Tag: design

April 15, 2015 at 2:10 pm

The Ingenious Design of the Aluminum Can

The Ingenious Design of the Aluminum Can

Watch Bill ‘the engineer guy‘ detail the engineering choices underlying the design of the common beverage can. Bill explains why it is cylindrical, outlines the manufacturing steps needed to created the can, notes why the can narrows near its lid, show close-ups of the double-seam that hold the lid on and details the complex…

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February 21, 2015 at 10:48 am

Inside Japan’s Automated, Underground Bike Lockers

Inside Japan's Automated, Underground Bike Lockers

Bikes are amazing modes of transportation for your health and the environment. However, in high-traffic pedestrian areas bikes can also take up a lot of space; which is why Japan has developed an innovative underground bike locker system that safely stores your bike and protects it from bad weather while keeping the pedestrian areas…

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December 29, 2014 at 3:21 pm

Disassembling and Reassembling a Rolex Submariner

Disassembling and Reassembling a Rolex Submariner

WF&Co. head watchmaker Tony Williams shows you how this famous movement is taken apart and reassembled, demonstrating the intricacies of the Rolex calibre 3135.

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December 27, 2014 at 2:40 pm

This is the Coolest Christmas Card Ever

This is the Coolest Christmas Card Ever

Birdbox Studio is an award-winning animation house based in London, England. For their clients and friends this year they created an incredible animated Christmas card with a neat little surprise at the end. What an awesome card design!

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December 21, 2014 at 12:22 pm

Designer Explains His Creative Process While Making a Logo for a Fictional Company

Designer Explains His Creative Process While Making a Logo for a Fictional Company

Most logos aren’t designed in fifteen minutes, but most designers aren’t Aaron Draplin. Aaron’s a Portland fixture by way of the Midwest, the owner of Draplin Design Co., and an advocate of “blue collar” design: design that works. Here he takes lynda.com’s logo design challenge, creating a dozen iterations of a logo for a…

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October 18, 2014 at 4:56 pm

This is the Coolest Lock I’ve Ever Seen

This is the Coolest Lock I've Ever Seen

Lock collector John Coulter shares his favourite lock and key combo with resident YouTube locksmith bosnianbill. The award-winning lock can’t be picked using traditional methods as it features a serpentine design and a floppy key that is ‘injected’ into the lock and removed like a hypodermic needle. So cool!

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