Once you’re running full-bore with fists extended, there’s no decision left. You may think of stopping, you may even glance from the corner of your eye–this way, that way. But, no. You ARE going to penetrate that wall of orange Jello. You’ll do it, or face the wrath of these links. Tan Zhi Hui – Love, love, love the sharp, skewed style and breakdowns of a huge range of characters that remind me of Neon Genesis Evangelion, but cooler. Bear Mascot Fall – I… I can’t stop laughing. This guy can’t wait until the tapping of this is over, I’m sure of it. That last fall, BAH! Google Earth Timelapse…

Yeah, you see kids frolicking about in their Velcro buckle shoes and remember when life use to simple and carefree. No wonder the international sign for frustration is a unlaced shoe. It’s not? Well, IT SHOULD BE. There, I feel better now. Fortunately for all of us who can’t bend over to tie a shoe, don’t want to bend over to tie a shoe or are too busy using fingers to screenjab words into a electronic screen, the Ruiz brothers at Adafruit have a magnetic shoelace project that both solves the problem of lacing up and serves as a great project for an intro to design and 3D printing. Magnetic Shoelace Project…

A wonderful story has been submitted to Fabbaloo describing how a traditional ceramics craftsman was able to vastly simplify his work using 3D print technology. Nicolas Tokotuu of 3D Printing Science directed us to France-based craftsman Alain Canard, who has spent 27 years reproducing ceramic objects using very traditional techniques. Over that period of time, Canard has developed tremendous skills in ceramics that few could match. The business of replicating ceramic objects is an interesting one. While you might find a ceramic object, would you be able to reproduce it? If you had the original mold used to make the item, it would be simple: just cast another one. However,…

Often overlooked until the very end of a design process, package design can be a critical part of branding that strongly dictates how a consumer feels about a product before they even open it. While nobody is necessarily expected to operate in the upper echelon of Apple iPhone boxes (very expensive), there are better solutions than simply cramming a product into a large box with a bunch of packaging peanuts and bubble wrap. Such is the premise behind SlimBox, a custom box creation concept that uses a laser cutter and an accompanying smartphone app to create on-demand boxes (and internal supports) for just about any dang ol’ thing. The setup…

It’s time for another round of apps that cover the spectrum of your beloved mobile device, be it iPhone, Android or Windows! The Weekly App Smack is the best of new or updated design and productivity apps (and maybe a couple of fun ones, too) for the busy design or engineering professional and this week we have a list sure to make you more efficient. Do you have an app suggestion that has made your life easier or changed up your workflow? Let us know in the comments below or send it into tips@www.solidsmack.com. Hit it! Exacto Quickly remove unwanted backgrounds or create razor-sharp photo cutouts with the Pen Selection…

If you work in manufacturing or have your own resin casting operation, you’ll know the all too familiar sound of pressure pots or tanks being bled and the subsequent look of agonizing pain as blood prepares to spray from the earholes… maybe it’s not that bad. Yeah, yeah it is. Ear plugs always get lost or there’s the embarrassment of having mismatched colors of ear plugs *snicker* and it’s too much work to slap on some Ear Defense 3000 safety muffs, so leave it to Industrial Designer and SolidSmack contributor, Eric Strebel, to address the problem at the source – the pressure pot exhaust port. Eric has a very simple solution…