Random Design Sketches 1

These are just random form and design studies I have been doing with my free time. You know the usual cars, robots, toys and shapes

2012 F1 Car Release Dates

As a designer and racer I love this time of year. All the new F1 cars come out in February. If you didn't know each F1 team designs a brand new car for each year. Which is very cool as it is. You can never tell too much from the first edition of the new car, but they are fun too look at. Through out the year they add updates to the car so the cars constantly changing but come Feb you at least get to see what everyone if bringing to come play with. Here is the current schedule:

McLaren will be the first team to take off the wraps of their car, but after that the unveilings come thick and fast.

1 Feb - McLaren (Woking)

3 Feb - Force India (Silverstone)

3 Feb - Ferrari (Maranello)

6 Feb - Sauber F1 Team (Jerez)

6 Feb - Red Bull (Online)

Fast and Rare

My buddies and I just launched a Tumblr for cars called "Fast and Rare". It is a place you can post the Fast and Rare cars that you see daily. As well as the Absurd cars we all come across that make us ask WTF do you need a 8 foot spoiler on your Dodge Intrepid. We literally just started it so please bare with us:

www.fastandrare.com

Neat to Rock Bourbon Glass Project progress

The Neat to Rocks concept Glass that I came up with a couple of weeks ago has been moving long well. I took the next steps to refine the concept.

I tested the theory in some glasses I had at home to make sure the glass would not crack and that the ice would not float right away. The ice does not expand enough to crack the and the surface tension on the ice keeps the ice from floating when Bourbon is added. Then I tested different amount of water to get the perfect amount that does not stay neat too long before rising too the top to become rocks.

Then I started printing models of glasses to make sure my scale and shape was good. The first model was super sized but I caught it before the whole printed and then I printed 4 more before getting to the final shape. The final shape is designed with a opening at the bottom for the perfect amount of water.

I then designed the caddy to hold the glasses so they would not fall over in the freezer. The first design came out looking like soap dish and I wanted to maintain a elegant appearance, so in version 2 I decided I would incorporate coasters into the design as well. The the Caddy is molded plastic with a rubber ring around the handle hole. The coasters are Bamboo due to the fact that Bamboo have very little hygroscopic properties so it will not expand or shrink much from the moisture in the freezer. The coasters fit into the caddy and the glasses fit into the indent in the coasters.

See all project process images below.

NO-CHAIR-DESIGN Year 2012!

I am taking the 2012 design challenge not to design a single chair in 2012

http://vimeo.com/26815141

Shape Rollerz First Model

Shape Rollerz Version 2 #PTRdesign Toyz

So after several comments I went to a uniform eye design, the square and triangle eyes were criticized and a little freaky. Also the hand hole on the triangle roller dropped past the wheels which would create a pinching hazard. So these are the updated design.



Models coming

Moto-Mucci: SHORT FILM: Tim Harney Bio

One of my best friends doing his thing and explaining it very well:

Moto-Mucci: SHORT FILM: Tim Harney Bio: A short bio on Tim Harney, and his custom motorcycle background. Tim is a graduate of Pratt Institutte, an art and design based college, ...

v4-9 Bentwood Modern Drink Cart

This was a design that I developed when I was designing a product a day for a few months. I had really wanted to get it into Solidworks and refine it and get a presentation page made. I finally had the time.

The concept was to create a rolling bar drink cart with a modern design and bentwood. The Ice Bucket and Chilling Buckets can be removed for cleaning.



Original sketch

Neat to Rocks Bourbon Glass

The flavor of bourbon changes with the addition of water. Some experts say that even if you intend to drink bourbon neat you should a few drips of water. Some say it must be served on ice. This glass allows the whole experince to happen.

This glass is designed to have a small amount of water added to the bottom of the glass. Then to be placed in the freezer until the water freezes in the small area at the bottom. Remove the glass from the freezer and add bourbon. The bourbon will start out neat and as the solid ice begins to melt the flavor of the bourbon will change. I have tested this it works very well.



I am now working on caddy design for 2 and 4 glasses so storing them in the freezer is easier.