When the bowls fell against the ground, the silence shattered, the kicks flew and spatters of oatmeal hit those in the blast radius. Any area of exposed skin was… well, let’s just say these oats were more like oat shards, or awesome shards, because we all know to make oats awesome, all it takes is…
Yes, it’s a helicopter controlled by your brain. Something I never thought possible in my lifetime, let alone commercialized, but there you have it. The Puzzlebox Orbit is a toy chopper, the sort you fought for at Target on Black Friday. And had you avoided the hangry crowds you could have supported the Orbit on Kickstarter.…
Okay, you know the rule. You can only cut once. Not twice, not thrice. But once. And when you have powertools, your mistakes are magnified. Curse be to the Human Condition, your hands shake, you’re eyes are dim and maybe you barely have the strength to handle your powertools. It is a reality, but a…
M.C. Escher, one of the great rappers of art and mathematics, whose work has been plastered across college dorm rooms and famous galleries alike for decades. His work has been given a new twist – literally. All those impossible shapes you saw on the cover of your grade 11 algebra textbook (just to give you…
And while Australia is going big with 3D Printing, Austria is going the opposite direction. The Vienna University of Technology has developed a method for 3D Printing on a microscopic scale using lasers. If you recall they printed a tiny F1 car, complete with details right down to the steering wheels and hubs. Now they’re…
Home-cooked meals are supposed to be special. They’re also supposed to be organic, free-range, cruelty-free, gourmet meals custom-made to suit your desires – because everyone’s picky. And why not? 3D Printing both the food and the preparation tools might just make that easier. Or sillier. We think we can have both. Remember the Burritobot? Printing…
When you saw Star Wars or Star Trek for the first time as a kid, the space travel scenes were pretty kickass. Especially on the big screen – it seemed way cooler than the so-so acting. Well here’s you’re chance to actually travel through the Universe – the real Universe as recorded by the Sloan…
Sean Charlesworth is a digital designer from New York, and no doubt, 20,000 leagues beyond his colleagues. His OPUS V is a 3D printed, sea-punk submersible, his final project for his Masters at NYU. Complete with LED lights, moving parts and flexible tentacles. Bar none, it is the most impressive 3D prints we’ve ever seen…
Okay, I admit. It’s more like a ‘Pen-on’ experience, but you get the idea. Why point and click on a model with a mouse on an ol’ 2D screen when you can pull them right off the screen in 3D – near holographic-like, virtual 3D. The zSpace platform by Infinite Z promises to “transform today’s…
Who would have imagined that sound and shape mix and mingle so effortlessly! Brazilian designers at Studio Guto Requena took the street sounds of São Paolo and used them to alter a set of classic chair designs creating these fantastic Nóize Chairs. Yes, your chair has been infused with the Portuguese chatter, Samba music and untuned motorcycles,…
Yep, we’ve looked at our stats. There are, in fact, a few Solidsmack readers in the frozen wastelands of Canada. If you were in my neighbourhood, and you like making things, you might have dropped into Vancouver’s mini-Maker Faire. Mini it was not! Hundreds of makers and vendors descended upon the Pacific National Exhibition grounds…
Clothing, the oldest form of technology, and mobile phones, the most advanced form of technology… brought together. The Glove One by Brian Cera is part-glove, part-phone, part audacity, and all awesome. Tony Stark called – he wants his glove back. Brian is a native of Milwaukee, WI, self-described as an artist, designer and maker who…
Nervous System is a design firm that churns out mathematically generated CAD files which are then printed and sold online. They make beautiful earrings, necklaces, bracelets and home decor, the perfect gift for your nerdy girlfriend, math teacher or CAD-lover. Really anyone with a pair of eyes and a beating heart in my opinion (except…
I love a car with personality. Just today, I had a chat with a friend of mine who recently bought an old Honda, a ‘beater’ in desperate need of a paint job. He has a talent for the arts – Paint runs through his veins, so to speak. So, I recommended he graffiti his car.…
This is what I would truly call ‘a 3D movie.’ This ‘3Drehkino’ is a series of 3D printed figures of a man walking. An LED is triggered by each passing figure in his appropriate pose, illuminating it and giving us the illusion of motion. Tobias Krawutschke designs all kinds of Zoetropes (which you can see here),…
