Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

SIGGRAPH 2012 #6: report from the show floor – part 1

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 8, 2012

InfiniteZ’s zSpace holographic design system Some people who attend the SIGGRAPH computer graphics trade show year after year complain that there are no technology breakthroughs to be seen. Sometimes it’s…

SIGGRAPH 2012 #8: report from the show floor – part 2

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 9, 2012

TeamUp’s Multi-Optics software uses real time physics-based rendering to enable teams to collaborate in a web-based interface. For some designers and engineers, rendering is like buying new tyres for the…

Nike’s Olympic designs: how to get faster every four years

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 10, 2012

Last night we were lucky enough to sneak into Nike’s newest London lair – its Nike+ Innovation spot in the Selfridges department store – where Martin Lotti, Nike global creative…

Olympic light show – the biggest pixel screen and more

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 13, 2012

Despite some questionable musical performances, interpretive dance, and George Michael singing ‘Freedom’ to a group of North Korean athletes about to head back home, the most impressive thing about last…

I was blind, but now… I have infrared detection…

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 15, 2012

The traditional ‘white cane’ favoured by the visually impaired has a number of serious drawbacks, in that it can only inform its user of very immediate obstacles and dangers. The…

How to land on Mars: Curiosity’s ‘7 minutes of terror’

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 17, 2012

https://youtube.com/watch?v=ISmWAyQxqqs%3Frel%3D0 Frankly I’d have employed David Bowie, he knows a thing or two about Mars, but NASA like to do things differently when assessing the above challenge – impressive no?…

2012 Paralympics: Superhuman talents mixed with some tricked-out engineering

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 30, 2012

A hero of the Olympics, South Africa’s Oscar Pistorious is now looking to light up the Olympic stadium for the 2012 Paralympics In case you’re living under a rock, in…

New website to encourage 12 – 18 year-olds in to exciting engineering

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 10, 2012

Encouraging the next generation into the world of design and engineering is of the upmost importance as far as we’re concerned, which is why we’re happy to see the launch…

What would go in your design time capsule?

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 18, 2012

In the midst of London’s week as design capital of the world – London Design Festival (product and graphic), London Fashion Week and Open House for architecture buffs – the…

TCT Live 2012: Makers & Hobbyists guide

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 20, 2012

This year's event has more than ever for those looking to take their first steps into 3D printing - whether they're hobbyists, hackers, makers or modders. Stephen Holmes takes you…