Spider-Man, Spider-Man, does the things his costume can. Why else would he wear red-and-blue tights out in public? The Spider-Man costume is the most iconic ever. Ever since his first appearance in 1962, Peter Parker and his other incarnations have donned countless suits to hide their identities from their enemies. But even with the changes to the classic costume, certain distinguishing characteristics have remained. The wide eyes. The webbing pattern. The iconic webshooters. At least one of these things manages to make its way in some form or another into a Spider-Man costume. In lieu of his new high-tech suit in Spider-Man: Homecoming (a movie which you should totally watch),…

Despite constant updates to the iPad Pro and Microsoft Surface tablets to make them more appealing to professionals, Wacom has managed to remain the tool of choice for serious concept designers that need to tap into the power of more robust laptops and workstations. But out of the entire family of Wacom tablets, it’s the company’s Cintiq Pro family of tablet displays that have consistently remained the gold standard. And with the announcement of an update to their Cintiq Pro collection, the company is aiming to break through the noise yet again with new levels of performance and precision. Set to launch in early 2018, the Cintiq Pro 24 and…

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. TAC.TILES is a DJ-like Physical Interface for 3D Modeling The 15-module physical control set is an experiment is creating 3D models using different knobs, sliders and even a depth sensing theremin-like…

Don’t you just hate it when your keys jangle in your pocket? Jingle-jangle-jingle, here comes Bob. I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to let complete strangers know I have more keys than a night-shift janitor. Jingle… jangle. Who knew that after years of restless jangling, the simple solution is a spring to keep your keys in place? CopperMill apparently did, and the San Francisco based design company is bringing thier brilliantly small, yet simply innovative EDC design to Kickstarter. Called the Keyanchor, this one gram, grade-5, titanium multi-tool features no moving parts whatsoever. Composed of a keyring, a spring, and a wee anchor-shaped tool, it’s a multi-tool…

You had to press the pedals at the same time to enable the jump jets. No, not the ones by your hand. The ones by your knees. If you grew up doing hip flexors you had an advantage. That, combined with any firepower you could scavenge would get you closer to these links. Stuart Lippincott – He’s a graphic artist and sound designer. These are his everyday projects filled with surreal bits of space, scene and odd structure. Best listening to his music whilst perusing. Guggenheim museums online – They’ve put their collection online for all to view. Not quite the Google Arts & Culture site with hi-res zoom, but nonetheless impressive.…