In DESIGN

The DIY Wood iPad Stand that Screams Style/Prevents Tablet Jabbing Violence

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I challenge you to find a better looking iPad stand at the cash register. You’ve probably seen a few small businesses using an iPad and a Square Card Reader to push consumer purchasing power into the future. I see it more every day. Many stand awkwardly holding the iPad as they ask me to jab my signature into the screen and (more violently) tap my email in for a receipt. This is the first stand I’ve seen developed for the pad-holding purpose that prevents the awkward holding and screams style to your patrons. It’s wood and, if you’re handy with a jigsaw, you can make it yourself.

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In CAD

Sketchfab Brings Smooth, Simple Model Viewing to the Web

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More web-based model viewers?! Say it isn’t so. Yes, yes it is so. Sketchfab has actually been around for a bit, but there’s more to upload-n-go site than meets the eye. While many of the 3D web viewers are focused on building in a high level of collaboration, battling back and forth with each other on features and funding, Sketchfab has one very simple focus.

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In SMACKDOWN

Friday Smackdown: Gjajo Bjorj

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A large moon rose over the hill. On the edge of the firelight, wood shavings fell against the ground. Carving the face of a laughing horse was one thing; the one thing that could only be done with a blade sharpened by these links. Adam Kuczek – No, I can’t get enough sci-fi production paintings,…

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In DESIGN

Behind the Design: The Handmade Process of the Eames Chair

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I’ve got a soft, gooey spot for vintage designer chairs. Mostly, just for looking at them though, thinking, “That looks like a chair I could sit in with a pipe, a tumbler of scotch and an expensive looking mustache.” The Eames chair is exactly one of those types of chairs. It’s manufactured at the Herman Miller factory in Zeeland, Michigan and after all these years, much of the process relies on the hands of the dedicated employees.

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