This Steampunk World could very well be a replica of the actual world sent back from the future. I’m guessing it’s exactly what the world will look like in… oh, let’s say 2840… give or take a few decades. It was created by Mauricio Chong (aka MacBurro) after discovering Shapeways and realizing that you can ‘even make a shop’ to sell them ‘I guess’.
If I told you that all your design in the future would be done in the cloud with all possible design iterations instantly calculated and all the best possibilities presented in a highly interactive visual format, you would probably look at me holding back a burst of laughter. However, this idea of a web-accessible, model-based design platform is a trend we’ve been seeing lately and the promising future of using offsite computing power for massive amounts of calculations is an option many software companies want to explore. One company building a platfrom of their own is CyDesign. Their product, CyDesign Studio is set to be released this summer, but in this exclusive interview with CEO Serdar Uckun we get a sneak peak at CyDesign Studio and some insight into what makes this cloud-based solution so unique.
Having been a user of Wacom pressure-sensitive products for years, my expectations going into testing the Pogo Connect pressure-sensitive iPad stylus were set at a pretty high bar. Up until the Pogo Connect came out, I always asked myself, “Do I really need to sketch something on my iPad or can I just wait until I get to my desk to sketch something like I really mean it?” Well, the Pogo Connect has managed to find itself in the ‘priority pocket’ within my trusty laptop/iPad bag for four months now. How has it performed now that the novelty has worn off?
Two years ago, you blew your nose, looked up and everyone and their grandma’s elbow was using a device fit with a multi-touch screen and fifty finger-enabled apps. There’s not much that makes multi-touch newsworthy these days, but FlatFrog is going beyond resolution and screen size updates with a pressure detecting technology that makes the future of multi-touch go a little deeper into that 2D screen. However, we can’t help but wonder about better applications for pressure-sensitive multi-touch.
Face it, your bottom is tired of the cushy, padded seat, proper proportions and adjustable arms, back, legs, height, tension, spin and depth. Yes, your ass longs for simplicity. The Sorri lounge chair is a ultra-minimal and ,may I say, ultra-fantastico chair designed by Portugal-based designer Gonçalo Campos. It’s produced by Wewood and while it’s not available for sale yet, the joinery and the form is a site to behold.