Great gobs of gravy! If you think you can launch a highly technical project on Kickstarter and get funded with $2,000 pledges, in less than 24 hours, you would be RIGHT. Your name would also be Michael Joyce. Mike’s B9Creator kickstarter project has met the $50,000 goal and is nearing $100,000 after less than two days in. With the B9C’s large print area and high resolution it’s not at all surprising. Here’s a look.

Tumbling amongst the bramble the tiny bot looked up. The sky, large and serene, the occasional flicker of the fissures in the electronic atmosphere. Should he venture in, he could fix it or possibly have his life orb extracted by the power of these links. Greg Craola Simkins – His graphite work, painting and graffiti…

There’s a place we’ve been warned about called, THE FUTURE. I’m not so sure it exists. But if it does, there are present trends that are certainly shaping it and how we experience everything from structures to shopping. Stuart Fingerhut has a firm grasp on what’s setting the pace. You’ve heard him on EngineerVsDesigner. Now, he brings you the future with a quarterly Design trends report that highlights emerging trends, the technology and materials shaping Experience Design.

Oh, to drown your mornings in a scalding hot cup of java. Perhaps you recognize the Octo cup from Shapeways – you can buy it in white ceramic for $56. The eight-handled cup was designed by Cunicode design agency as part their ‘One Cup a Day’ project. Over a single month, new cup designs were made. And not just any cup designs – fabulously RIDICULOUS cup designs.