Samsung smart pc tablet Bernie Walsh Industry demo

The latest developments in tablet technology for industrial design were on show at a demonstration by MADA Monash Art Design and Architecture lecturer Bernie Walsh to key Victorian industry professionals. The use of the Samsung Smart PC and Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 tablets will feature in the delivery of the Master of Industrial Design program due to commence on March 4th in Suzhou China.

MADA Monash Art Design and Architecture lecturer Bernie Walsh demonstrates the Samsung Smart PC and Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet to industrial design industry professionals.

Program Director Ian Wong was particularly keen to seek feedback from industry leaders on the potential of the new devices for the practice of industrial design. "The Master of Industrial Design program units have been developed to provide students with the latest industry practice and technology, and the feedback today was very valuable' said Ian Wong 'Digital freehand sketching in meetings is for the first time enabled with the combination of portability and pen technology in these new devices'

Bernie Walsh sketch demo on the Samsung Smart PC tablet

Samsung Smart PC 700T1C-A02

       Samsung Smart PC 700T1C-A02

The program based in Suzhou China will also feature engagement with Victorian industry through the application of tools like Skype, Facebook, Twitter and Facetime. Facetime was used to allow industry professionals unable to attend the forum in person to join in from their studios across Melbourne. 'Industrial design programs have always engaged directly with the profession and tools like facetime will allow studios across Victoria to work directly with students in Suzhou' said Ian Wong.

The latest 3D printing technology, wikis, blogs and Wacom Cintiq tablets as well as applications like QQ will also feature in the delivery of the new program.

 

 

A bit of a worry

The bush fire that had started the afternoon of our sketching was well under way when I returned from taking Etham back to Melbourne the fire front was much larger an heading towards our mountain

Samsung open air sketching

I invited Ethan Wang from the Monash University in China up to our farm in the high country to see a bit of Australia and having some time to do some outdoor sketching with the Samsung galaxy note 10.1 and the new Samsung smart pc tablet .The results were excellent and proved with this new technology you can work anywhere even on a mountain.

Bernie Walsh Master of Industrial Design

  Bernie Walsh joins the Master of Industrial Design team at MADA Monash Art Design and Architecture.Bernie will teach into the program commencing in March this year at the Southeast University-Monash University joint Graduate School (Suzhou) China. I will join Ian Wong and Etham Wang

Baby bomber

  Yesterday my son Darragh and Skye had a special baby bomber delivery..... Cody Walsh ....congratulations may he grow up and do great things. he is now a paid up member of the Essendon football club

 

Fresh air sketching with my samsung slate

Took my new Samsung ATIV smart pc slate out and did some more sketching using sketchbook pro. Its a solid state drive so I can take it anywhere up here in the high country I,m getting about 5 hours out of the battery....probably even take it snowboarding this winter. This thing has some grunt it features an Intel Core i5-3317U processor, 4GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, and a high resolution 1920 x 1080 pixel screen. And for those interested the rest of the specs are » GPU Intel HD Graphics » Dimensions 304 x 189.4 x 21.89 mm » Operating system Windows 8 » Screen LCD 11.6 inches, 1920 x 1080 pixels 190 ppi, Capacitive, Multi-touch » Memory 4096 MB RAM, 256 GB internal » Camera 5 MP back, 2 MP front, Video 720p HD » Connectivity Wifi, Bluetooth, USB, Micro HDMI » Battery 8200 mAh

Samsung ATIV smart pc sketchbook pro test

Well I thought the Samsung galaxy tablet was the answers to my portable sketching using sketchbook mobile but after purchasing the updated slate...the Samsung ATIV smart pc it allowed me to sketch with my favourite sketching program Autodesk sketchbook pro. Thanks to Josh at JB hi fi for setting us up with the correct and more powerful unit and running windows 8 that would run Sketchbook pro 6 Designer and Autodesk 3 D programs we bought not one but two Samsungs. The note runs on Android so layers and image size is reduced but the slate is a pc so with more grunt it is like one of my studio computers running a Cintiq or Dtu.These little beauties come with a detachable keyboard which folds up and turns it into a cool notebook  a Wacom S pen and unlike the galaxy note its USB 3 and HDMI equipped so I can plug a portable hard drive in and basically go anywhere and sketch and design to my hearts content. It inspired me so much I was able to go outside and sketch something I have not done in a long time ......some boatsheds which I used to be famous for...thanks Ethan.....Any way I was very impressed with the pen and the surface of the tablet for sketching. The tablet by its self is a little bit heavier than the note but the extra width of 11.6 cm is very handy for wide format sketching or just room for your lagoons, the HD screen is great and I found the colour profile as good as my  Wacom Cintiqs. I didn't get my sketch finished but here is what I managed ENJOY.

