what some iconic industrial designers including Karim Rashid, Norman Foster, Jonathan Adler, Michael Graves, and others keep nearby on their bookshelf with this great list from Designers and Books.
It’s no secret that having fun, brightly-colored toys scattered across one’s desk can perk up anybody’s work environment. Perhaps nobody knows this better than one of the pioneers of designer toys and founder of Kidrobot, Paul Budnitz. Heck, even MoMA carries over a dozen of his designs in their permanent collection. So what’s his secret? In a unique class offering using the popular SkillShare platform, Budnitz is preparing to show the world how you can sketch and create your own unique designer toys—so get your 3D printer ready and clear off some desk space already.
We’re always talking about the future of design, the future of technology, the future of MAKING. In a world where we can interact with empty space, a world where we can 3D print our own shower curtain rings and bionic ears, a world where we’ll be sending people to space for vacation, how do we find the next ‘big thing’? Maker Galaxy is a show that explores the crossroads of Design, Technology, and the Future of Making. In this episode, we’ll be talking to Dr. Jordan Brandt about his plans for manufacturing Elon Musk’s Hyperloop concept, what’s happening with 4D printing, how he and his team use CAD in the cloud, and what does the future of professional design look like?
The furry cheek fat of the the chub-hubbling’s left eyelid drooped over the rods that served to heighten its sense of both smell and sound. Offering tea, you could barely keep yourself from saying thank you, bowing at the waist for a closer look that revealed small mechanical worms crawling across those rods, harvesting these…