While there used to be a painful shortage of inspirational design sketching books out there, these days, design students and those looking to refresh their skill set may, in fact, have too many to choose from. The good news is, there’s something different to learn from each—so go ahead and build out that library. Among other design sketching book favorites, we love the broad variety of sketching styles presented in Sketching. While the book is ideal for any design student or classroom, many professionals and design studios will also likely learn a thing or two from the wide variety of sketching styles and form examples presented within the book’s 256…
You didn’t read the title wrong. Whenever you hear of Russian company Kalashnikov Concern, it usually has to do with the myriad of rifles they have been making since 1807. What doesn’t come to mind is the same company working on an environmentally-friendly electric car. Unveiled during the ARMY-2018 military trade show, a prototype concept based on an old 1973 Russian-made IZh 2125 is going to be Kalashnikov’s bet against the electric car behemoth which is Tesla. Despite its retro appearance, the proposed car is said to go from 0-60 miles per hour in six seconds; all this power is coming from a rechargeable battery which can go up to…
15 million water spouts dripped against a noticeable stench rising out of the eroded interior of the last great Puchaungle warrior’s shell. Hollow, crumbles of metal flakes fought floating against the drops and every once in a while the sounds all came together like a song, a song sifting a course, asking for these links. Stefan Misirdzhiev – Schooled in traditional art techniques with the abilty to drop creatures shots and incredible concept ships like nobody’s business. Share Textures – Free 4k textures for any use. Thousands. From abstract and animals to wall and wood. Sans forgetica – An free, aptly named, font that is “scientifically designed to help you…
Ultimaker has released Cura version 3.5. The Netherlands-based 3D printer manufacturer has been supplying the open source 3D print slicing and printer management system for many years, providing periodic updates that add functionality and quality to both the software and the prints generated with it. Now they’ve released version 3.5 and it includes a number of new features that I am quite interested in trying out. The major feature, however, is the shift to 3MF. 3D models being worked on in Cura have always been “saved” in two ways: as an exported 3D model in a specific format, or as a project file that saves the printer and plate settings.…
Some people say a design is at its best when it’s at its simplest, but I’m pretty sure the statement doesn’t apply to everything. Take the NU:RO for example. Created by Anton Repponen of the Anton & Irene New York Studio, the analog watch is a heaven sent for minimalists but may be a bit troublesome to read for others. But I’m getting ahead of myself; no matter how you look at it, this timepiece is bound to catch people’s eyes. While the 20mm wide leather (or steel mesh) straps are nothing to write home about, it’s the way this watch tells time which makes it unique. Two dials make…
Ever since Amazon’s Alexa was released back in November 2014, I’ve been afraid of inanimate objects suddenly greeting me or setting my schedules. It’s gotten so bad I’ve decided never to name any future pets or daughters ‘Alexa’, for fear I might suddenly activate a bystanding Alexa-enabled device. This is only going to get harder now that Amazon has released the Beta of their Alexa Gadgets Toolkit, which developers to create their own Alexa-powered gadgets and connect them to an Echo-enabled device. Using self-service APIs, which include tech documentation and sample code to oversee the connection between the Echo device and paired gadgets, the Alexa Gadgets Toolkit comes with many…