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DECEPTIVE DESIGN exhibit 2008
Furniture is an icon. A chair has four legs and a table has four legs. Those icons are often so strait forward its boring. Change a few qualities and something interesting happens. deceptions...
The focus of this exhibit is to push common conceptions of chairs, lamps desks and explore new rolls for those items.
Pictures and Words by Bart Brejcha
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Photovoltaic’s brightest breakthrough since the 1970's
Harvesting free power in the form of electricity from the Sun is not new. Various engineering schools across the country have pierced the glass ceiling in separating electrons off from silicone to power products. One seventh grader actually made some improvements.
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Fulton Guerrilla Truck Show
Rent a UHAUL truck, deck it out with your one-off furniture and park
it on Fulton Street at Morlen Sinoway Atelier and invite everyone
from Neocon and throw a party complete with DJ's and beer. words and picture article by Bart Brejcha
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Neocon 2008
Sensory overload this year at Neocon. Shapes and colors can be overwhelming, all 1.2 million feet of it! words and picture article by Bart Brejcha
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Small Things in Good Packages
The Suzuki Wagon R looks like overgrown Fisher-Price Power Wheels kiddie cars, but they are very serviceable in alleys, on one-lane streets and for tiny parking spaces. In fact, tight quarters in Tokyo and other large cities are part of the rationale for Kei cars, though they became popular and found enduring appeal for still other reasons.
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Italian Mechanical Engineer helps win title for Ducati's Moto GP win
One of the backbone members of the Ducati World Superbike team is mechanical engineer Ernesto "Ernie" Marinelli. The lanky Italian is a familiar face both and Europe and on American shores as he has spent more than a decade helping Ducati achieve Superbike results here and abroad.
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Teleportation Thru Text
I found this really cool game (competition maybe) that obtains a 3d object from looking at a body of text that describes an object that rests under a hidden enclosure. Deadline is Oct 24 so don't hesitate to read this.
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Creating Transformers The Movie
The movie Transformers uses 3D technology to it furthest. In this article we try to get an idea of how all that was possible.
Overview Caption by David Yoon
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Let's Watch Japan
Most cell phones used in Japan are made by domestic companies such as Sharp and NEC. Since the later two companies have been making their cell phones only for Japan, they have been uniquely developed in functions and designs beyond what is seen in the United States.
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Cradle to Cradle; By William McDonough & Michael Braungart
William McDonough's book, written with his colleague, the German chemist Michael Braungart, is a manifesto calling for the transformation of human industry through ecologically intelligent design. Through historical sketches on the roots of the industrial revolution; commentary on science, nature and society; descriptions of key design principles; and compelling examples of innovative products and business strategies already reshaping the marketplace, McDonough and Braungart make the case that an industrial system that "takes, makes and wastes" can become a creator of goods and services that generate ecological, social and economic value.
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Book Review
Every time I start negotiations for royalties where I trade my design and engineering professional fees in lieu for future royalties, I get in trouble. This book helped me and it can help you!
Book review by Bart Brejcha
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Influence
Why read this book? It spells out clear and concise ways on how we are socially influenced and tools we can use as designers to influence others.
book review by Manny Perez
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Pro/CONCEPT is for the download!
Pro/CONCEPT is a idea generation tool for industrial designers. digitally store your concepts in your database. Download this '3d Photoshop' conceptional design tool on steroids free from PTC today.
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Caterpillar and NASA are working together
To create structures on the moon may require a special team at Caterpillar for space exploration.
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American Cell Phones are Lame
Why is it that we here in the US are pinned down by cell phone providers to only have a choice of phones that they determine. European and World phone designs are SO much cooler. Checkout some of the cool designs we are not normally offered here in the states unless you know where to look. These phones may seem to be a bit more but they are all unlocked and ready to use with your carrier. Here is a nice new looking one from Motorola.
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Sustainable Plastics 'the plastics web'
Since bioplastics has become such an important topic, IDES chose to develop this green plastics search utility to help industry professionals select eco-friendly materials. Data in the Prospector plastics search engine highlights more than 170 green materials from suppliers including BASF, Dow Plastics, DuPont Engineering Polymers, Eastman Chemical Group, Ecoplast, NatureWorks LLC, SABIC Innovative Plastics, and many more.
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Manufractured transformation
Museum of Contemporary Craft. Website on transformation of everyday objects. Find out how these plastic army men for example became the manufactured material for the bowl; reusable not to recycled.
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Chicago Automobile Trade Association
02/13/2009 to 02/22/2009 North America's largest and longest running Auto Show, presents all that is new from the World's Automotive Manufacturers. (Open to the Public)
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National Marine Manufacturers Association
Boating and recreational vehicle consumer show. (Open to the Public) 01/14/2009 to 01/18/2009 McCormickplace Place Chicago
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Entertainment Launch Seminar
2008-Nov-06 Register for this Entertainment Launch Seminar to better understand how you can create compelling and comprehensive visual effects using Autodesk products as well as deliver dynamic graphics. You will also learn how to use the latest product and features in 3D animation Technology.
Event Venue:
Gene Siskel Film Center
164 North State St.
* Registration
* Welcome - Autodesk
* Session - 3ds Max, Mudbox, MotionBuilder
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* Session - Toxik, MotionBuilder, Maya
* Subscription, Q&A, Raffle
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Food Processing Suppliers Association
Process Expo focuses on the newest developments in processing technology to meet the challenges faced by the industry's food, beverage and pharmaceutical manufacturers. (Trade Only).
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The International Plastics Showcase
NPE2009 June 22-26 2009 will be a giant leap forward in NPE history with a broad array of innovations to make participation even more exciting and profitable for exhibitors, attendees and publishers alike. In addition to new technology awards competitions and pavilions on the show floor, SPI is partnering with the Society of Plastics Engineers to present a technical conference at NPE2009 with hundreds of peer-reviewed, never-before-published papers. This agreement will enable SPI to provide NPE2009 attendees with the largest technical educational program ever offered at an international plastics trade show.
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Pro/ENGINEER Jobs- Alias Studio Jobs- Rhino Jobs even Unigraphics Jobs. and Solidworks Jobs avalable at Design-engine.com Job Board.
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design engine education
02.16 - 02.22 seven days Monday thru Sunday intensive. seven day Pro/E intensive to Industrial Designers
This Surfacing intensive is special for seasoned industrial designers looking to learn Pro/ENGINEER with surfacing all in seven days.
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PTC executives could get paid big...
Inside look at the CAD, CAM and CAE industry by Roopinder Tara
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PTC preping itself for sale? Could this be?
Can PTC be preparing itself for sale? The talk boards art discussing it. from http://www.marketwatch.com Commentary by Bart Brejcha
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Dassault Systemes to Acquire ICEM
The proposed acquisition, for an estimated price of 51.4 million Euros, should be completed in June subject to specific closing conditions. The transaction, to be paid in cash, is expected to be non dilutive on DS non-GAAP earnings.
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T-Splines for Rhino and Maya
T-Splines for Rhino (and Maya) introduces optimal modeling control and full industry-standard compatibility by giving designers the flexibility of subdivision surfaces with the precision of NURBS and Sub'd together.
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