Following on from Danny's post - Art and design, despite all of their differences, are struggling to assert the value of making. For most practitioners - there is little to no making anymore in 3D professional practice..... The idea is sketched, modeled quickly on a laptop, arrives via stereo lithograph or 3D print via courier, gets put into a serious CAD package - Catia, Pro/E or UG and following the bidding/ purchase/ from a low cost source - arrives in the mail sometime later. There is often very little 'making'. To counter this trend, some practitioners - have started using virtual 'making' tools - see www.sensable.com. So - in the future 'making' - might be removed from the reseach discussion pertaining to ART & design? best, GJ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This email (and all attachments) is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain privileged and/or proprietary information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.