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Design videos series: 50 years of Opel Design*
To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of its German Design Studio, Opel has published ten videos with interviews to current and former design managers, who explain the brand’s design philosophy and tell the story of the most iconic concepts.
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New Skoda Fabia
Škoda ha released the first design sketch of the new generation Fabia, the compact urban car that takes inspiration from the recent VisionC show car.
Smart previews next-gen ForTwo with design sketches
Smart has revealed a set of design sketches that preview the next-generation ForTwo, scheduled to debut along the new ForFour later today – at 8 PM Central Europe Time.
Stratasys and Graphene Tech Partner for 3D Printed Graphene
On June 26 of this year, the Board of Governors of the Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation approved \\\$8.9 million in funding for 11 new projects that join together American and Israeli companies, one of which may have significant impact on the future of 3D printing. Among the eleven projects (PDF), which range from pluggable transceivers to systems for testing pesticides in water, is one that will see Stratasys partner with Graphene Technologies to evelop Graphene enhanced 3D printing materials.”
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3DPlay
3DPlay is an application of Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE Platform, which allows you to instinctively experiment 3D objects. Multi-touch gestures let you pan, zoom, rotate 3D Objects easily. 3DPlay also provides original and fun Experiences like ‘Drop Objects on the floor’ with gravity effects, or ‘3D Matrix Effect’. 3DPlay provides collaborative Services like connection to any 3D Content Web site or even with your email, to connect people within and outside the enterprise, within a single visual and intuitive 3D environment.
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Apple iPhone 6 – Unmasking Yet Another ConceptRead
Some of the rumors surrounding the iPhone 6 are: a range of 4.7 inches and 5.5 inches screen, durable sapphire display, slimmer bezel, thinner chassis and 128GB storage capacity. While we still have to wait for the real announcement, lets take a look at yet another Apple iPhone 6 Concept phone that looks groovy.
Looking forward to see candidatures using CATIA Creative Design & Icem Surf !
Welcome to the 2014 Car Design News–General Motors Interactive Design Competition, the contest that challenges you to create GM's future with the guidance of professional designers and your peers. Up for grabs are six, three-month paid internships that offer the chance to work alongside GM's design teams at the world-famous Tech Center in Warren, MI.This year's CDN-GM Interactive competition has five briefs (below). Choose the one that you feel is best suited to you and the one that will allow your talent to shine:
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The hottest headphones ever
"Anyone who works in the audio/sound industry has heard of the Sennheiser HD25-1 headphones; they’re the professionals choice, but have yet to break into the consumer market due to their overtly utilitarian & basic appearance. Cyprium is an exploration into how these high-end headphones could win the hearts of consumers and audiophiles with styling that’s worthy of Sennheiser’s unrivaled audio quality, background noise isolation and robustness. And win your heart they will!"
Kit Bike by Lucid Designpacks into a bag
Indian company Lucid Design has created a conceptual "bike in a bag" that would quickly dismantle into parts to fit into a backpack.
Konstantin grcic refines his miura collection for PLANK
Konstantin grcic has been collaborating with PLANK for about a decade, exploring and working with the Italian company on technical and material research, with a specific focus on the area of innovations related to plastic furniture production. For 2014, rather than debut a new product, the German designer has elaborated on his existing ‘miura’ stool and table for PLANK, consisting of a stool and table, by refining the materials from which they are made, enhancing their details and offering a selection of colors (yellow green, light blue, wine red) not previously offered.
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Dragos Motica's Slash Lampis designed to be broken
A stone comes with this concrete lamp by Bucharest designer Dragos Motica so the user can smash the shade to reveal the reinforcing steel mesh.
Boeing and Lotus Team up to Create Super Strong Carbon Fiber Reinforced 3D Printing Method
When it comes the production of aircraft and high performance cars, two companies may stand out. Boeing, the designer and manufacturer of fixed-wing aircraft, rockets and satellites has been in the industry for close to a century. Lotus, the manufacturer of sports cars and F1 race cars has been doing what they do best for over 60 years. When it comes down to it, these two companies over the years, have found ways to continue to innovate upon both their designs and their manufacturing processes. This is what has kept them in the game for so long.
TUTORIALS
CATIA Creative Design [ 3D Sketching ] - 2nd tutorial video - Sketch tool
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