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Stormtrooper Uniform Design Meeting: The Emperor Vs. an Industrial Design Consultant
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By Rain Noe - Dec 17, 2015
There's no army on Earth that suits their soldiers in white. But the Imperial Army's Stormtroopers, with their gleaming white suits, are not on Earth. Does that mean they can get away with it? What decisions could have possibly led to such a poor color choice for a military uniform meant to be exposed to the grit and grime of combat?
Image via TK409 Due to a leak at the Lucasfilm Archives, Core77 was able to obtain the script pages from a deleted scene in the original trilogy. In the following excerpt, we see that galactic industrial design consultant Cuke Skysketcher had some reservations about what would eventually make it into production.
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Rain Noe
Rain Noe is a writer and industrial designer based in New York City.
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So that's why the storm troopers are so terrible at aimimg. And here I thought it was a training flaw, not a design flaw. In a galaxy far, far away human-centered design must not be a priority....
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He he. Of course, if one spends most of one's time fighting in "Morning Frost"-colored spaceship corridors, that seems like an appropriate shade ...
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By Rain Noe - Dec 17, 2015
How to Draw a Stormtrooper Helmet: A Tutorial in Pencil and Marker
This one isn't a time-lapse; here Spencer Nugent talks you through every step of the process
While Spencer Nugent's ID-Sketching-style Millennium Falcon video was presented in time-lapse, absent any explanation, those of you still learning to sketch might benefit from more detailed instruction. Well, fear not: In the following video, Nugent shoots--and narrates--in real time, providing you with a step-by-step breakdown of his process. Among
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By Rain Noe - Dec 16, 2015
The Millennium Falcon, ID-Sketching-Style
Spencer Nugent wields his skills for the light side
Just a couple days to go until Star Wars: Episode VII airs! In the meantime, tide yourself over by watching Spencer Nugent crank out the Millennium Falcon, ID-sketching-style, then digest the hard-hitting facts below: Trivia question: Where in the movie timeline does the version of the Falcon that Nugent drew
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By Rain Noe - Nov 10, 2015
Watch the Power-On Ritual of Sennheiser's Insane $55,000 Non-Portable Headphones
Press a button and the show starts
It’s always interesting, if a bit alienating, to see the most extreme version of a product category. Who can’t help but turn their head at a Ferrari zipping past, or an AmEx Black Card perched on the edge of a restaurant table? Now joining the ranks of exclusive products few
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By Rain Noe - Oct 15, 2015
The Push-Button, Motorized Packaging on Those Star Wars Books
Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to unreasonable retail markups
This cracks me up: Several years ago the publishing house Becker & Mayer, having secured the licensing from Lucasfilm, released a series of Star Wars "manuals" that retailed for $100 each (S.R.P., anyway). Before we get to what's in 'em, let's look at how they're packaged: First off, I'm a
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