Category: Design Journal
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Gundam Shield Deck Box
Summary A Gundam shield deck box for for trading card gamers. Design Origin A friend of mine who is pretty heavily into the new Gundam trading card game asked me to design a deck box for him which looked like a Gundam’s shield. For those who don’t know, Gundam is an popular anime franchise which…
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Warlock Cookie Bowl Desk Lamp
Summary Desk lamp design inspired by the warlock’s soulwell spell in WoW. Design Origin I came up with the idea for this design way back when I was raiding in the Mists of Pandaria expansion, 14 years ago. Back then, I didn’t have the equipment or skillset to make it happen. So, I figured it…
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Window Blind Repair Parts
Summary A collection of upgraded replacement parts for 2″ window blinds. Design Origin My house has had the same window blinds installed since I bought it in 2008. There were parts inside the head rails of my blinds which had reached the end of their service life – mainly, the drums and cradles. Over time,…
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Skull Fan (inspired by Soul King)
Summary Replica fan, inspired by the anime One Piece. Design Origin My family is currently watching the anime series called One Piece together, and my daughter is a big fan of the character named Brook. This show has been running for 26ish years, is massively popular all over the world, and there is a metric…
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Wobbles Keychain
Summary A keychain design featuring Wobbles, our logo mascot. Design Origin I wanted to design something small but nice which I could include as a free item with orders, or hand out to people instead of business cards. In case I haven’t mentioned it elsewhere, Wobbles is my shop’s mascot. He is a mechanical chameleon…
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Upgrade for Whirlpool Part# WR29X10083
Summary An improved replacement part for a fridge/freezer’s ice maker. Design Origin A friend asked me to design a replacement for a part of his refrigerator’s ice maker, which was breaking every few months and dropping plastic shards into his family’s water cups. Replacement parts range in price from $32.00 to over $80.00, so the…
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Engineer’s Clamp Hammer
Summary Mechanical cosplay prop inspired by the WoW engineering profession. Design Origin This item is inspired by an in-game crafting tool from World of Warcraft, called a samophlange. The samophlange item is a bit of a running joke which has made appearances here and there in WoW quests since the game first came out. In…