Category: Design

Maurits Cornelis Escher

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One of my favorite artists and mathematicians … When I was 12 or 13, I came across one of his books in the Stirling Primary library. The cover was intriguing and images such as the ones below, really caught my attention. The realism, perspective and the unique perspectives had my attention for quite a few years until I started to shift towards futurism and interest in virtual reality.

I also admired his monogram – MCE and strangely enough have addressed birthday cards this way ever since learning about his art.

Journey

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I recall the location, day and time of this app idea because since that day, every time I get in my car and drove for any distance beyond our local grocery store, I was curious, intrigued and wanted to know more about what was around me …


It was June 1st, 2021. We’d just finished hiking the Sequoia Grove in Yosemite and were making the long drive south to LA. Along the way, we passed countless lakes, crossed winding rivers, and drove through the Dole planting fields in Stratford. The whole time, I found myself wondering: what landmarks are we passing? What history happened here? What makes this place unique? The kids kept asking “What’s that?” and “What’s this called?”—and I had nothing to offer but guesses. read more

Social Media Download Tool

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I have had an app idea on my mind for a little while now with this premise: Thanks to laws like GDPR, tech companies are required to provide the ability for their users to download their data. In an effort to ensure I “own” anything I have uploaded to social media, I periodically download my data from platforms such as Instagram and Facebook. The issue with the platforms is that they do not have a standard data format, images properties such as location, their description or even dates they were taken, are not particularly easy to save or import into your local file system. Below is an example of a Instagram export and how the filesystem is structured 🙁 read more

DIY: Carbon Cockpit for Speedmax

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My next foray into Carbon fiber design, tooling and development came with this project. Overall, a reasonable success. Still not perfect, and probably will not be used due to the catastrophic risk associated with riding a bike at 50mph and these breaking, but in theory and practice, a great learning opportunity.

Inspiration

Part 1: Prototyping

Part 2: Design

Fusion 360 for the design work.

Part 3: Tooling/Plug

This consisted of 4 3D printed cubes glued together and then finished with lots of sanding, and an epoxy coat.

Part 4: Version 1

The first version didnt go according to plan, I ran out of Carbon fiber material, and also recognized some layup issues. I decided to finish it anyway, but it was a dud 🙁 read more