Aha! He saw the racecar out the corner of his eye. A Toyota that looked more like a tangy gnat than kayak. ‘Enough.’ he a said, ‘If I had Hi-Fi, I could have lived on decaf, faced no devil and eaten in one sitting, a pail of these links. Paul Pepera – A simply delightful set of interior and exterior spacecraft, door designs and docking stations. Noto – One font that spans more than 100 writing systems, 800 languages, and hundreds of thousands of characters. And it just looks really nice too. Grab the font here. Car Mashup – Carwow… they apparently have some time on their hands, because they…

You know what’s lacking? A worldwide conference on 3D printing, drones, robots and VR. Oh wait, no it’s not. Because last year the people who brought you Inside 3D Printing are now bringing you Frontier Tech Forum. Sure, it should be called the ROBOTECH OVERLOAD 9000 conference, but they had to give it a more mainstream and business-friendly names since, yeah, it’s all about the business and innovation going on inside all of those industries, the SYNERGISTICALS between them and the robot overlord that is distracting us with cute little robots that squeak like a drunk baby puppy – COZMO, I’m looking at you. This is the second year for…

I’m not sure if all Engineers dream about project management… Who am I kidding. Of course we do. Although for many it’s more on the side of a nightmarish, overtime-induced hypostasis with an awkward high-five from the boss when you print out a perfectly color-coded, wall-size Gantt chart (that will have to be re-printed in two days because, yeah, everything freakin’ shifted). Options for project management abound, integrated and stand-alone, a todo list, a spreadsheet that invariably result in an email-chain-party someone didn’t get invited to. Awww. As one of the largest software consultants in Europe, DPS Software is all too familiar with the options, the process and the inherent…

Multi-color – or indeed multi-material – 3D printing just got a little bit easier with a new deal between Type A Machines and Mosaic Manufacturing. Type A Machines is a notable manufacturer of highly robust professional 3D printers capable of printing in a wide range of materials. Their equipment includes features designed for engineering use, beyond common hobby-style desktop models. Mosaic Manufacturing is a Canadian company we first saw two years ago. They don’t produce a 3D printer, but instead market a rather unusual accessory: a device that dynamically creates a custom filament to effect material changes in a single extruder 3D printer. Wait, how does that work? They examine…

I once went for a jog. True story. It was a bit challenging holding a cheeseburger and attempting to eat it whilst trotting down the roadside, especially in the incredible jogging shorts I was wearing. While that image sinks in, just imagine yourself in the same situation and how nice it would be to have a table jogging alongside you. That may just be possible. Ekaggrat Singh Kalsi has created a walking table. Called the ‘Crab-ble’ (Get it!), it’s a 12 legged structure based off Theo Jansen’s amazing Strandbeest creation. Ekaggrat started out studying the leg motion and capturing it in several test models to get the movement and tabletop…

One of the basic tools-of-the-trade for creative types the world over is our writing sticks, a.k.a pencils, chalk, crayons, markers and the like. I don’t know about you but when I want to lay down some lines my go to permanent marker is a good ole ultra-finepoint Sharpie. I like how it forces me to commit to what I’m drawing. Also because I’m often trying to depict an object’s topology (fancy design-speak for “shape”) or developing a patch construction scheme before beginning a CAD surface model, I favor the consistent line width sharpies produce. Sharpies come in variety of nib sizes and array of colors. Image source: leftside & rightside Customizing…