"I agree with the invisible standpoint as well, I appreciate the technology is early in its development but its clear strong suit is mostly mechanical, not aesthetic. In fact, I think most of the products that are trying to use generative design as an A-surface exercise are as you explained as "grotesque."  Good designers will definitely adapt, however, there is something disappointing about a technology possibly disrupting a lot of the things many (most?) designers enjoy about designing in the first place and leaving the profession to decide if its what they want to continue to spend their life doing. Nice write up, I am looking forward to continuing to explore GD and see where it takes us, hopefully on a positive path! "

"SO refreshing. I used to be so frustrated because I was focusing so much time on work trying to bring my projects to life, while still feeling like I needed to keep up on the Instagram hustle. I then had the realization after looking at all of my favorite, and some of the most successful designers out there, that most of them had very little or no IG presence and that although it would be nice to be able to spend more time focusing on a social media presence, I would rather make kickass design that people can enjoy. "

"You don't need an entire civilization to build simple tools like a sharpened stone which would surely have made this an easier process. "

"I would normally agree, but look at the cushion thickness! Since neither of us have sat on it, we will see :) "

"Although in many cases I would agree with you, there are still a ton of opportunities for model making outside of just 3d printing something. I've had plenty of instances where it was much quicker, and cheaper to model out of foam or wood and I was able to learn and iterate faster. I think assuming 3d printing is the right answer every time is a bit limiting. "

"Great point Bruce to never forget your stakeholders when designing, especially when safety is a concern! Awesome form though. "

""Not having them trapped in a flat sheet of paper or embedded on a screen has enabled me to get an in-depth understanding of the real world implications my design decisions have."I understand this is a sponsored post and I agree 3d Printers can be great tools for getting accurate prototypes done "fast" but Industrial designers have been making prototypes allowing them to not be trapped within paper or a screen as long as the profession has existed. "

"Where does it say that the metal is forged in his process? Not all blades are forged..."

"Awesome series! Excited for part 2. "

"These are great, I'm going to try to order some! "

"At the same time, there are what, under 100 truly autonomous vehicles operating in the USA right now? I don't know for sure of the exact number but it has to be low. There are over 250 million registered passenger vehicles in the USA, of course the number of deaths by non-autonomous vehicles will be higher... "

"I would argue it has an even more versatile aesthetic though. The CSYS archetype is there, but doesn't have all of the technical aspects visually. "