Axially actuated socket wrench
This was a very fun one-day project. Very fast turnaround, very simple, very fun. I developed the shape in a few simple sketches, surfaced it in CATIA, and it was off to the races. I have one of these in my toolbox, but I have to admit I’ve yet to need it in real...
Read MoreUL Environment
http://www.ulenvironment.com/ Electrical products are, by their very nature, dangerous. Whenever you plug in a power tool, and curling iron, an area heater, or a cell phone, you are taking your life into your own hands. The 110v AC outlet you are about to use could kill you in a matter of seconds. Scared? Why not? Because you know that our electrical systems and the products they supply are quite...
Read MorePhoto: Crackle
I took this photo at an abandoned greenhouse near my home in Cambridge. This was part of a whole series of HDR images I cobbled together from the day, and this one seems to capture the place best: order, structure, decay, nature reclaiming human...
Read MoreThe left hand knows…
I was recently cleaning out my huge hard drive folders full of old and useless junk, and came across a collection of my old figure drawings from college. In adition to my full figures from class, I would often draw my left hand, since it was a readily available model. It’s fun to time warp back! Believe it or not, the ability to draw hands without tracing a photo has been a huge...
Read MoreSmart Select Update
I just noticed this on the BDK website, and I’m glad to see it! The black and white badge is much closer to the original design intent than the old silver badge. They’ve also made the icons on the ring darker, though they seem to have kept my overall illustration style. It’s fun to see the projects I worked on years ago morphing and shifting now that I’m...
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