Loosening the sap strings, he let fly the shard bow sprites. The spores of a million mosslings struck light and made way. Leaping through the branches, he pursued the fury, the roar or the fire spreading throughout the land, from the beast’s chiseled scales, and eyes metal, molten with these links. Gliulian – Far off worlds, castle kingdoms and mountaintop fortresses are just a few things you’ll see in these delicious concepts, illustrations and process shots. Anatomy – Anatomy Masterclass has a whole series of free video lessons on anatomy from proportions and skulls to faces and features. Obras – The oddly colorful and supremely bumpy textile wall art of…
The Xpider is purported to be the “world’s smallest” spider robot, and with its cute little cyclops eye it’s all kinds of adorable. Measuring in at 3.3-inches tall and weighing just over 5 ounces it’s certainly small, but the internals just might be more impressive than its wee, cutesy demeanor.
Promoting a 3D printing company is more challenging today than ever before due to the huge number of companies in the space. What techniques can a company use to get their message to the 3D printing public? I’ve got seven approaches for you to consider: INFLUENTIAL MARKETING IS NOT A NEW CONCEPT, BUT IT HAS GROWN IN POPULARITY DUE TO THE POTENTIALLY VIRAL IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA. How It Works: Identify your influencers and keep engaging with them. They are people that can help create some buzz, sooner or later, around your products and services. Engage them through your social channels such as Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Google+ and Facebook. Influencers…
We’ve all had that moment. We see something completely jaw-dropping, fumbled to take a picture or capture video, and by the time we dig our phones out of pockets/purses, it’s all over. Life is so unfair. A crew from NYC has designed a new camera that will eliminates capturing every moment by… well capturing every moment. Their Perfect Memory Camera was successfully funded on Indiegogo, garnering over $167,000, 500% over their goal of $30,000. And the idea is so ingenious, you’ll wonder why it hasn’t happened sooner. In a nutshell, the camera acts as a ‘real-life DVR’ that constantly records video of everything that goes on in front you. It…
If you were to walk into my house, you would tuck your chin and say, “This space is a perfect illustration of a complete lack of modern design aesthetic.” And that’s ok. I would still invite you in and give you two handfuls of spicy, meat-laden chili. You would then say, “You need to have Scandanavian design studio Søren Rose do a makeover on your sorry excuse for a living space.” I would give you more chili and say, “Already got it covered! I’ve downloaded all the 3D models of their incredibly, incredible design and will be looking at them occasionally, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. More chili?” If you’re in…
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! Detour “Beautifully produced GPS audio walks that take you beneath the surface of cities around…