Always the guy to delay personal projects in favor of office work and/or procrastination, building a lightbox was in the pipeline for the better part of a year now.
I finally kicked myself in the rear during the christmas vacation, and with fatherly help (tool supplier), built the thing in about two days. More details and some pretty resulting pictures after the jump.
It’s getting considerably harder to stay focused these days. With the constant evolution of internet services (Youtube, Twitter, Facebook, to name a few), videos games, movie and tv entertainment, every distraction is now just a click away.
To help you stay ahead of the curve, i have compiled a list of laws. Those can be applied at the office as much as at home. Knowing and understanding them will save you countless deadline misses and sleepless nights.
Mother Nature is still the world’s greatest architect and designer. Since the dawn of time, mankind tried to replicate animals and plants most basic of functions. From the first flight by the Wright brothers in 1903 to scientists trying to duplicate the complexities of the human brain, Nature will never cease to inspire us.
I have listed below 5 recent technologies that were inspired by the ever evolving wonders of life. Some of them we use so often we never even think about where it comes from.
Every designer dreamed one day of creating his own supercar, and many wish they worked in the car industry. It’s very hard to enter in the field and only the cream of the crop manage to get their foot in the door, let alone actually signing the design.
So for all of you Chip Foose’s and Chris Bangle’s of the design world, I’ve selected some of my favorite dream cars to inspire you in your sketching and modeling.
I had to revamp a logo for a friend of mine lately and he is much into the grungy look. Being in a hardcore metal band probably influenced that. So my first thought was “rusty and old”. Turns out he loved it!
I will now show you how i did it. It’s actually pretty simple and only really involves some layer styling. This tutorial requires a basic knowledge of Photoshop.
I found Etsy a couple months ago, purely by accident, through Twitter. It’s on this amazing marketplace of handmade craft and jewelery that i met with Martha Ivanovska, commonly known as @martice. Upon seeing her work, and being a total Moleskine addict, i thought how cool would it be to have such a sleeve to protect my cherished sketchbooks.
Well it turns out she actually made me one, with custom colors to match this very website! I will say that i am very pleased with her service overall, shipping was fast and the product itself is spotless. You can see for yourself on the pictures i took below.
Industrial design is an ever evolving medium. New technologies appear every day and existing ones improve so fast it’s sometime hard to even keep up. Product life spans are getting shorter as customers expect more from manufacturers. And amidst all that, a new desire for green design, recycling and sustainability is becoming the new driving force for designers.
We creative people often need to resource ourselves, get new ideas or just stare at beautiful renders. Below is a list of inspirational websites, blogs and galleries, which showcase what’s hot in the design world.
Welcome to my website. This is my first post. I decided to edit it, then i will start blogging.
There is not much to see right now, but i will add content over time, you probably noticed a tutorial and freebie section on the menu up there. This blog will focus mainly on industrial design. My goal is to provide you with tutorials and free 3D files so you can perfect your cad skills over time. I use Solidworks.
Of course i have so many more interests and skillsets, so to add a little variety, you can expect webdesign, graphic design, and all kind of geek related articles.
So for now you can follow me on twitter, if you don’t already, by clicking on the little birdy in the top right corner. And content will arrive very soon.
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