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60 Second Interview – Mark Champkins
Why did you become a designer? Purely because designing and making things is fun. I find it extremely satisfying to take ideas from my imagination and turn them into physical products. Which designer or company do you most admire and why? I think Yves Behar has done some smart stuff, not least his Shoe box/bag … Continue Reading
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Back to Basics: Technical Illustration
The following article first appeared in the March 2012 edition of DEVELOP3D. Q: With technical illustration do you mean the Haynes diagram type of things that we’re all familiar with and occasionally stare at blankly? A: Yes, those are the ones. There’s a key difference between the illustrations that are used for communicating actions in installation, … Continue Reading
Maxwell Render Training – Brighton Uni
The University of Brighton Centre for Design Technology has started an introductory training course in Maxwell Render ( www.maxwellrender.com ), one of the most realistic 3D/CAD render engines in the world. The training includes 5 hours of mentoring, a reference sheet, RAL calibrated materials and subsequent support if required. The training is applicable to … Continue Reading
Back to Basics: Hard Drives and Storage
Q: I need more storage in my workstation. How easy is it to install an additional hard drive? A: With Serial ATA (SATA) drives, standard in modern workstations, it’s dead easy. Simply take off the side panel of your machine, plug in a SATA power and data cable, fix the drive to the cradle, then … Continue Reading
CAD Skills for Today’s Job Market
CAD Skills for Today’s Job Market –Nicole Adams on behalf of Westwood College Attaining a CAD education in today’s world is no longer one size fits all, as employers are hunting not for generalists but more for CAD specialists. In order to seem marketable to employers, consider these CAD skills that will give you an … Continue Reading
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Could an Online Design Contest get you a job?
I’ve just seen this article through a combination of Linkedin and Mashable. It explains how a Programmer database startup Interviewstreet is hosting an online coding challenge called CodeSprint beginning Friday, and 75 technology companies will be looking for employment candidates on its leader board. What a brilliant idea! If done properly, employers can see the results of real world problems and … Continue Reading
60 Second Interview – Paul Neal
The following interview first appeared in the December 2011 / January 2012 edition of DEVELOP3D. Why did you become a designer? I’ve always liked to make things and I could draw a bit! My parents were working class and wanted me to have the university experience they hadn’t had, so the first step was art … Continue Reading
5-Minute Video On The Fundamentals Of Product Design
I stumbled across the following video on the (excellent) Fast Co Design website. Its a stylish mini-documentary by PBS’s Off Book web series which illuminates the fundamentals of product design. Check it out and I would love to hear your thoughts. Off Book | Product Design | PBS Arts
Best of the best – 5/12 to 11/12
Welcome to my round up of the best Architectural, Manufacturing design and CAD articles from the last week. Manufacturing Organization Transformation by Design: Prototyping the Future – thanks design mind Doctor Who figurine – thanks DEVELOP3D IDEO’s Steve Bishop on the Future of Sustainable Design Thinking – thanks The Altantic Fraudsters Now Using 3D Printers … Continue Reading
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