Artistic Conception of Death using Rapid Prototyping
U-Bin Li used Maya and ZBrush to sculpt his conception of death, then printed it in plaster on the z510 to live on in our display case. The creases of fabric and detail of the face and delicate...
View ArticleLegendary Football Coach Bo Schembechler Jr. Gifted Using Rapid Prototyping
A full scale wax casting of Bo Schembechler was created by artist John Thomas for the three-year anniversary of Schembechler’s death. The sculpture was then scanned with the 3D laser scanner, turned...
View ArticleExhibit – THR_33: Engineered to Endear by John Marshall
John Marshall, former baby-product developer and assistant professor at the School of Art & Design, is no stranger to rapid prototyping technology. His projects consistently use precisely printed...
View ArticleDialogue of the Senses: Different Eyes
“Dialogue of the Senses” was the theme for an exhibit of student work from the Department of Performing Arts Technology, School of Music, Theater & Dance (May 2013). Alex Surdu titled his piece,...
View Article3D Painter Provides Interactive Art Experience*
An application developed by the 3D Lab, called 3D Painter, allows users to paint in multiple dimensions, rotating and flipping their strokes. You can switch the walls you’re painting on, can switch to...
View ArticleOut of Body In Molly Dierks Art
Molly Dierks, as an MFA candidate at the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, used resources at the UM3D Lab to create an installation peice called “Postmodern Venus.” Shawn O’Grady scanned her...
View ArticleUser Story: Robert Alexander and Sonification of Data
Robert Alexander, a graduate student at the University of Michigan, represents what students can do in the Digital Media Commons (DMC), a service of the Library, if they take the time to embrace their...
View ArticleUser Story: Rachael Miller and Carlos Garcia
Rachael Miller and Carlos Garcia discuss how their individual experiences with the Digital Media Commons (DMC) shaped their projects and ambitions. Rachael, an undergraduate in computer science, was...
View ArticleAnimation: Audification Explained
Robert Alexander is a Design Science Ph.D. Graduate and member of the Solar and Heliospheric Research Group. Working with NASA, Robert aims to use data audification to teach us something new about the...
View Article3D Modeling & Animation for Stamps School of Art & Design
For the 2015 Winter semester, Stephanie O’Malley (the 3D Lab’s resident artist) was again invited to teach a course for the Stamps School of Art & Design. AD240: 3D Modeling & Motion is an...
View Article3D Printed Earrings
The “Fabrication: Bits and Atoms” class at the Stamps School of Art and Design teaches students about 3D design and fabrication in different mediums. Abigail Zrike, a current junior in the Stamps...
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