Thick slides and ungreased scrapping of wooden drawers filled the hallway. The air grew dark, sounds muffled, as if all the days of rabbit storm had been combined into one moment where the children hid beneath their desks, clinging to raw carrot juice, keeping extra clips at the ready and entertaining their minds with these…
Somewhere in a galaxy far, far away the LEGO Deathstar is silently weeping laser tears as it hides under the blanket. Yes, the LEGO Deathstar has been dethroned as the coolest lego project ever…by a DIY project that yes, YOU can build if you feel so inclined. The LEGObot is the brainchild of engineering student Matthew Krueger (aka Mastermind) who found himself without enough money to buy one of those coveted MakerBot thingies. Further proving the point that frugality leads to heightened creativity, Matthew built his own 3D printer with his childhood LEGO parts. Can we get a ‘Rock-Awesome!’ over here?
Don’t let your eyes deceive you people…this is not a mockup or macro photography trickery. Inspired by the appearance of corrugated cardboard, Swedish design studio TAF recently designed the offices for Swedish branding and design agency NINE with interiors that resemble cardboard boxes—a well-played nod to the packaging design that happens within the agency’s walls.
This week EngineerVsDesigner sat down with the ONE guy you want to have with you during the zombie apocalypse: Joerg Sprave of the popular YouTube Slingshot Channel. With over 250,000 YouTube subscribers, millions of views, and dozens of feature stories on prominent blogs, Joerg is the definition of an internet celebrity. We had the chance to talk with Joerg about his slingshot designs, how he builds them, what he thinks of 3D printing, and most importantly…..which of his over 250 slingshot designs would he take with him during a zombie apocalypse?
Those who use a 3D mouse swear that once you use one, there’s no going back to using CAD without one. It’s hard to argue that it can dramatically change your entire modeling experience and speed up your process tenfold when used effectively. 3D mouse maker 3D Connexion offers an entry-level 3D mouse for $99, however it lacks the much-needed wrist support when hammering through hours of modeling—not to mention a weighted base that keeps the mouse on the table when performing a pull command. SolidWorks user and designer Coy Andrew is one of the many who are turned off by the price of the more expensive 3D mice with wrist support and set out to recreate the wrist-support and weighted experience of a more expensive model with the entry-level Space Navigator. Now past the prototyping stage and on Kickstarter, we had a chance to talk with Coy about how he and co-designer Rob turned a loose conversation into a fully-realized product.