Design Exploration
Our experimental projects challenge conventional approaches while maintaining rigorous technical analysis. These ventures range from manufacturing process innovations to reimagined user interactions, each exploring the boundaries of current technology and market expectations. We document our process from initial concept through technical feasibility, manufacturing evaluation, and implementation planning. By combining practical engineering with speculative thinking, we develop solutions that emerge from deep problem analysis rather than surface-level innovation. This work represents our ongoing examination of what’s possible when we push beyond established norms while maintaining sight of real-world constraints.
Detergent Bottle Dilettante
The Deceptive Simplicity of Designing: A Detergent Bottle, Lesson in Surface Modeling and Human Perception of Complexity When I first approached the task of designing a 3D model of […]
Helmet Design Glossary
– Reference Table Version 0.1 – Working Draft This reference table provides cross-linked helmet design terminology, organized to show relationships between terms and concepts. Category Key: Term Definition Category […]
Helmet Design Terms Glossary
Version 0.1 – Working Draft This glossary is an open-source working document intended to develop a common language for helmet design. It draws from automotive design terminology while establishing […]
Incremental Control in Parametric CAD
Hardware-Based Parametric CAD Control Analysis Traditional CAD interfaces rely heavily on mouse-based menu navigation, creating workflow interruptions and cognitive context switching. Dedicated control surfaces eliminate these inefficiencies by providing […]
Control Surface Design
Hardware-Software Integration: Innovations in Control Surface Design Control surface design presents unique challenges in bridging physical hardware with digital interfaces. Bank-switching – where a single set of physical controls […]
Reshoring Helmet Production
The reshoring of manufacturing to Western economies requires more than simply relocating production – it demands a fundamental rethinking of how we approach manufacturing itself. Traditional large-scale industrial processes, […]