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SOLSTICE - 5 | Masterfully Visualizing Scale
Solstice—5: Forgotten Archives offers remarkable visuals that capture the scale of interplanetary exploration. It also delivers a powerful cautionary tale about our exploitation of nature and potential future uses of AI right here on Earth.
Peter Elson Tribute
Many hours were spent at the bivouac in the early years, pouring over details within Peter Elson’s science fiction illustrations. This spacecraft TRIBUTE, created in the style of Peter Elson, is intended to be just that—a tribute to a fantastic illustrator.
Sinking Lego Ships
Many childhood hours were spent at the bivouac playing and pushing the imagination with Lego. There was learning about modular design and how failure leads to success. All that creative activity made me a better designer and person.
Generative AI and Stereotypes
Creatives have always needed to understand the strengths and weaknesses of their tools and how they can shape our craft. As more creatives find their way into generative AI, we must be mindful of the bias and averaging that can appear in our work due to the data used by generative AI tools.
Kai Lenny Captures the Mouth of Jaws
There have been some fantastic surfing films over the years. Still, this POV footage from professional water athlete Kai Lenny of the North Shore of Maui captures the remarkable power of nature in a way few will experience.
AI: Suiting Up With Midjourney
Designbivouac is experimenting with the integration of AI into the creative process. This post focuses on a beginner’s exploration into the potential of AI as an aid in visualization. It is a study in prompting and editing.
More Than Meets The Rye
In the world of modern agriculture, efficiency and productivity are paramount. Farmers are constantly looking for innovative equipment to help them maximize their yields while minimizing their environmental impact.
The Unreal Work of William Faucher
This process video by William Faucher does an excellent job of capturing the process of photogrammetry and applying remarkable digital visualization skills to capture a scene inspired by Norwegian fishing villages.
Flying Through Giga Berlin
Take a dynamic fly-through of Tesla’s Giga Berlin factory. It is remarkable to see all that goes into making some of today’s most advanced vehicles at one of the most impressive factories in the world.
Uplifting Transparency
The folks at hazegrayart have done a remarkable job of visualizing four famous rockets in a way that shows their fuel stages as being transparent.
Visualizing Movements
The creator of animgraffs, Jake O’Neal, has created a remarkable animation to clearly explain how mechanical watch movements functions.
Visual History of the iPhone
Well, it’s that time of year again—the second week of September. And, true to form, Apple has revealed the iPhone 13 in a special event. As the company continues advancing its iPhone offering, perhaps some of you feel nostalgic about your older iPhones.
Captured In Stone
It is a beautiful documentary piece by Eyes and Ears that masterfully captures what it means to be a sculptor. The courage, intuition, methodic attention to detail, planning, and patience all come through in this short film. Well done, Anna Rubincam.
Things Come Apart
Many things fell apart in 2020, and it proved to be a time for many to deconstruct the reality of life as we knew it. Many took the year as a prompt to look at things differently. Todd McLellan does just that through his meticulous work Things Come Apart.
What Lies Beneath
Often, when the details of how structures are made can be seen, they become more impressive. Such is the case with large windmills anchored to solid ground.
Going Big with Sea Dragon
The Apollo program was appropriately scaled to match America’s grand ambitions for putting the first human being on the moon. But there was an alternative rocket proposed to the mighty Saturn V.
Just How Big Is It?
Tim Dodd, Everyday Astronaut, and some colleagues have created an excellent video showing rocket renderings in relatable places. It provides familiar contexts to help us better grasp the actual size of today’s impressive space vehicles.
Hassel + EOC Envision a Home on Mars
Congratulations to Hassell + EOC for crafting an inspirational bivouac for use on Mars. For many, conceptualizing habitation on Mars evokes the curiosity and optimism that was once experienced by many during the beginning of the space age.
Land Rover Evoque Photo Shoot
Land Rover recently refined the all-new Evoque to align with the marque’s new design language. To celebrate the creative activity of refining a point of view, Land Rover commissioned several photographers (including San Francisaco’s own Nikk La) to capture new perspectives on the cities they love, and the Evoque came along for the ride. Check out the series via Cool Hunting.