Cool things I photographed this week

As I tell all my students keep your eyes open you never know what you might come across as you go about your day and put it in a reference folder

   

samsung galaxy tablet sketchbook demo

Just thought I would add the layers for the samsung galaxy sketchbook pro speed sketch...

galaxy note 10.1.....how cool

How cool did this speed sketch last night watching TV once you get familiar with the Sketchbook pro tablet version with the Wacom pen technology it's just like sketching on a small Cintiq.

Galaxy note .. Sketchbook pro...Wacom

WOW just got my galaxy note 10.1 to play with...first thing I downloaded was Sketchbook pro and with Wacom supplying the S pen technology I was away.So cool and portable, I took it everywhere very impressive the battery lasted for 3 days and I managed this speed sketch on my lap when Iwas supposed to be doing other stuff.

The feel of the pen on the screen was as good as my Dtu 22 hd or early Cintiq and the size of the drawing surface was ideal for quick concept sketching.With sketchbook pro as long as you didn't make the canvas to big you had plenty of layers.

Nullarbor racers

For my Sunday afternoon sketch session I have done some more work on the bluebird racer concept ready for an early morning run

Hot coupe revised

Haven't done any normal car sketches for a while so I have revisited the hot coupes to see what I can do

nullarbor racer.......a bit more work

For my Sunday afternoon sketch I did some more work on this nullarbor racer being prepared for a night run. Using Sketchbook pro I can still keep the image loose.

Fastest, Highest, Deepest

Some impressive events that were just ideas in someones creative mind happened in 2012.....Fastest.. DARPA's Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2 (HTV-2) travelling at 13,000 mph, or Mach 20

Deepest....Deepsea Challenger (DCV 1) is a 7.3 metres deep-diving submersible designed to reach the bottom of Challenger Deep, the deepest known point on Earth. On March 26, 2012, Canadian film director James Cameron piloted the craft to accomplish this goal, becoming the first person to reach Challenger Deep in a one-man craft. Built in Sydney, Australia by the research and design company Acheron Project Pty Ltd, the Deepsea Challenger includes scientific sampling equipment and high-definition 3-D cameras, and reached the ocean's deepest point after roughly two hours of descent from the surface.

Highest.... After 9 minutes and 3 seconds  from jump to landing, Felix Baumgartner touched the ground safely with a perfect landing. Preliminary figures Altitude reached: 128,097 Total time from jump to landing: 9 min. 3 seconds Freefall duration: 4 min. 19 seconds Speed: 1137 km per hour

HAPPY NEW YEAR

nullarbor racer concept

The last post inspired me to create another nullarbor racer...here is a quick layout for an image....maybe it will inspire you

Thunderbirds are go

Sad to hear today of the passing of one of the creators of science fiction and what the future could be like that started me on my future career.
Gerry Anderson .....
He and his wife Sylvia inspired millions of us kids around the world. I was only about 8 when I first made a model of Thunderbird 2, created by Gerry and designed by Derek Meddings see some of his original sketches....unlike thunderbird 3 thunderbird 2 was really unique and very creative for its design concept even influencing the concept  design for the prometheus ship.Gerry created such series as UFO, Fireball XL5, Supercar, Space 1999, Captain Scarlet, Thunderbirds and my favourite feature film when I was a kid Doppelganger
Gerry you were one the first futurist incredibly creative your mind will be missed ...Cheers Bernie Walsh

Merry Christmas carbodydesign

Once again I'm honoured to have my image on carbodydesign's site this time its their Christmas message I share with Oliver Gamiette. I have been privileged to have my tutorials feature regularly on the site.Thanks Marco

carbodydesign "For this special occasion, in addition to our own greeting card, we include two Christmas-themed images created by our friends Bernie Walsh and Olivier Gamiette."

If you haven't seen the site you should have a look.I think it is the best combined automotive and industrial design content and news on the net.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to all my drawon followers have a wonderful time with your families and a very happy new year.And thank you for all your support,my audience has grown immensely over the year.

I can't send you all a Christmas card so this screen background is the next best thing.

I have modified the old spitfire into a personal sled for Santa to get around the north pole quickly

Cheers Bernie