Mondays might not be your favorite day of the week, but the good news is that we’re all in this together ladies and gentlemen. 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. Each Monday, we’ll 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. Be sure to check in each Monday morning for a new crop of freshly sprouted words curated straight from the source of your favorite homegrown ‘Smack.…
Don your favorite bathrobe, cream that coffee, and get comfortable with this week’s SolidSmack Weekend Reader. The Weekend Reader features a handful of the most interesting articles featured on the ‘Smack over the past week ranging from tips and tricks to inspirational designs, processes, and more. So lay back, relax and take a load off while reading the top ten stories on SolidSmack this past week. Oh and uh…don’t forget to shed some much-needed sunlight on your face, too. Build Your Own Mini Farnsworth House with This New Lasercut Model Kit Marcus Bree knows buildings. The engineer and architect fan has been creating highly detailed models of prominent buildings and…
The glass fell from the skylights as the ships retreated overhead. The assassins were small, but furry and leapt from the aft cargo bay without fear and one mission on their mind – harness the Veggomancer and extract these links. Elana Limkina – Here cross hatching is among the best. These are photos of her sketchbook where she captures birds, plants, eyes and architecture with paper and ink. Laura – CG making of Laura double for the Logan film. Mushroom Medley – Jill Bliss makes here home on the Salish Sea islands of Washington State where she photographs a lot of nature including these intricate, colorful mushroom medleys. Slices -…
Earlier this January, we covered a London-based startup project called Gravity Sketch. Using VR controls, the application seeks to make 3D CAD modelling more accessible to a wider audience. Considering the software was in a closed beta and required a minimum contribution for designers to try it out, it was a bit of a bummer. But that time is over, and the vision of accessible 3D modelling is nigh with Gravity Sketch VR’s Early Access release for the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift! Unlike traditional software programs which require a step-by-step process on a computer, working with 3D models in VR feels much more like playing with a 3D paintbrush…
Look at all these drawing updates! …well, five updates at least. Which is A LOT if you’re using another 3D CAD software that didn’t have ANY drawing updates this week *ahem* These updates take a knife to the neck of complexity. “You are morbid.” No, no complexity is morbid and has no place in the workplace. “Still morbid” Ok, you win. These updates stick a finger up the nose of complexity. “Yeah, better.” THANK YOU. So, five drawing updates and a lil’ flip, flip for your sketch text. Why? Because flipin’ stuff is flippin’ awesome. You can see the past update history and catch the latest on the Onshape What’s New page. Here,…
With nearly 3 million YouTube subscribers, Kevin Kohler, aka The Backyard Scientist, knows a thing or two about holding people’s attention. Whether it’s pouring molten aluminum into a watermelon (and subsequently pulling out the odd-shaped sculpture) or creating a giant human-sized mousetrap (sorry again, watermelons) the mad scientist seamlessly blends science with entertainment—a sort of Bill Nye for the YouTube generation. More recently, Kohler created the mother of all super soakers: a molten metal squirt gun. “This baby can hold 500ml of any liquid up to 600 degrees Fahrenheit (limited by Teflon tapes’ melting point),” Kohler explains. “For this project, I’m using molten pewter which has a melting point of…