A thick fog enveloped the lake and most of the bank where we stood. Outside of the haze, the dark purple lights of their eyes flickered, trying to adjust, trying to make out our forms shielded by the thin, misty veil; a veil that would hide us as long as the unrelenting fragrance persisted from the cinnamon-infused core of these links. The Friday Smackdown is a collection of the best links in art, design, music, and photography we’ve come across over the week. Have one to add? Share it here! Calder Moore – A pleasant array of style and expansive environment art from this Vancouver-based Surface Artist. Post Malone Custom…

After reading yet another mainstream publication talk about “3D printed human organs” I thought it wise to share my thoughts about the five most frequently heard myths of 3D printing.  These myths have been around since I started in this business over 12 years ago, and for some unexplainable reason, they have not gone away. Perhaps it was because of the initial excitement over the technology and the corresponding lack of true, depth understanding of what it could do and not do.  Now, years later when we should all be more knowledgable about 3D printing, some of these myths are even now stronger than ever. But they’re still myths. 3D…

The season of festive celebration is upon us! With the semester of teaching ID at Virginia Tech behind me, I’m thoroughly enjoying my extended moments of family, fellowship, and food! So when my daughter Phoebe got inspired to make a batch of cookies the other day, I was all in! Being the creative type that we are, I knew we’d never settle for the basic run of the mill round-n-rise (I made that up by the way) variety of cookie! Nope, rather we set our sights on cookies that would be playful and festive in form. When Phoebe declared that a cute little deer fawn was to grace our festive…

As purveyors of prime Grade A web content, the SolidSmack crew has done some of the heavy-lifting to make sure you get your Mondays started on the right track. Welcome to The Monday List. Every Monday, we link you up with some of the most insightful, informative, and socially-relevant stories to keep tabbed, bookmarked, reading listed, pocketed, or what have you to get your week started on the right foot. Be sure to check in each week for a new crop of freshly sprouted words curated straight from the source of your favorite homegrown ‘Smack. What We’re Reading This Week: Apple, Mercedes, and Others Complain Patent Disputes Are Delaying Connected Cars…

The Friday Smackdown is a collection of the best links in art, design, music, and photography we’ve come across over the week. Have one to add? Share it here! The snow fell against the limbs where we sat; Nothing but the occasional whirring of one of our sentinel’s lens defoggers breaking the crisp air. Though it would be warmer in the suits, we had a better vantage point from the treetops and knew, if the attack did come again, they would come from the porous lip skin of these links. Vincent Lefevre – Immense and magnificent mix of mechs and melancholic creatures with incredible detail and little surprises in each…

Huddle around the computer a little bit, your digital detox is a farce! How can you stay away from great stuff that you can read and chew on … mentally that is! We got you covered, while you were away, busy with your digital detox diet. Don’t be shy, take a look at the week that was, right here on SolidSmack. Cause we are ROCKIN! Watch an Insanely-Detailed CNC-Machined Recreation of Mt. Saint Helens Most craftsmen think of CNC machining as a means to an end, but for the filmmaker and digital artist Dom Riccobene, it’s the best way to make miniature landscapes of both real-world and fictional locales. MIT Engineer…