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“grasshopper primer”
I have learned through Andrea Graziano blog that LIFT architects wrote “The Grashopper Primer” – a step by step introduction on how to use Grasshopper. Basically, Grasshopper Primer is a collection of tutorials available on the web – gathered in one pdf and organized depending on the level of difficulty. It’s available under CC from [...]
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design and piracy
My new short text was just published at the Thinking blog. I argue, that with new image processing technologies, like Microsoft’s Photosynth will make room for the intellectual property rights debate in the world of design. It might mean that designers will find themselves in a need to implement new organizational scheme; Perhaps one that [...]
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Ronen Kadushin’s company Open Design is another attempt to bring tangibles closer to the world of 2.0 value creation. It seems one worth a closer look. In his own words: “Open Design is a personal attempt to close a creativity gap between product design and other fields (music, graphic design, animation and photography), Which found [...]
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grassroots digital fabrication
The Ponoko blog reports on a rapid prototyper able to replicate itself. The machine (called One Darwin) in fact replicates around 60% of it’s parts and you have to by the rest at a cost of approximately 500 euros, which is of course nothing comparing to the prices of standard 3d printing devices. What’s really [...]
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