The story of NASA's Golden Record: a galactic message in a bottle, in search of a shared language

Level of Detail is a concept that can be applied on multiple levels, from setting expectations for teammates and clients, to helping an audience focus on the most important aspects of a 3D model.

Exploring visual storytelling using icons & symbols

Fat Pencil models Portland's infamous and uniquely ornate Vista Bridge.

Fat Pencil ventures beyond Portland for its latest bridge exploration.

An engineering marvel enters the digital space.

The Issues Inherent in Instituting Increasingly Intimate Imitations

Modeling our resident Fremont Bridge in SketchUp.

I spent two hours on the witness stand in a Las Vegas courtroom, using a 3d model to demonstrate possible scenarios in a bus crash case. Was it animation? Simulation? Or some of each?

We spend so much time in digital models, that it's good to remember what it's like to build them in real life.