Article by Martin Gibson – @embody3d @martingibson - 23.12.2010 So often I am asked to design invitations, posters and other assorted media for friends, family and of course clients. I seem to be the default go-to person for just about any kind of stationary, which is both good and bad. Of course these people don’t the [...]
Article by Martin Gibson – @embody3d @martingibson - 11.01.2011 If you have installed the latest Mac Operating System update you would have of course noticed the new Mac App Store because it is shoved right at the top of your dock. The Mac App Store is a push by Apple to transfer the success of the [...]
We had the great pleasure of talking to Barton Smith an industrial/user-interface designer at QPC which are developing the Ouidoo platform, an exciting new mobile platform which utilises technologies like augmented reality among others. Barton explains his journey from humble Monash University in Melbourne Australia to one of the most innovative open platforms in the mobile market [...]
Article by Martin Gibson – @embody3d @martingibson - 12.11.2010 Manual of Typography – Manuale tipografico by Giambattista Bondoni and reprinted by Taschen is a very unique book that we’ve had the joy of glancing over. Glancing over you might ask? Well yes, there aren’t many stunning images in this book, in fact there are none, nor [...]
PLANO, Texas, October 13, 2010 – Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division and a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, today announced Solid Edge® software ST3 (Solid Edge ST3). With this latest release, Solid Edge delivers new functionality – enabled by synchronous technology – [...]
Every now and again on Embody 3D we have articles that aren’t industrial design, often architecture, interior, graphic or web design. But we figured that industrial designers often get their hands dirty with graphic design. So we compiled a list of the greatest frustrations graphic designers face day to day. Please comment and list some [...]
Embody 3D had the great opportunity to talk to Kirsten Black, an industrial designer and entrepreneur from N.A.S.T. International. Kirsten has developed a brilliantly simple design called Halo Headphones which are headphones with an integrated speaker so users can listen to music, audiobooks or the radio on the go or in a more comfortable manner. [...]
Article after article, interview after interview on Embody3D has revealed one very prevalent theme, which is China’s inundation and domination of world manufacturing. Whether you’re in America and you thought Mexico was enough competition, then there was China. Whether you’re in developed Europe and you thought the baltic states and Eastern Europe was enough competition, [...]
Each year for a week CES or the Consumer Electronics Show (Las Vegas) an array of ultra cool gadgets and concepts from some of the largest players in the industry including Samsung, Lenovo, Toshiba, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, HP, HTC, Motorola, 3M, LG, Intel, Sony , Dell, Palm, Philips and much much more, as well as [...]
This post continues the series User Interface and Products. I recommend reading the first post to get a background on how to define what an interface is and the importance of a good interface to consumers. Interface Design Process 1. Identify and Empathise with the User The first step to designing an interface is defining [...]