Well it might as well be tied down and torn in two. How else do you expect me to reattach it when the legs just keep poppin’ off with an unbridled fury of these here links. youfikus portfolio – The name says it all. It’s yofik-errific 3D illustration with a bunch o’ color. Toshiba TimeSculpture…
It all chop, chop here and chop, chop there. Your style like very angry monkey with feet on fire. Must look to find Fist of Slappping Donkey and purge vengeance with these links. Daniel Simon Future Vehicles – Flip..ing…OUT. Daniel Simon is intense with his future ship and vehicle concepts. totally blowing my mind. i…
And what did he say when I peeked over the edge? Nothing. He starred at me with his glowing eye and dropped the oil bucket all over the new carpet. It’s like trying to control rebellious and highly interesting links… like these. 3D Cutaways of the Future – The largest set of 3D cutaway art…
Frightening. I had my suspicion, but there it is. The yarn industry is controlled by a small cartel of angry, yet highly intelligent absorbent wool mittens, and these links. 40 Brilliant Hi-Res Wallpapers – For all ya crazy wallpaper nuts. These are some cool, inspiring wallpapers, many with 3D effects. Tyler Durden’s 8 Rules of…
The rotation doesn’t matter so much as the face you’re making during the rotation. That look, my friend, is absolutely stunning. Sure to strike fear into the hearts of onlookers and these links. 80 Large Background Websites – well there went those constraints. awesome. how many use 3D and perspective? adds that much more to…
That bag there. That’s not nectarines in that bag son. If you look close there’s eyes on those things. creepy ones. like grape jelly on wood shavings. yeah, and if you look even closer, something even more fearful, these links. 3D Wallpaper – How about some crazy 3D wallpaper for your walls. Textured and all…
Where? Look right there. do ya see that hole, and in that hole a badger, and in that badger a key? I was just wondering, cause I don’t see anything like that, but here’s some links. 50 Creative Photoshop Text Effects – Logos? Illustration? Great text effects and teach a lot of the techniques used…
No… wait… yeah, here they come! Get me my cane ya coot! These links are crawlin’ up on my face and making a durn mess of my astigmatism. We heart places – Do you absolutely love that one place you went? share it here, see others, plan some trips. too cool. Visions 3D image management…
Yes, it’s all about proportion. You gotta have just the right amount of slap and the right amount of sizzle. Too much of one or the other and suddenly there are parasite infestations and mandatory curfews. These links are good examples. Photoshop Grudge Brush set – Ya just can’t keep that design all clean looking.…
Five, even six would be ok, but if take another one of those creatures into the field I’ll be cleaning actuators and lookin’ at these links all night. Where’s my grease gun? Futuristic Graphic User Interfaces – I’m eating this stuff up. Cool futuristic UI design and how to make them using good ol’ Photoshop.…
It actually happened right after I turned it on. They spilled out like beans on a metal floor, attacked my metacarpals, and ate my biscuits. If it wasn’t for your quick thinking and these links, we would all be goners for sure. Blow Up – Cause blowing down doesn’t work as well, this computer and…
I’m tellin’ ya now. One of those wiggly little creatures is bad enough, but I draw the line at two. That’s when you gotta get out an extra wetnap, a banana and some tasty links like these. The Sphere Project – What can you do with a sphere in 3D? Hurts the brain to think…
I’d say it’s about like when you’re in the barn moving bails of hay and you’re suddenly surrounded by all the farm animals for no apparent reason. Yeah, these links are kinda like that. 2008 Web Design Trends – Some of you think this web design stuff is cool. This link is for you and…
Really, are you saying you squeezed a blueberry between your elbows and created anti-matter? I believe sir, that you are a natural energy source. Please attach these links, it won’t hurt a bit. Texture Showcase – Wow, textures can be downright dangerous to play with in design, but when used like some of these sites,…
Suddenly and without warning, I leapt to my feet, only to realize I had no feet and the ceiling was much shorter than it was when I had a beard. That can really throw off your concentration. Fortunately I came across these links. Desktop wallpaper for July – I was gonna make one for ya,…
