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Most people can’t imagine a morning without coffee. For some it’s a ritual, and for others it’s just a tool to wake up. There are many ways to make coffee. A coffee machine looks like the easiest one, but it’s mainly useful in an office where someone cleans and maintains it. At home you usually don’t need it. Turkish pots, geysers, and regular drip makers also seem simple, yet they involve some extra-steps that brings frustration, so you end up just putting coffee grounds in a cup and pouring hot water.
One day my wife and I tried the AeroPress. At first it seemed like gimmick, but it turned out to be one of the simplest ways to brew coffee. The coffee comes out always consistent, and you can adjust the flavor with a few variables while the human influence is minimal. In short, the AeroPress is probably the most hassle-free way to get a good cup of coffee.
I wanted to make the AeroPress routine even easier so I designed a compact stand for the AeroPress parts. I used a lot of industrial design tricks here to make it look like a self-sustained product. Open article and read more.
For the past few years, I have been actively engaged in CAD modeling. Both parametric and algorithmic. I am so used to usage of constraints that even the thought that in the vector editor I will have to deal with guides, grids and edges binding only, causes me complete frustration. When I started to analyze whether there are programs or tools for doing vector graphics with using of constraints, I was disappointed, because there are no programs that can do this out of the box. But at the same time, I saw that I am not alone in this question.
But solution exists. It is still a combination of two programs: "Blender" and "Inkscape". Both of these programs are open source, flexible and have a large community of enthusiasts, which makes it possible to adjust and modify them for different needs and tasks. So I can say that workflow is pretty convenient.
I am going to show you general workflow on the example of building a simple icon. Video and description complete each other. Please open the video and read this article to figure out what I am doing.
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