2010년 1월 27일 수요일

Geneva wheels on Thingiverse

회전운동 참고할것

 

Apparently I'm not the only one charmed by the simple elegance of the Geneva wheel movement (Wikipedia). Thingiverse users PrintTo3D and raumfahrtagentur have created printable and laser-cut-able versions, respectively, of the classic mechanism, which converts continuous rotary into intermittent rotary motion, with positive locking of the stationary shaft between cycles. PrintTo3D has also posted a YouTube video showing the final printing, assembly, and action of his model.

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Printing Your Toast by Othmar Muhlebach

이렇게 위트있고 재미있는 디자인을 해야 하는데..ㅎㅎ

암튼 실제로 있다면 갖고 싶다 ...

 

Usually, I hate to wait for my slices of bread to toast, but if I had this toaster designed by Othmar Muhlebach I would enjoy it. This toaster operates like a desktop ink-jet printer because it “prints out” your bread slices as it toasts them. The designer is in the process of finding a manufacturer, so that’s good news for some people who might be interested in purchasing this clever kitchen appliance.

[via Designboom]

2010년 1월 25일 월요일

ran amitai: nature of material

와.. 철판 절곡을 이런식으로 응용하다니..

 

이 방법이면 정말 다양한 절곡이 가능하겠는데.. 바로 적용해 봐야지.

 


nature of material by ran amitai

ran amitai, a recent graduate of the bezalel academy of art and design of jerusalem, israel,
developed the 'nature of material' project, a series of stackable furniture's,
as his final thesis at bezalel.

'in the beginning I worked mainly with paper, making small scale models' says amitai.  
whenever I saw potential or a need to check stability I translated the small paper model
in to a life size sheet metal model.'
  


every object is folded from a spread of laser cut aluminum sheet,
which then bends to the final form using a bending mold.


the making of the stool



the idea of the project is to combine straight origami like folds with natural folds.





'all of the objects are created by planed and exact folds that create side effects of
stretching and bending in the material. in other words, I am folding the legs of the objects
and the surface above reacts naturally to the folding act' says amitai.


a low table


nature of material stools and chairs


paper models


nature of material stackable stools


testing the stool


nature of material stackable chairs




'this integration between the strict and natural folds creates a steady construction from one hand
and soft, organic, upholstery like shape from the other hand' ran amitai says.  


ran amitai is part of the israeli design group bakery, which will be showing
in the upcoming salone satellite 2010, milan, italy

Envelop desk

Working in conjunction with an ergonomic chair, the Envelop desk offers users comfort, red...

Study the picture above – is that how you look at work or are you more like the typical computer slave – hunched forward, limbs at the wrong angles, wrists askew – just a repetitive strain injury waiting to happen? If you suddenly straightened up when you read this and felt the tension in your shoulders, neck, arms and back, is it time to invest in some ergonomic furniture to make your working or gaming life more pleasant and productive and also help justify the money you spent on your computing power? The Envelop is a design inspired by a pioneer in ergonomics, Herman Miller, and has been developed to enhance the human relationship between seated postures and computer-based technology. ..

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2010년 1월 24일 일요일

Interactive grass

Frits Stam developed this patch of grass with embedded conductive fibers and fiber optics. I think it'd go well in a Wonderland-type interactive art installation. [via Fashioning Technology]

Eye Stop Concept



The Cool concept of bus shelter, Eye Stop Concept, by Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In the ..(more...)

Pretty Vases Collection by FxBalléry

하수도 관을 저렇게 이쁜 화분으로 뒤바꿔놓다니.. ㅎㅎ

 

These vases by FxBalléry are useful materials transformed into beautiful objects. They’re made out of lacquered industrial materials that make unique holders for flowers.

[via MoCo Loco]

Eclipse's standout mouse designs

In his WTF Podcast the veteran comedian Marc Maron often laments on the boring standardization of contemporary comedians: If he goes into any comedy club and closes his eyes, he states, based on their material and delivery he has difficulty telling one comic from another.

That's kind of how we feel about computer peripherals--take a look at the lineup of computer mice in a Best Buy or Staples and you'll see what we mean. But one company retaining a distinct aesthetic is Eclipse, with their brushed-aluminum TouchMouse and die-cast-frame Mobile Mouse, below.