I know what you’re going through. Every time you boot your computer the Windows ‘Bliss’ background, circa 2001, burns holes right through your retinas. You desire something with a little more snap. Maybe a cool looking product design. huh? yeah? Then check out the SolidWorks World Wallpapers site. This isn’t new though. It was put…
They didn’t attack at first, but then Earl threw one of his gravy biscuits at’em and right after they made some real weird screeching noises, they devoured all these links. Dale Mathis Gear Sculpture – Yes, you too can make gear sculpture, but not like this guy. 101 Photoshop Tip in Five Minutes – Try…
I’ve been playing with the Spore 3D Creature Creator for the past couple days and I gotta say it is one of the funnest, most addictive ways to create creatures that I’ve ever seen. Not only that, the 3D controls and manipulation are just amazing. It’s drag-n-drop-n-modify creature makin’ hilarity at it’s best… and it’s…
If I hadn’t gone there, who knows, I may have gotten a few more appendages, but I’m pretty happy with the one’s I have. These links certainly help. Desktopia – Yeah, you can pretty much always go here from now on for cool backgrounds. Upgrade your skill level in 24 hours – That’s darn quick,…
It’s one thing if you’re just standing there waiting for the subway to come by, it’s a completely different thing if you’re standing there minding your business, maybe reading a paper, and someone throws beans point-blank into your face. These links help the stinging though. Creatures in my Head – The enchanting and wonderful illustrative…
I picked’em off one by one, but it was actually the giant multi-headed caterpillars that really made things a mess. Had to use these links to clean up. Spiral Coverpop – Jim Bumgardner can make photos pop-up. These are Spirals from Flickr. Check out the other ones too. DIY Ballistics Gel – You never know…
Man! this is just stingin’ like crazy! I’d think I’d rather fall on top of a bowl of boiling gravy and incredible links. Compfight – The best, and I mean, THE BEST, Flickr search tool. good options and fast as milk. The Drugstore Game – Save hundreds. Seriously. My wife and are are doing this…
That’s what I called it, and nobody dared challenged me. Being covered in oil, cayenne pepper and these links probably helped. 40 Professional Free Icon Sets – The best darn icon sets I’ve seen the last couple days. Box icons, food icon, and, yes, even some 3D icons. SmallWorld – A 3D Virtual World? Inside…
Out of NOWHERE, your overwhelming hunger to stack colorful blocks, creating cities and worlds unknown… has been satiated. CubeScape puts the ability in the tip of your mouse-clickin’ finger to build isometric creations, watch replays, and then save it to share your mad creation with others. Cameron Adams of The man in Blue came up…
Yes’m, the sky split open like one of them biscuit cans and then my mama takes out this laser shootin’ thing, but these links were downright mean I tell ya. Piel.Skin Contemporary Architecture – An online architechture book, but whats cool about this is the live link to Google Maps that shows where the buildings…
Yes, it was very tiny and I don’t think it had any eyelids, which made it all the more creepy. I’m glad you have eyelids, they look good on you with these links. Thomas Doyle Miniatures Art – Tiny but not necessarily cute. Miniature people in odd and surreal situations. Addictomatic – The is what…
No, seriously, they came out of nowhere and took my toothpicks, canteen and a small stash of onions in my back pockets… Left me with these stupid links. Dipity – Why does someone always think of a way to create interactive timelines before I do? This is so seriously cool. Vibram FiveFingers – Hey look…
Imagine that. All them misbehavin’ beans there have uploaded themselves to the Interweb to start an anti-literacy campaign. I didn’t know beans had interesting literature, or links like these. Drop.io – Quickly share files. I mean quick. Drop 100MB like its hot. SomeEcards.com – Yeh, ecards. Ok, some of these are REALLY inappropriate… but some…
Dwindling squirrel population? I thought. These people want to take all my acorns and squirrel babies and leave me with these wretched links. Photoshop Express – It’s finally here, edit photos online. Not as good as the real thing but tuning and some filters. TimeMachiner – Send Emails to the future. Remind yourself of what…
Really it’s as if everything just came to a stop and then it was like a DJ took over with all the scratchin’ and mixin’ and then I just coughed them right up, crazy paperclips. Free Web App Icons – I know you don’t have enough for your web apps already, so here’s some more.…