In FAB

If Only This 3D Printed Skateboard Could Handle a Double Set

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For as long as the human race has had access to 3D printers, they’ve dreamt of creating a 3D printed skateboard… Well, maybe not the entire human race, but a few imaginative persons have dreamt of printing custom decks and one of them has made it happen. 3DPRINTUK posted the result of the CGTrader 3D printing contest on their site and the print for the winning entry. Sam Abbott won the contest for best portfolio, sending his skull-bottom skateboard design to 3DPRINTUK to take from dream to reality.

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In DESIGN

Everyday Objects Re-Imagined With an Injection of Sir Jony Ive's iOS 7 Design Language DNA

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BMW just announced that their new i3 electric car was heavily inspired by the latest in tablet and smartphone designs. Given that the automotive industry is usually on the forefront of trends that trickle down into other facets of design, does this mean that the frosted overlays, thin typeface (Helvetica Neue), flat graphics, and gradients galore that have become synonymous with iOS 7 will become real in our everyday household objects? Designer Jason Wagoner of The Agency San Diego took an explorative route into re-imagining everyday objects that feature a healthy dose of the new iOS 7 design language. What do you think?

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In DESIGN

Power Surfacing 101 for SolidWorks: Create an Organic Pitcher Design

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For those of you who have implemented the new Power Surfacing plug in for SolidWorks into your toolset, your work has no doubt taken a more organic route. For those unfamiliar with the plug in, Power Surfacing allows you to design complex freeform Class A surfaces in SolidWorks without the headache of patching trimmed surfaces to created complicated organic forms. Essentially, it’s a ball of clay that resides within your SolidWorks workspace that you can push and pull to your heart’s content similar to other Sub-D modeling programs (ie Luxology’s modo). In this new sneak peek of the upcoming Power Surfacing 101 series from cadjunkie, industrial designer Adam O’Hern guides you through the creation of an organic pitcher design and the process of setting it’s internal volume to a specified unit of measurement.

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In DESIGN

'Unuseful Slingshot' is Entirely Useful and Packs Nicely in Your Back Pocket

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For his ‘about’ section on his Behance profile page, designer Francois Xavier Saint Georges of Montreal describes his work as “low tech, bare hands, and experimental”. With that in mind, it’s not surprising that his slingshot design is entirely void of the actual ‘slingshot’ itself. With his clever go-anywhere design, you can pack this badboy into just about any pocket you have and be ready for when those soda cans start their trash talkin’.

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Craighton Berman's Sketchnotes Capture Best of Design at IDSA International

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If you’ve not heard of Craighton Berman, you’ve seen his work (or work inspired by his). He’s an industrial designer/illustrator based in Chicago and it just so happens that this year’s IDSA International Conference is in Chicago as well. So, it worked out quite nicely for Craighton to stop by and lend his signature sketching to the event, capturing the first round of talks on a massive whiteboard.

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