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The former features an omnidirectional touch surface for scrolling, and the latter folds flat for portability but features an adjustable "leg" that allows you to change the mouse angle, adding the feel of a beefier mouse.

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2010년 1월 22일 금요일

LG전자 넷하드 NC1 - N2R1DD2 (2TB) 사용기

회사 사무실에서 그동안 작업해둔 파일들을 백업하기 위해 고심끝에 마련한 제품.

 

엘지 넷하드 NC1- N2R1DD2 (2TB) 제품.

 

원래 USB타입의 외장하드를 여러개 살려다가 개인적으로 넷하드를 한번 사용해보고 싶어서 구입한 제품이다.

 

연결하는데 시간이 오래걸리지 않았지만

새로운 인터페이스를 익히는데 사용설명서의 내용만 보고서는 좀 힘들었지만,

일단 전원부터 넣고 보는 나 로선 직접 경험해보면서 배우는게 젤 편했다.

 

전원 넣고 동봉된 CD로 프로그램 설치후에 네트워크에 물리니 금세 잡았다.

 

2Tera 바이트를 각각 1Tera 바이트씩해서 두하드에 자동으로 백업해주는 기능도 있지만, 그냥 2Tera를 다 사용하고 싶어서 볼륨설정은 각각 하고 포맷시작..

 

한 20분뒤에 설정이 완료되고 첫 접속을

해보니 와.... 속도 엄청빠르네..

 

일단 첫 인상은 대 만족..

 

무엇보다 DVD가 달려있어 백업해둔 내용을 손쉽게 DVD로 백업하는 기능이 있는게 정말 맘에 든다.

 

우리같이 디자인은 하는 사람들에게는

정말 꼭 필요한 제품인듯..

 

그리고 젤 강추 하는 기능은 FTP설정으로 웹하드로도 쓸수 있다는 점..

 

밖에 돌아다니다가도 내 하드에 있는 내용이 필요하면 인터넷으로 접근하여 데이터에 접근이 가능하다.

 

앞으로 넷하드가 널리 보급되면 아마 국내 웹하드 기업들은 다 문 닫게 될거 같다.

 

한가지 아쉬운점은 뒤쪽 포트에 USB 연결하는 포트가 있어서 랜선으로 연결이 불가능할때 USB라도 연결이 되었으면 하는것이다.

 

 

 

 

Yulia Brodskaya's Art of Paper

General

The Russian graphic designer

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makes her pieces

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with real paper

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rather than

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digital wizardy,

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combining typography and hand-made craft objects

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into posters for Orange, Nokia and many other companies.

[via beautiful life]

2010년 1월 21일 목요일

Karim Rashid-designed metallic tiles

카림라시드가 이젠 타일까지 손댔네..


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Karim Rashid's got a thing for patterns, as evidenced in his new line of metal tiles for Australian manufacturer Alloy. Punched from individual sheets of 1.6mm stainless steel, copper, brass, titanium and raw steel, the quirky, Karim-signature shape of the tiles experience a sort of aesthetic growth when bunched together into patterns. Check 'em out here.

30 of the Best Fonts Designers Should Use for Print

30 of the Best Fonts Designers Should Use for Print

Selecting the right font(s) for use in print can be a bit challenging. Fonts in this category have to be concise, smooth, and be able to hold its own ground without the additional help of other fonts. Although there are a few interchangeable fonts that can be used for web and print, the list we’ve compiled below should help you get a head start on what fonts are the most effective in print.

Many times the choice that seems obvious for designers is serif fonts, due in part to the fact that they work well in the form of a headline or body content. Though with the following fonts you’ll see that we have digressed from filling up this list with serif fonts. Instead, we hand-picked a variety of well-known and a few obscure fonts that we believe do a good job of conveying readability when used for print.

Are we missing any? Let us know in your comment!

Tallys

Excelsior

Perpetua

Trajan

Akzidenz Grotesk

Geo Sans Light

Avenir

Meta

Stempel Schneidler

Vintage

Rockwell

Museo

Helvetica

Times New Roman

Stuart Standard

Houschka Pro Light

Adelle

Gylphya Std Black

Geometric Slabserif

Clarendon Light OT

Memphis

Coolvetica LT

Public Works

RePublic

Editorial Comment

Sling

Old Sans Black

Nevis

Chunk Five

QuickSand