Networks of Design

Networks of Design, a conference on recent academic interest in the fields of design history, technology and the social sciences in the ‘networks’ of interactions that inform knowledge formation and design.

clipped from www.purselipsquarejaw.org Networks of Design Networks of Design "responds to recent academic interest in the fields of design history, technology and the social sciences in the ‘networks’ of interactions that inform knowledge formation and design. Studying networks foregrounds infrastructure, negotiations, processes, strategies of interconnection, and the heterogeneous relationships between people and things." Thematic Strands Networks of Texts: including images, documents & databases Networks of Ideas: including theories, disciplines & concepts (among them ANT) Networks of Technology: including mechanical & virtual technologies Networks of Things: including material & technological artefacts Networks of People: including collectives & individuals clipped from www.networksofdesign.co.uk

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The Fenstar a Military UFO

clipped from www.telegraph.co.uk Flying saucer that can plant explosives or bugs set for frontline A flying saucer that can sneak into buildings to spot enemy gunmen or plant explosive devices or bugs could be used by British troops on the frontline within a year. clipped from www.gfsprojects.co.uk Explanation of the Technology Section one — anti torque. The rotation of the fan causes the body to rotate in the opposite direction. By placing a series of vanes in the airflow the torque is neutralised. Section two — yaw control. On sections of the lifting surface a series of moveable flaps, acting in unison enable it to turn left or right. Section three — directional control. Flaps on the periphery of the craft provide directional control as the movement into the lift airflow changes, the lift causes the craft to tilt and move in the direction of the tilt. The craft has a natural neutral dynamic balance making it very stable in flight and in hover.

The Lotus Ice Vehicle

About the a biofuel-powered Lotus Ice Vehicle, specially developed for research in the Moon-Regan Trans Antarctic Expedition

clipped from www.zercustoms.com Lotus Ice Vehicle clipped from uk.youtube.com Engineered by Lotus the CIV will be taken to Antarctica on the Moon Regan TransAntarctic Expedition to assist with research in the region. Read more here: http://www.transantarcticexpedition.com/ clipped from www.zercustoms.com clipped from www.transantarcticexpedition.com The Moon-Regan Trans Antarctic Expedition will endeavour to cross the continent of Antarctica from the west coast to the South Pole, then heading north through the Trans-Antarctic Mountain Range to the coast at McMurdo. The explorers will be covering distance of around 3,000 miles. A bio-fuelled Concept Ice Vehicle (CIV) has been developed specifically for the expedition. Equipped with an ice radar, the un-manned CIV will lead the way and scan for hidden crevasses. Two larger Science Support Vehicles (SSVs) carrying the team and their equipment will follow the pilot vehicle. “We want to show that you can move round in a gentler way to the environment: from using less fuel to the ability to move around reasonably quickly.” Andrew Regan

Realistic 3D Facial Animations (video)

Pendulum Studio's Alter ego 3D facial performance software for motion pictures, commercials, video games etc. can produce unbelievably real digital faces in record time.

clipped from uk.youtube.com Pendulum Alter Ego Facial Animations Pendulum Studio's Alter Ego division works wonders with 3D facial animations. clipped from www.studiopendulum.com clipped from www.studiopendulum.com Conceived out of a passion for compelling and emotive digital characters, AlterEgo is the facial performance division of award-winning animation studio, Pendulum. Our innovative process delivers exceptional results at remarkable speeds, allowing vast amounts of facial mo-cap data to be transformed into extremely realistic and accurate facial animation! Click here to expand and to see stills from the Mark Antony project. (See Client & Projects for up-to-date demos and examples of AlterEgo in production)

Mozilla's Snowl -- A Unified Messaging Interface

clipped from www.pcmag.co The developers of Firefox have unveiled an experimental project, Snowl, designed to gather all your inbound communications, whether they're in the form of email, RSS, Twitter, or social network updates. The interface will be search based, let you prioritize messages, and take advantage of the browser. In fact, the prototype is a Firefox extension. clipped from labs.mozilla.com Introducing Snowl An Experiment with Messaging in the Browser The Initial Prototype clipped from www.techtree.com Snowl from Mozilla Labs clipped from www.techcrunch.com Snowl: Unified Messaging In Your (Firefox) Browser clipped from mashable.com Mozilla’s Snowl Lets You Surf the Web and Handle Messaging Simultaneously clipped from www.readwriteweb.com A First Look at Mozilla's Snowl

Myoats -- Create Designs Online

clipped from www.myoats.com About Myoats Read More Myoats is a community where people create designs using an online drawing application. These designs can be rated, downloaded, and archived. The Most Liked designs are rewarded by being featured on the home page. clipped from www.smashingapps.com The designs that you create can be: Downloaded as an image. Downloaded as a transparent png. Saved to your personal account, which allows for editing and re-saving. Made into a wallpaper clipped from www.myoats.com Featured Most Liked clipped from www.myoats.com About Us Overview Blog How To How to Create Watch Tutorials