Future Value Design

30/09/2021

Always keep a smile on your face when doing workshop machine maintenance ;-) Happy (pre) Covid times.

28/10/2020

From The Vault - I had lots of fun creating a suitable background and theme for these headphones back at Tafe in 2015. We were provided with the headphone 3D model and then had to apply materials and lighting to produce some marketing presentation ideas. This was a retro idea at the time but I actually remember when this album was first released back in 1994. It was very fresh sounding back then.

26/10/2020

A quick fix to get our bandsaw up and running again.
Thanks Ben Brice for running off the 3D print!

24/10/2020

Welding up the steel frame for our CNC machine - Sparkhaus Maker Space! Once you get into the flow I find welding so relaxing. It's kinda like intense CAD work, sketching or playing music, you get totally lost in it. Love it all.

22/10/2020

3D modelling and rendering for a better understanding of a products design and construction! This image shows the different density foams in there respective colours in a cutaway and exploded positioning.

20/10/2020

Simple cardboard and paper physical models (accurately scaled) can really help in assisting a client in designing the best layout options for product displays, industry conferences and layouts where limitations on walk space and foot traffic are important to understand. This can be a fun collaborative jigsaw to solve.

18/10/2020

Measuring my nuts! (pardon the pun)
When you have the choice in deciding how a guitar neck feels and plays...
Thought I would measure the guitars I have already to determine what will work for my new resonator guitar design.

16/10/2020

When designing across disability, ageing population, dementia? Revaluate this design approach once again.

14/10/2020

The great thing about modelling in 3D is you can get a deeper understanding of the physical build before committing to carve up expensive materials! It's also a great visualisation tool for viewing ideas very accurately. Stay tuned for some realistic image renders!

12/10/2020

It's always handy being an industrial designer when needing some brand recognition around town.

11/10/2020

Inspiring side project! - The timber has arrived for my Wood Body Resonator Guitar design/build.

09/10/2020

Very interesting and well researched blog....
https://taniaritchie.com/2019/11/07/the-problems-with-huskeecup-and-what-they-teach-us-about-ethical-consumerism/

Here in Australia we pride ourselves on our world-class coffee. The only problem is that pang of guilt every time we throw one of those plastic-lined disposable cups into the bin – adding up to abo…

07/10/2020

A laser cut piece of mirrored acrylic that I cut for a friend restoring a classic HR Holden.

05/10/2020

Large black ants seem to be making a home on my car!

03/10/2020

I have really been enjoying some short morning yoga sessions with this lady. Here's another one of hers that I found for many of us who spend long periods at the computer (often sitting 😆) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAUf7aajBWE

01/10/2020

I 3D modelled this Halo chair and then thought I'd play around with achieving some natural light and shadows with it. A way to go but hopefully getting there!

29/09/2020

Understand 3D Visualisation? I found this blog post by UFO3D which offers excellent reasons for use and explanations.
http://ow.ly/Jp8U50Byy3b