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May 1, 2021

Riding Trash

There’s 3 basic things needed for surfing: waves, a wetsuit -depending on the weather, and a surfboard. Let’s leave waves for the tides to deal with, or Kelly Slater’s for some inland surfing. Regarding wetsuits, Patagonia’s Yulex alternative is right now an excellent solution for not wearing petroleum next to…

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Riding Trash
Riding Trash

Mar 27, 2021

Rideable Final Project

For my final project for parametric product design (PPD) class, I’m planning on going to a place a few men have boldly gone before. Reflecting on the words of Timothy Leary, I can’t help but think of the contradiction of what his definition of the act of surfing means, and…

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Rideable Final Project
Rideable Final Project

Feb 21, 2021

2D Patterns

I tried different tutorials for creating 2D patterns, and I tried spending some time in not only recreating the forms and shapes but understanding how Grasshopper works in creating such intricate designs. Once I had explored a couple of tutorials, I decided to merge 2 concepts together. From the first…

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2D Patterns
2D Patterns

Feb 13, 2021

Parametric Vessel

For this week’s generator, I decided to build a set of coupe glasses, since they are my girlfriend’s favorite type of glasses. In order to so so, I divided the glasses in two parts. …

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Parametric Vessel
Parametric Vessel

Feb 6, 2021

Bike Frame Generator

By now you all know my love for bicycles. So when challenged to create a generator on Rhino, I didn’t even hesitate. The final working generator on the YouTube video embedded at the end of the post only reflects the end product, and not the many awkward steps it took…

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Bike Frame Generator
Bike Frame Generator

Feb 1, 2021

Self Portrait

In recent years, the amount of photos taken per year exceed the trillion. More than 90% of these have been taken with a mobile phone, and surprise surprise most are selfies. It’s easy to create a selfie, it doesn’t matter where you are, who you are with, or what you…

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Self Portrait
Self Portrait

Jan 30, 2021

Parametric Design

Products In a previous article, I talked about what parametric design is. As an example of this type of design, I mentioned a fashion designer having to make 24 iterations out of one jacket design (4 colors x 6 sizes). Now, it’s easy to picture parametric design in the clothing industry…

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Parametric Design
Parametric Design

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·Dec 10, 2020

Is Anyone Free Of Sin?

Cancelling and call-out culture are similar but not the same. Though it could be said that calling out is part of or sometimes the first steps of cancelling culture. Calling out is basically as it denotes, making voice of actions, things, groups and/or individuals that one believes are not right…

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Is Anyone Free Of Sin?
Is Anyone Free Of Sin?

Nov 10, 2020

A Bike For a Lifetime

Mateo’s Final Project Proposal — CM Studio. — Story Time I don’t remember when my interest in bikes went from “normal” to somewhat of a bike nerd. But I do know that ever since I’m 15 I’ve never owned less than 3 bikes at any given time. Some I’d buy and sell, others were a gift, always a collectible one…

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A Bike For a Lifetime
A Bike For a Lifetime

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·Oct 29, 2020

Are We Evolutionary Prone to Stress?

Reaction to the articles “The Neuroscience of Conversations” by Nicklas Balboa and Richard D. Glaser, Ph.D. (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/conversational-intelligence/201905/the-neuroscience-conversations) and “Understanding the Stress Response” by Harvard Health Publishing https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/understanding-the-stress-response — The Brain According to research, our brain is basically composed of 3 distinct main parts. The brain stem, the limbic brain, and the prefrontal cortex.

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Are We Evolutionary Prone to Stress?
Are We Evolutionary Prone to Stress?
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