In CULTURE

Google+. Collaborative Portfolio, Yes. Product Design, Not So Much.

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If you’ve been anywhere besides knitting doilies, mulching a garden or knee deep in clam-chowder, you’ve likely heard, seen or felt the social repercussions of Google’s new network site, Google+. It’s more than a site though. It’s an extension of your Google profile (if you have one) and a supplement, or in some cases, a replacement, to your other social networks. Of course, the first thing you want to is give it a few whacks to see what it can do. Turns out, Google has set it up pretty well for use as a platform for discussion and to a certain extent, collaboration. In fact, using if for something like a portfolio is definitely possible, but for product design collaboration? Well…

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In SMACKDOWN

Friday Smackdown: Klipto

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The brush and warthog walk up over the hill in a merry sort of way. They hadn’t thought to consider what might be lurking just beyond the bend however. To their shock, it was another warthog, with a similar brush, combing these links into its hair. Mathias Verhasselt – A visual development and Concept Design…

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In REVIEWS

Render with KeyShot. The New Features and What's to Come.

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I’m convinced ‘Reality’ is a guy named Milo with a spray tan and a well-groomed mustache. He gets up at 6am to have a semi-artificial, vitamin D fortified breakfast, then heads off to work to sit at his laminated desk for 10 hours, during which time he rocks out ultra photo-realistic renderings. He may use KeyShot to do it. And if he’s using the latest version of KeyShot, he’s got a lot more capabilities than previously in one of the easiest to use 3D rendering programs ever created by elfin magic. Here’s a glimpse at what makes it better and what you’ll want to know about the soon to be released KeyShot 3.

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In DESIGN

Generative Modeling Makes Freagin' Long Wooden Bench a Cinch

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When I sit, it’s got to be in style… long, wooden style that bends and wraps around the urban landscape creating a perfect home for woodland creature and vagabond alike. Just try to tell me that wooden slates pushing against your spine is not comfortable. It’s one reason I’m thrilled with the new bench design project from the parametric design gang out of Novi Sad, Serbia. Dejan Mitov, Jelena Cobanovic, and Krsto Maja Radovanovic are the ModelArt Studio team spreading frames of wooden love across the concrete in a new urban seating project of infinite spatial proportion. What does that even mean? Grab a seat cushion and hit the jump to find out.

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In RESOURCES

Free Bugatti Veyron Model? Yes, please.

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Some people call it a car. I call it pure awesomeness wrapped in a shell of pure awesomeness. It’s a Bugatti Veyron. And since it’s the most expensive car of modern history, it may be slightly challenging to even gaze upon it’s sleek frontal area or run your fingers along it’s hydraulic-powered rear spoiler. Chin up. A free Bugatti Veyron model is within your reach. Even better, there’s a SolidWorks surfacing tutorial that goes along with it. Punch it.

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