Guido Hermans design and research

Stop talking. Start making.

superadmin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:24:49 +0000

Stop Talking. Start Making. Check out their videos with David Kelley (IDEO), Bre Pettis (Makerbot) and more.

Hybrid materials

superadmin — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:00:56 +0000

Designing Hybrid Variable Materials by Bread

See the video’s here and here.

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superadmin — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:05:19 +0000

Philosophy of design

superadmin — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:26:40 +0000

One week workshop about philosophy of design (30 Jan – 3 Feb 2012).

Facilitated by Johan Redström at Umeå Institute of Design

Reading and discussing the following articles:

- Declaration by Design: Rhetoric, Argument, and Demonstration in Design Practice – Richard Buchanan

- Introduction Rhizome – Deleuze & Guattari

- Foreword to the Theory of Spheres – Peter Sloterdijk

- A Material Hermeneutic – Peter-Paul Verbeek

Proceedings MCPC 2011

superadmin — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:01:40 +0000

A Comparison of Mass Customization Toolkits for Consumer Products Produced by Rapid Manufacturing

Abstract

Several mass customization toolkits for consumer products are compared amongst each other from a design perspective. The customized products are all produced with rapid manufacturing technologies and in all cases the shape of the product is the main variable attribute which can be customized. The aim is to determine criteria that define the generic process of this co-creation approach. Comparison is used as a method since it focuses on understanding the customization tools and the process. The first part of the paper is concerned with the theoretical approach and the comparison of five toolkits. The second part deals more in-depth with the design of solution spaces which focus primarily on customization beyond aesthetics and it also deals with the design of validation tools. The expected outcome is a generic process of co-creation which highlights valuable aspects and can be used for the future development of mass customization toolkits.

Find the conference proceedings of MCPC2011 here.

Variable material densities

superadmin — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:44:13 +0000

3D Printing materials with variable densities, such as a concrete cylinder shown in the video below.

The impact of design

superadmin — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:02:58 +0000

Autodesk released a sleek looking book Imagine Design Create where they show the impact of design in different fields. Nice chapter about democratizing of fabrication, 3D printing, DIY and DIT culture.

Download the book in PDF format at their website.

Open source tools to co-create products online

superadmin — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:00:06 +0000

The Igloo project is a great project that aims to develop open source tools for designers that let them create parametric designs. These designs can be customized by users, in the browser, like for instance this bowl shown here. Soon to be released, keep an eye on their site.

Going mobile: customizing on the way

superadmin — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:41:22 +0000

Customization
There have been some great apps around which allow you to customize your sneakers on the way. Reebok as well as NikeID are both available for your smart phone. And then there is this app for customizing your clothing.

3D Scanning, Modeling & Printing
Trimensional lets you scan your face or a small object and you can export the scan to .STL and send it directly to your MakerBot, Ultimaker or RepRap. iSculptor is a 3D polygon modeling app, more info on the developers website. Finally, there are several .STL viewers 1, 2 and 3.

Co-creation & fashion

superadmin — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 12:03:40 +0000