March 2010

CNC Motorcycle Helmet

This ridiculous video made the rounds on some forums a while back, I was just reminded of it today. It’s a motorcycle helmet CNC ripped out of an aluminum billet.

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sealing medical cushions:
RF vs ultrasonic welding

Once your kickass memory foam design has been molded or fabricated, it’s probably going to need to be covered. That means upholstery. When you think of upholstery, you probably think of stitching and sewing.  If you’ve got some practical experience, stapling might even come to mind. But when you start talking about designing medical cushions, [...]

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what the news can teach you about user interviews

When doing user research, don’t ask leading questions.  By definition they encourage the questionee (not a word) to give you the answer you want. It can be nice getting what you want sometimes. But in this case you aren’t looking for the “answer” itself, you want know how the user feels. What are you relying on [...]

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